STU/68th Council/18/002
29 March 2018

Dear colleagues,

The International Labor Organization Administrative Tribunal (ILOAT) held its 125th session from 23 October to 13 November 2017, whose judgments are now known. In this session alone, 9 cases concerned UNESCO, which was sanctioned… 7 times!

These sanctions are in addition to those, already numerous, which have costed the Organization since 2016 more than € 500,000! These amounts could be better used, on programme implementation or for the benefit of the staff, especially in these times of financial crisis, which have affected the staff. Just think about the amount of training that cannot be funded!

The establishment of a new Administration provides the opportunity to end the practices that have led to this draining of resources.

The last session of the Appeals Board took place from 20 to 23 March 2018, and we urge the Director-General tofollow the recommendations that will be made to her. If not, the Organization shall again risk heavy sanctions.

Best regards,

The STU Council.