Resolution on the Conventions that have been classified by the ILO as up to date

Following the debate which took place during the sitting of 25 November 2009 the European Parliament adopted a resolution welcoming the Conventions that have been classified by the ILO as up to date as a result of the ILO tripartite process which involved employers, workers and governments, and it calls on Member States to consider the strong social arguments for ratifying and implementing the Conventions that have been classified by the ILO as up to date, in conformity with the EU Treaties.

Members call on the Commission to:

• spell out precisely to Parliament and to Member States which Conventions fall within the competence of the European Union and which fall under the subsidiarity principle;
• consider the adoption of a recommendation to Member States to encourage the ratification of the Conventions that have been classified by the ILO as up to date and to actively contribute to their implementation, taking into account the subsidiarity principle.

Lastly, the resolution calls on the President Elect of the European Council to be as ambitious as possible within his mandate to encourage Member States to ratify and implement the updated ILO Conventions.