1. Facilitating Transition from the Informal Economy to the Formal Economy: (standard setting, double discussion) ACTRAV 1

2. 2 Governing Body Suggestions from governments, workers, employers, the ILOffice, UN Agencies, etc... MARCH 2013 Participation Governments Consultation. Trade Unions can participate too. Governments Tripartite Committee of the ILC FIRST DISCUSSION (First year) Consultation Participation Governments Tripartite Committee of the ILC SECOND DISCUSSION (Second year) JUNE2015 Consultation Trade Unions can participate too Conference Plenary Session. ADOPTION Participation Governments Consultation III Office Report (Brown) OCTUBRE 2014 IV Office Report (Blue) MARZO 2015 II Office Report (Yellow) ABRIL 2014 I Office Report (White) AUGUST 2013 ADOPTION OF ILS: DOUBLE DISCUSSION PROCEDURE 2014-15 ADOPTION OF ILS: DOUBLE DISCUSSION PROCEDURE 2014-15

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4. 4 ILO Key Documents to take into account: * Report V(1): The transition from the informal to the formal economy – (known as the Brown Report). Deadline 30 November 2014 http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/--- relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_302539.pdfhttp://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/--- relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_302539.pdf Available in: English – Spanish – French – Arabic – Russian – Chinese – German (http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/104/reports/reports-to-the-conference/WCMS_302539/lang--en/index.htm )http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/104/reports/reports-to-the-conference/WCMS_302539/lang--en/index.htm * Report of the Committee on Transitioning from the Informal Economy (Provisional Record 11 (rev)) which provides information on the position of your government and/or region and which contains the draft conclusions in the form of a Recommendation as adopted last June 2014: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--- ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_246193.pdfhttp://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--- ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_246193.pdf Available in: English – Spanish – French (http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/103/reports/WCMS_246193/lang-- en/index.htm)http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/103/reports/WCMS_246193/lang-- en/index.htm * For your reference the report published before the ILC in June 2014: Report V(1): “Transitioning from the informal to the formal economy” (known as the White Report) http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--- ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_218128.pdfhttp://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--- ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_218128.pdf Available in: English – Spanish – French – Arabic – Russian – Chinese – German (http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/103/reports/reports-to-the-conference/WCMS_218128/lang-- en/index.htm)http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/103/reports/reports-to-the-conference/WCMS_218128/lang-- en/index.htm * Report V(2): “Transitioning from the informal to the formal economy” released in April 2014 (known as the Yellow Report): http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/--- relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_241897.pdf Available in: English – Spanish – French – Arabic – Russian – Chinese - German (http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/103/reports/reports-to-the-conference/WCMS_241897/lang--en/index.htm )http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/103/reports/reports-to-the-conference/WCMS_241897/lang--en/index.htm

5.  International labour standards are legal instruments drawn up by the ILO's constituents (governments, employers and workers) and setting out basic principles and rights at work.  They are either conventions, which are legally binding international treaties that may be ratified by member states, or recommendations, which serve as non- binding guidelines. In many cases, a convention lays down the basic principles to be implemented by ratifying countries, while a related recommendation supplements the convention by providing more detailed guidelines on how it could be applied. Recommendations can also be autonomous, i.e. not linked to any convention.  Conventions and recommendations are drawn up by representatives of governments, employers and workers and are adopted at the ILO's annual International Labour Conference. Once a standard is adopted, member states are required under the ILO Constitution to submit them to their competent authority (normally the parliament) for consideration. In the case of conventions, this means consideration for ratification. If it is ratified, a convention generally comes into force for that country one year after the date of ratification. Ratifying countries commit themselves to applying the convention in national law and practice and reporting on its application at regular intervals. The ILO provides technical assistance if necessary. In addition, representation and complaint procedures can be initiated against countries for violations of a convention they have ratified. 5

6. Some of the most important comments relate to the following ones: 1) Paragraph 6 (c): The reference to subcontracting and supply chains is important to include. 2) Participation, consultation and representation is referred to in a number of paragraphs in the text, in paragraphs 7, 29 and 30. The Worker’s Group supports keeping the reference “through tripartite mechanisms” which demands a more recognised structure than just consultation 3) Domestic workers and subsistence farmers remains in brackets in paragraph 8 (i) and should be kept 4) The responsibilities of different levels of government are referred to in paragraphs 11 and 13. It is important to engage governments in their various roles at national, state or provincial and local or municipal levels in the transition. 5) Paragraph 19 (a): The reference to minimum living wage must be kept. 6) Paragraph 22 (a): refers to text still in brackets “ensuring recognition and enforcement of formal employment relationships”. This remains an essential and needed area for the Recommendation to address. 6

7. 7 TRADE UNIONS CAN AND SHOULD COMMENT THE BROWN REPORT AS THESE TU HAVE DONE IT SO FAR: International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) AngolaUnião Nacional dos Trabalhadores de Angola (UNTA- CS) ArgentinaConfederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina (CGT) AustraliaAustralia Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) AustriaFederal Chamber of Labour (BAK) BahrainGeneral Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) BangladeshBangladesh Free Trade Union Congress (BFTUC) BoliviaCorriente de Renovación Independiente y Solidaridad Laboral (CRISOL) BrazilGeneral Union of Workers (UGT) BrazilConfederação Nacional das Profissões Liberais (CNPL) BulgariaConfederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (KNSB/CITUB) Burkina FasoUnion Syndicale des Travailleurs du Burkina (USTB) BurundiConfédération Syndicale du Burundi (CSB) CanadaCanadian Labour Congress (CLC) CanadaConfédération des Syndicats Nationaux (CSN) ColombiaConfederación General del Trabajo (CGT) ColombiaCentral Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) Dominican Republic Asociacion mutual de servicios solidadrios (AMUSSOL-CASC) DR CongoConfederation syndicale du Congo (CSC) El SalvadorCentral Autónoma de Trabajadores Salvadoreños (CATS) FinlandCentral Organisations of Trade Unions (SAK, STTK and Akava) FranceConfédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT)

8. FranceConfédération Générale du Travail - Force Ouvrière (CGT-FO) FranceConfédération Générale du Travail (CGT) GermanyGerman Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) GhanaGhana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) GuatemalaCentral General de Trabajadores de Guatemala (CGTG) HaitiConfédération des Travailleurs Haïtiens (CTH) HungaryDemocratic League of Independent Trade Unions (LIGA) IcelandIcelandic Confederation of Labour (ASI) IndiaSelf-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) IndiaConfederation of Free Trade Unions of India (CFTUI) IndonesiaIndonesian Prosperity Trade Union Confederation (KSBSI) IraqGeneral Federation of Workers' Union (GFWU) IrelandIrish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) ItalyConfederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro (CGIL) JapanJapanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO) JordanGeneral Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU) LatviaFree Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS) LebanonNational Federation of Employees and Workers in Lebanon (FENASOL) MadagascarConfederation Chrétienne des Syndicats Malgaches (SEKRIMA) MaliConfédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Mali (CSTM) MauritaniaConfédération Générale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie (CGTM) MexicoConfederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) MexicoNational Union of Workers (UNT) MontenegroConfederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro (SSCG) 8

9. NepalGeneral Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Netherlands Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV) & Trade Union Confederation (CNV) OmanGeneral Federation of Oman Trade Unions (GFOTU) PhilippinesTrade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) PolandNiezalezny Samorzadny Zwiazek Zawodowy "Solidarnosc" (NSZZ) PortugalConfederacao Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses (CGTP) PortugalGeneral Union of Workers (UGT) Senegal Confédération nationale des travailleurs du Sénégal /Force du changement (CNTS-FC) SingaporeNational Trades Union Congress (NTUC) SpainUnion Sindical Obrera (USO) SpainTrade Union Confederation of Workers' Committees (CCOO) SpainUnión General de Trabajadores (UGT) SwitzerlandSwiss federation of trade unions (SGB) TogoConfédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Togo (CSTT) United KingdomTrade Union Congress (TUC) United States American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) VenezuelaUnited Federation of Independent Workers of Venezuela (FUTRAND) YemenGeneral Federation of Worker's Trade Unions of Yemen (GFYWTU) 9

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