Conference room full of delegates sitting listening to speeches

114th Session of the International Labour Conference

High-Level Event to promote the ratification of the 1986 Instrument of Amendment of the ILO Constitution

Ended
Geneva
ILO representatives gathered in the assembly room of the ILO

In 1986 the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted an Amendment to the ILO Constitution to make the ILO’s governance structure fairer and more inclusive. This high-level event is aimed at promoting the 1986 Instrument for the Amendment of the ILO Constitution and is organized following the request formulated by the ILO Governing Body at its 353rd Session (March 2025) and reiterated at its 356th Session (March 2026) to have such an event organized in the margins of the International Labour Conference.

Interpretation available: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, German, Russian.

Opening remarks

Juan Castillo
Juan Castillo
President of the 114th International Labour Conference, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Uruguay

Speakers

Remo Becci
Remo Becci
Chief of Unit, Records and archives management services unit, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Matthias Thorns
Matthias Thorns
Chairperson, Employer's group
Anthony Yaw Baah
Anthony Yaw Baah
Workers' delegate, Ghana
Yacoubou Ambarka Hassane
Yacoubou Ambarka Hassane
Government representative from Niger, on behalf of the African Group , Niger
Aminul Islam
Aminul Islam
Representante gubernamental de Bangladesh en nombre de un grupo de países
Jérôme Cosandey
Jérôme Cosandey
Head of the Labour Directorate, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland
Edgar Moyo
Edgar Moyo
Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Zimbabwe
Marath Baruch Bolaños López
Marath Baruch Bolaños López
Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare, Mexico
Joel Chigona
Joel Chigona
Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovation, Malawi
Elmer Schialer
Elmer Schialer
Embajador y Representante Permanente del Perú, Peru
Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi
Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi
Ministro de Estado de Asuntos Laborales, Nigeria
Daniel Teressa	Shone
Daniel Teressa Shone
Ministro de Estado de Asuntos Laborales, Ethiopia
Faye Prescod
Faye Prescod
Government delegate, Barbados
Tovar da Silva Nunes
Tovar da Silva Nunes
Embajador y Representante Permanente de Brasil
Rita Barreau Kambangoye
Rita Barreau Kambangoye
Embajadora y Representante Permanente de Gabon, Gabon
Olta Manjani
Olta Manjani
Deputy Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, Albania
Muftah Elgadi
Muftah Elgadi
Viceministro de Trabajo para la Cooperación Internacional, Libya
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Secretary General of the 114th International Labour Conference and Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Closing remarks

Nahida Sobhan
Nahida Sobhan
Government Vice-President of the Conference, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Bangladesh