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STU Addendum to document 212 EX/5.IV.B

STU/69th Council/21/023
11 October 2021

212 EX/5 : Follow-up to decisions and resolutions adopted
by the Executive Board and the General Conference at their previous sessions

Part IV – Human resources issues

B. Use of non-staff contracts, including those for consultants, over the period 2019–2020

COMMENTS BY THE UNESCO STAFF UNION (STU)

STU is deeply concerned about the figures shown in this document. 25% of UNESCO workforce are consultants and 24% hold service contracts, that is 49% of UNESCO workforce are non-staff. In field offices, the percentage of non-staff is higher, with a total of 64% being non-staff and only 35% staff. STU reiterates its support to the status of staff member, that preserves both the working conditions of staff and the institutional memory of the Organization.

STU is pleased to learn that the Administration is updating the service-contract policy, which “will significantly improve working conditions for non-staff personnel“, and looks forward to being consulted on this update. As a reminder, STU in 2020 expressed its opposition to the discriminating distinction between Headquarters and Field Offices regarding duration and renewal of service contracts.

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