International Association of Economic and Social Councils and
Similar Institutions
(AICESIS)
SUMMARY OF THE DECISIONS
TAKEN BY THE BOARD
Rabat, 10-11 December 2014
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International Association of Economic and Social Councils and
Similar Institutions
(AICESIS)
SUMMARY OF THE DECISIONS
OF THE BOARD
Rabat, 10-11 December 2014
Presidency: Mr. Evgeny VELIKHOV (Russia)
The Board meeting brought together around 40 people and 14 Councils were represented, as
well as the ILO and the Moroccan ESEC as observers. The ESC of Romania was not present
and was therefore represented by the SER of Netherlands. The list of participants is in the
appendix.
The Board members highly appreciated the quality of the welcoming and the organization of
this meeting and deeply thanked the ESEC of Morocco for all its efforts and hospitality.
1/ Agenda
The draft Agenda was adopted without any amendments.
2/ Main Working Theme
Following the presentation by the Rapporteur General, Mr. I. DISKIN (CC of Russia), of the
amended version of the drafted report on “National human capital and new sources of
national competitiveness” and after a debate, the Board decided that the document will be
presented, discussed and finalized during a working meeting, open to all members, to be held
in Moscow (Russia) on 19th and 20th February 2015.
In compliance with the standard procedure, a new version, revised following the outcomes of
this working session, will be forwarded to all members.
3/ Report on the 3rd AICESIS Summer School
The Board acknowledged with deep satisfaction the successful outcome of the third edition of
the AICESIS Summer School organized in September 2014 in Nalchik (Republic of
Kabardino-Balkaria) by the Russian CC. The Board agreed on launching the 4th edition.
The Board, aims at ensuring a continental rotation for the next edition and organizing the
event in Africa. It acknowledged that the Algerian CNES is, and the ESEC of Senegal could
be, willing to host this 4th edition. Other AICESIS members which did not attend the Board
could be interested as well.
The Board therefore mandated the SG to start the process, take the appropriate contacts with
members and notably analyze how to:
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- ensure a continental diversification of the hosting countries,
- consider the temporal regularity such event should be organized,
- check the financing arrangements,
- and ensure the renewal and expansion of participants.
On this basis, a proposal will be submitted to the General Assembly (GA) in Moscow.
4/ Next AICESIS SG profile
Following the presentation of the introductory note by the SG and a deep discussion, the
Board took the following decisions:
- the Board unanimously retained scenario 1, featuring the independence of the Secretariat,
currently based in Brussels.
- The financial status of the future SG (to be chosen between the current unpaid regime – with
some relatively symbolic compensation - and the employment status at “market price”) will
be defined on a later stage.
- The submitted job description was accepted.
On this basis, a vacancy announcement for the post as well as a description of the recruitment
process will be submitted to the next Board and GA to be held in Moscow.
Furthermore, this issue being closely connected to the future of AICESIS, the CNES of
Algeria recalled the decision taken by the Board in Rome (February 2014) to organize an
International Symposium to be held in Algiers on the future of AICESIS. On that occasion,
the Board in Rome had requested that “given the delicate and controversial nature of such
topic, the Board agreed that this event will be prepared in the most unifying spirit possible; a
draft program will be submitted at the next Board meeting”. Accordingly, the Board asked the
SG to draft, in close collaboration with the CNES, specific terms of reference and submit
them before the end of January 2015.
5/ 2015 AICESIS MDGs Awards
The Board acknowledged the improvements made in the setting-up of the 2015 AICESIS
MDGs Awards, which will be given in the context of the International Meeting and the GA in
Moscow.
The General Secretariat will start consultations to compose the jury. The application of the
Guinean ESC has already taken into consideration.
6/ Exchanges of experiences:
Fight against economic crime:
Following the presentation delivered by Mr. M. DAU (CNEL of Italy), the Board asked all
members, who had not previously done so, to fulfill the questionnaire, received in October
2014, and to return it as soon as possible.
The Rapporteur, Mr. TOCCO, will then prepare a draft final report summarized the different
contributions received, pointing out the role of ESCs-SIs, and the exchange of experiences for
the next Board and the GA meetings (September 2015).
The adoption of this final report will terminate the work on this topic.
Fight against poverty
Following the presentation made by Mr. WU Jizhong (Chinese ESC) and a deep discussion,
the Board agreed that the Chinese ESC will produce a draft final summary report to be used
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for next sessions of the Board and the General Assembly (September 2015). This summary
will be based on the several new contributions obtained, clearly highlighting both the role of
ESCs-SIs and the exchange of experiences and referring as much as needed to the past
achievements of AICESIS in this field (i.e. Summary Reports of the conferences held in
Brazzaville in May 2013 on "Food Security" and in Seoul in November 2014 on “Social
Protection Floors”).
The adoption of the final report will terminate the work on this topic.
Choice of a new topic
Following the presentation by Mr. I. DISKIN (Russian CC) suggesting as a new theme for the
exchange of experiences “The relationship between civil society organizations and ESCs-SIs”
and showing the corresponding draft questionnaire, an intense debate started.
Due to the significant concerns raised by most of participants concerning the unsuitability of
the proposed theme considered as too distant from both ESCs and AICESIS’s core business,
the Board decided not to adopt such theme as it was presented. Although a final decision has
not yet been taken, other subjects such as "The relations between the ESCs / SIs and national
civil society" or "The role of ESCs in the fight against poverty-related inequalities" were
deemed preferable.
7/ Partnerships with UNESCO and ECOSOC
Following the introductory note guidelines presented by the SG, the Board agreed on
restarting contacts on one hand with UNESCO, in order to prepare a partnership agreement,
and on the other hand with UNDESA, in order to rekindle the cooperation agreement signed
in 2009.
8/ Renewal of the Presidency, the Board and the USG
The Board acknowledged that September 2015 will mark the end of the mandates for the
Presidency, the current Board members and the Deputy Secretaries General, and therefore
decided to launch the procedures concerning their appointment or renewal.
9/ New applications for membership
The Board adopted the following proposals:
- Republica Srpska: Following the mandate given by the GA, the Board finalized the
membership process of the ESC of Republika Srpska - one of the two entities of Bosnia and
Herzegovina - as an associate member.
- Albania: The Board, duly informed, welcomed the application of the National Labor Council
as an active member.
Consequently, these two institutions will be invited to attend the GA in Moscow in order to
have the opportunity to present their respective features.
10/ Partnership with the ILO – Perspectives
The Board noted with deep satisfaction the successful outcomes of the conference held in
Seoul (20-21 November 2014) on "The role of Economic and Social Councils and Similar
Social Dialogue Institutions in promoting Social Protection Floors for All”", organized in
partnership with the ILO and the CDES of Korea, with the adoption of the Seoul Declaration.
The Board took this opportunity to invite the ESCs, which did not attend the event in Seoul to
sign the Declaration and confirmed the engagements AICESIS has been committed to.
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Furthermore, the Board was informed on the organization of the Academy of Social Dialogue,
held in September 2014 at the ILO International Training Centre (ITC) in Turin (Italy) and on
the involvement of AICESIS in this context.
Concerning future cooperation perspectives with the ILO, the Board acknowledged the
presentation of Mrs. OKUMURA, ILO representative, and the ILO proposal concerning the
organization of a new joint conference on “The role of ESCs and social dialogue in labor
conditions compliance to ILO standards for decent work” (topic to be precised). The Board
instructed the General Secretariat to start and carry out further reflection and consult the ILO
and all interested members in order to finalize this new cooperation at its best.
11/ ECOSOC and ILO Working Groups for 2015
The Board launched both ILO and ECOSOC working groups following the usual
methodology. The Algerian CNES will lead the ECOSOC group and the SG will consult
members in order to identify a leader for the ILO group.
Furthermore, the ESC of Guinea will participate in both groups, whereas the ESEC of Senegal
will join the ILO group.
12/ AICESIS Agenda for 2015
The Board was informed of the AICESIS activities planned so far:
- 19-20 February 2015 (Moscow, Russia) : open working group meeting on the main
theme “National Human Capital and new resources of national competitiveness”
- Date (before the end of September 2015) and venue to be determined: International
AICESIS-ILO joint Conference on “The role of ESCs and social dialogue in labor
conditions compliance to ILO standards for decent work” (topic to be determined)
- Date to be determined (Algiers, Algeria): International Symposium on AICESIS future
- 17-18 September (Moscow, Russia): International Meeting and General Assembly
ending the Russian Presidency
- February 2016 (Brazzaville, Congo): AICESIS Board meeting, linked to the UCESA
GA. On this occasion, an event of common interest will be jointly organized by
AICESIS, UCESA and the ESC of Congo.
13 / Miscellaneous
The Board was informed on the contacts taken with the representative of the Dutch SER, Mr.
R. STOLK, to implement the supervision of AICESIS financial accounts. In the framework of
an “open book policy”, three main guidelines have emerged at this stage:
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To simplify the presentation of the accounts in accordance with the Dutch practice,
To reflect on a more accurate and comparative analysis of members’ in-kind
contributions (joint meetings organization, hosting statutory meetings, translation,
etc.)
To transmit in due time in future the draft financial report to the SER representative
for comments and recommendations.
The President
Evgeny VELIKHOV
The Secretary General
Patrick VENTURINI
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
PAYS / COUNTRY
NOMS / NAME
AICESIS MEMBERS
Mrs Nadira CHENTOUF
Mr Boubakeur ABBES
Mr. Benoit SAKOU
Mr. Ronaldo KUFNER
Chief of Cabinet
Head of Research and
Synthesis
Head of the Social Studies
Division
Councillor
Secretary
Mr. Gustavo RAMOS
Project Manager
Algeria
Mr. Faouzi AMOKRANE
Benin
Brazil
Cameroon
China
Korea
Spain
Greece
Guinea
Italy
Mali
Mauritania
Netherlands
Russia
FONCTION / FUNCTION
Mr. Luc AYANG
Mr René Marie ESSOME BIKOU
Mr WU Jizhong
Mr FENG Huangchou
Mr LEE, Min-woo
Mr YU, Yeong-sik
Mr YOUN, Moo-jeong
Mr Francisco GONZALEZ DE
LENA
Mr Apostolos XYRAPHIS
Mrs Joséphine GUILAO LENAUD
Mr Gérard Claude COKER
Mr Ibrahima Sory CISSOKO
MrR Alain Bertrand TRAORE
Mr Michele DAU
Mr Ibrahima SILIMANA
Mr M’Beirik Achour SAMBE
Mr Mohamed BABE
Mrs Véronique TIMRSRHUIS
Mr Evgeny VELIKHOV
Mr Iosif DISKIN
Mr Vitaly CHUMAKOV
Mr Yakov KOLODIN
Ms Julia BORZENKOVA
Mrs Aminata TALL
Mrs Aminata SOW
UCESA (Senegal)
El Hadji DIA
Mr Adrien NGOM
President
Secretary General
Vice Secretary General
Staff
General Director of External
Relations
Deputy Director
Deputy Director for
International Relations
Chief of Cabinet
Secretary General in office
Vice President
Member
Member
Deputy Secretary General
AICESIS Vice Secretary
General
Councillor
Vice President
Officer
Secretary General
President
Commission Chairman
AICESIS Rapporteur
Assistant of the President
Chief of International
Relations
Deputy Chief of
International Relations
President
Assistant for International
Relations
Chief of Protocol
Security
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Morocco
Albania
AICESIS
UNDESA
ILO
OBSERVERS
Nizar BARAKA
Driss GUERRAOUI
Abdelmoumni ABDELMOULA
Adnane ABDELAZIZ
Bahanniss AHMED
Benhamida BOUCHAÏB
Bensalah Mohamed HASSAN
Benseddik FOUAD
Bensaghir MOHAMED
Berbich LAILA
Bessa ABDELHAI
Boulahcen MOHAMED
Chanaoui MOSTAFA
Cheddadi KHALID
Chouaib JAOUAD
Dahmani MOHAMED
El Moatassim JAMAA
Elkhadiri MOHAMED
Essaïdi Mohamed ABDESSADEK
Hazim JILALI
Hansali LAHCEN
Himmich HAKIMA
Kandila ABDERRAHMANE
Khlafa MUSTAPHA
Lamrani AMINA
Ouayach AHMED
Rachdi ABDELMAKSOUD
Zahi ABDERRAHMANE
Zaoui ZAHRA
Zoubeir HAJBOUHA
Omar BENIDA
Saida JRONDI
Hajar GHALEB
Mr Erion VELIAJ
Mr Bashkim SALA
Mrs Ajola XOXA
AICESIS
Mr Patrick VENTURINI
Ms Samira AZARBA
Ms Stefania DE FILIPPO
GUESTS
Mrs Arpine KOREKYAN
Mrs Yuka OKUMURA
President
Secretary General
Rapporteur
Director
Ministry of Social Wellness
and Youth
Advisor
Secretary General
Administrator
Project Officer
Project Officer
Specialist in Governance and
Tripartism
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