Ilo structure
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) was created in 1919 as part of the Treaty of Versailles. It is a specialized agency of the UN that represents the interests of workers, employers, and governments. The ILO has three main structures - the International Labour Conference which meets annually, the Governing Body, and the International Labour Office permanent secretariat. It aims to promote social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights.
Ilo structure
- 2. HISTORY Created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles Commission of International Labour Legislation (9 countries): Belgium, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States. 2
- 3. WHY? 3
- 4. What is the ILO? An Intergovernmental body Is is a specialised agency “associated” to the UN Up to 1945: all UN members were also ILO Members automatically After 1945: UN members must to accept ILO constitution Not UN member must to be accepted by qualified majority of the ILO Conference 4
- 5. The Only Tripartite Specialized Agency 181 Members All decisions on tripartite basis Each country represented by Government representatives Most representative organization of workers Most representative organization of employers 5
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- 7. ILO Structure International Labour Conference Governing Body International Labour Office 7
- 8. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE STRUCTURE Annual – over 4,000 delegates Each country represented by 2 Govt, 1 Workers, 1 Employers (A RIGHT PROPORTION?) FUNCTIONS Adoption of International standards Supervision of the application of ratified conventions Examination of the report of the Director General 8
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- 10. GOVERNING BODY STRUCTURE 56 members: 28 Govts (10 permanent), 14 Workers, 14 Employers (PROBLEM OF REPRESENTATIVITY) FUNCTIONS Set the agenda of the ILC Select the Director General of the ILO Draw up the programme and the budget of the Organization 10
- 11. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE Structure Permanent Secretariat of the Organization More than 1000 “independent”officials (100 countries) Functions To Collect and disseminate information on Labour To carry out studies To execute technical co-operation To publish studies and reviews To provide secretariat for meetings 11
- 12. Keeping in mind that... LABOUR IS NOT A COMMODITY ! 12
- 13. THANKU 13