AKIPRESS.COM - The elections into the International Labor Organization's Administrative Council were held on June 7 at the 112th ILO Conference in Geneva.

Uzbekistan has received the largest number of votes (194 with the required minimum of 105) and was elected to the ILO Administrative Council as a deputy member for the first time in its history.

The election of Uzbekistan to the Administrative Council is a historical event, since the Uzbek side became a member of this key body of the ILO for the first time, Kun.uz reported.

The Governing Body is the executive body of the ILO. Manages the work of the organization in the period between sessions of the International Labor Conference and determines the procedure for implementing its decisions. Three sessions of the Administrative Council are held annually – in March, June and November.

The Administrative Council consists of 56 members and 66 deputies, elected for three years.