International Labour Organization

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
ORGANIZATION
• The International Labour Organization is a
United Nations agency whose mandate is to
advance social and economic justice through
setting international labour standards.
• Founded in October 1919 under the League of
Nations, it is the first and oldest specialised
agency of the UN.
• It is headquarted in Geneva, Switzerland and
its parent organization is UN
• The International Labour Organization (ILO) is
a United Nations (U.N.) agency.
• The goal of the International Labour
Organization (ILO) is to advance social and
economic justice by setting international labor
standards.
• The conventions and protocols of the
International Labour Organization (ILO) are a
major contributor to international labor law.
• The organization has a three-tiered structure that
brings together governments, employers, and
workers.
• The three main bodies of the ILO are the
International Labour Conference, the Governing
Body, and the International Labour Office.
• 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.
• The mandate and vision of the International
Labour Organisation (ILO) is to promote
decent work for all workers, regardless of
where they work.
• For the millions of workers and employers,
especially for young people in the informal
economy worldwide, decent Work remains an
elusive goal.
• The core labour standards are a set of four
fundamental, universal and indivisible human
rights: Freedom from forced labour •
Freedom from child labour • Freedom from
discrimination at work • Freedom to form and
join a union, and to bargain collectively.
• Four fundamental principles and rights at work
• Child labour. Effective abolition of child labour.
• Discrimination at work. Elimination of
discrimination in respect of employment and
occupation.
• Forced labour. Elimination of all forms of forced
or compulsory labour.
• Freedom of association and the right of collective
bargaining.
• Areas covered by ILS include: basic human
rights, occupational safety and health, wages,
working time, employment policy and
promotion, vocational guidance and training,
skills development, specific categories of
workers, labour administration and
inspection, maternity protection and social
security
Importance of ILO
• The International Labor Organization (ILO) is
devoted to promoting social justice and
internationally recognized human and labour
rights, pursuing its founding mission that
labour peace is essential to prosperity.
FUNCTIONS OF ILO
• The functions of the ILO include the
development and promotion of standards for
national legislation to protect and improve
working conditions and standards of living.
During the worldwide economic depression of
the 1930s the ILO sought ways to combat
widespread unemployment.
• The organisation's main aims are to promote
rights at work, encourage decent
employment opportunities, enhance social
protection and strengthen dialogue on work-
related issues. These aims are described in
detail in the ILO's four strategic objectives
• The ILO is the global body responsible for
drawing up and overseeing international labor
standards and for ensuring that these
standards are respected in practice and
principle.
• The member States of the ILO meet at the
International Labour Conference in June of
each year.
• The International Labour Organization (ILO) is
devoted to promoting social justice and
internationally recognized human and labour
rights, pursuing its founding mission that
social justice is essential to universal and
lasting peace.
• The ILO aims to ensure that it serves the
needs of working women and men by bringing
together governments, employers
and workers to set labour standards, develop
policies and devise programmes.
• It ensures that the views of the social partners
are closely reflected in ILO labour standards,
policies and programmes.
ILO Conventions
• Freedom of Association and Protection of the
Right to Organise Convention, 1948
• Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining
Convention, 1949
• Forced Labour Convention, 1930
• Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957
• Minimum Age Convention, 1973
• Worst forms of Child labour convention 1999
• Equal Remuneration Convention,1951
• Discrimination (Employment and Occupation)
Convention, 1958
• As part of the United Nations, the
International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a
tripartite organisation of trade unions,
governments and companies.
• Upon release of the Declaration on
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in
1998, ILO member states agreed to respect,
promote, and realise core labour standards
Labour Rights
Calls upon companies to also observe the
following international labour rights:
• The right to a living wage based on a work week
that does not exceed 48 hours
• Humane working hours with no forced overtime
• A safe and healthy workplace free from
harassment
• A recognised employment relationship with
labour and social protection.
How does ILO measure unemployment
• All members of the EU must use
the ILO standardised measure of unemploym
ent, which is based on a three-monthly survey
of 85,000 individuals.
• To be considered as
being unemployed individuals must: Have
been out of work for 4 weeks.
• The problem with the official unemployment
rate is that it does not consider the quality of
jobs that workers have.
• People are considered employed if they have
part-time or temporary jobs.
• They are also counted as being employed if
they have low-skilled jobs that they took just
to put food on the table.
Convention on Association
• This fundamental convention provides that
measures appropriate to national conditions
shall be taken, where necessary, to encourage
and promote the full development and
utilization of machinery for
voluntary negotiation between employers or
employers' organizations and workers'
organizations
• Freedom of association refers to the right of
workers and employers to create and join
organizations of their choice freely and
without fear of victimization or interference.
• This includes the right to establish and affiliate
to confederations and international
organizations.
Principles of collective bargaining
• There must be mutual respect on both the
parties.
• The management should respect the unions
and the unions should recognize the
importance of management.
• Both the union and management must have
good faith and confidence in discussion and
arriving at a solution.
• Freedom of association refers to the right of
workers and employers to create and join
organizations of their choice freely and
without fear of victimization or interference.
• This includes the right to establish and affiliate
to confederations and international
organizations.

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