This is a presentation prepared by Kusumsheela Bhatta as a part of assignment under Masters of Public Health (MPH) Curriculum of Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS).
This presentation covers:
01 History of ILO
02 Introduction to ILO
03 Working mechanisms of ILO
04 Conventions and standards
05 ILO in Nepal
06 Criticisms of ILO
ILO is devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights, pursuing its founding mission that social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace.
2. 01 History
TABLE OF CONTENTS
02 Introduction
03 Working mechanisms
04 Conventions and
standards
05 ILO in Nepal
06 Criticisms
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Over a hundred
years ago the voice
of workers was
struggling to be
heard
Industrial Revolution
had restructured the
world of work.
Working class had to
live daily with
poverty, inequality
and discrimination
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People were
traumatized by the
violence of those
who had worked
behind the front
lines
Revolutions broke
out when the first
world war finally
came to an end in
1918
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As part of the Treaty of
Versailles that ended World
War
To reflect the belief that
universal and lasting peace
can be accomplished only if
it is based on social justice.
1919
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• The Constitution of the ILO was drafted
in early 1919 by the Labour Commission
• Chaired by Samuel Gompers, head of the
American Federation of Labour (AFL) in
the United States
• It was composed of representatives from
nine countries: Belgium, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Japan,
Poland, the United Kingdom and the
United States.
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The ILO moved to Geneva in the summer of 1920
France's Albert Thomas as its first Director
Nine International Labour Conventions and 10
Recommendations were adopted in less than two
years
These standards covered key issues, including:
• hours of work
• unemployment
• maternity protection
• night work for women
• minimum age , and
• night work for young persons
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• Government delegates,
employers and workers from
41 countries adopted the
Declaration of Philadelphia
in1944 as an annex to the ILO
Constitution
• The Declaration still
constitutes the Charter of the
aims and objectives of the ILO.
16. location
• ILO Headquarters is established in GENEVA
• The Organization is also present worldwide through a
network of field offices and technical specialists (40
field offices)
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17. Mission
Devoted to promoting social justice and internationally
recognized human and labor rights, pursuing its
founding mission that social justice is essential to
universal and lasting peace.
Today, the ILO's Decent Work agenda helps advance the economic and
working conditions that give all workers, employers and governments a
stake in lasting peace, prosperity and progress
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18. ILO Director General
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Guy Ryder was elected Director-General by the ILO's
Governing Body in May 2012 and was re-elected for
another five-year term in 2017.
In March 2022, the ILO Governing Body elected Gilbert F.
Houngbo as the Organization’s 11th Director-General
21. Effective
recognition
of the right
of collective
bargaining
Policies with
wages, hours
and
conditions of
workers
Protection
of life and
health of
workers
Ensure
employment
in which
workers
should get
satisfaction
Assurance
of equality
of
education
Provide
training and
development
facilities
Full employment and rising standard of living
FUNCTIONS OF ILO
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22. Promote and realize
standards and
fundamental principles
and rights at work
Create greater
opportunities for women
and men to decent
employment and income
Enhance the coverage and
effectiveness of social
protection for all
Strengthen tripartism
and social dialogue
01 02
03 04
Four Strategic Objectives
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23. Decent Work Agenda
Creating Jobs
An economy that generates
opportunities for investment,
entrepreneurship, skills development,
job creation and sustainable
livelihoods
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24. Decent Work Agenda
Guaranteeing Rights at Work
To obtain recognition and respect for
the rights of workers. All workers,
and in particular disadvantaged or
poor workers, need representation,
participation and laws that work for
their interests
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25. Decent Work Agenda
Extending Social Protection
To promote both inclusion and
productivity by ensuring working
conditions that are safe and provide
for adequate compensation when
necessary
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26. Decent Work Agenda
Promoting Social Dialogue
Involving strong and independent
workers and employers organizations
is central to increasing productivity,
avoiding disputes at work, and
building cohesive societies.
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27. ILO Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work
Adopted in 1998 and amended in 2022
1.freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective
bargaining;
2.the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour;
3.the effective abolition of child labour;
4.the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; and
5.a safe and healthy working environment.
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29. How the ilo works?
Tripartism and Social Dialogues
Government
Employers
Workers
Promoting
a social dialogue
Formulating,
Implementing national
policy
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31. • Sets the International labor
standards and the broad
policies of the ILO
• Meets annually in Geneva
• Often called an international
parliament of labor, the
Conference is also a forum for
discussion of key social and
labor questions.
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International labor
conference
32. • Executive council of the
ILO
• Meets three times a year
in Geneva
• Takes decisions on ILO
policy and establishes the
programme and the
budget, which it then
submits to the
Conference for adoption.
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Governing body
33. • Permanent secretariat of the
International Labour Organization
• Focal point for International Labour
Organization's overall activities,
which it prepares under the scrutiny
of the Governing Body and under the
leadership of the Director-General
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International Labor
Office
34. Standards SUPERVISORY System
Regular system of supervision Special procedures
• Examination of periodic reports
submitted by Member States on the
measures they have taken to
implement the provisions of the
ratified Conventions
• A representations procedure and a
complaints procedure of general
application, together with a special
procedure for freedom of association
Helps to ensure that countries implement the conventions they
ratify
Regularly examines the application of standards in member states
and points out areas where they could be better applied.
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36. Programme and Budget
The Programme and Budget of the
Organization which sets out the
strategic objectives and expected
outcomes for the Organization’s
work is approved every two years
by the International Labour
Conference.
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39. working areas-HEALTH SERVICES
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The ILO endorses the
fundamental principles of
the human right to health
and social protection
• ILO supports improvement of
working conditions and labour
relations in the health sector through
sectoral labour standards and social
dialogue
• Collaborates with WHO to promote
supportive, enabling environments
for the health workforce, including
through the ILO-OECD-WHO Working
for Health Programme
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02
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04
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Legal instruments drawn up by the ILO’s constituents setting out basic principles
and Right at Work
First considered in 19th century among western countries
Provides human conditions of work and also for regulating unfair advantage to
employers in countries
Either conventions, which are legally binding international treaties or
recommendations serving as non-binding guidelines
Protection against forced labor, slavery and child labor; non discrimination in
employment practices; the right to unionise
ILO and International labor standard
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43. Conventions and
Recommendations are
drawn up by the
Representatives of
Government, Employer and
Workers
At the ILC there is a
discussion on the
issues by the
members present
from various nations
1 2 3 4 5 6
The matters raised can
only be adopted when it
is passed by 2/3rd of the
delegates present at the
conference
Once it is adopted,
the members are
to submit it to the
competent
authority in their
respective nations
After it is ratified, the
ratifying country is to
apply these conventions
and recommendations in
their national laws
If any of the ratifying nation
violated the provision of the
convention that they ratify,
then complaint procedure can
be initiated against them
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44. important conventions on core labor standard
189
Conventions
206
Recommendations
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45. important conventions on core labor standard
1930
1948
1949
1951
• Forced Labor Convention
• Freedom of Association
and Protection of the Right
to organize convention
• Right to Organize and
Collective Bargaining
Convention
• Protection of Wages
Convention
• Equal
Remuneration
Convention
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46. important conventions on core labor standard
1957
1970
1973
1982
1999
• Abolition of Forced Labor
Convention
• Minimum Wage Fixing Convention
• Protection of Wages
Convention
• Minimum Age
Convention
• Termination of
Employment Convention
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47. Conventions and recommendations concerning
medical care and sickness benefit
Workmen’s
Compensation
(Occupational
Diseases) Convention
1925
Sickness Insurance
(Industry)
Convention of 1927
Medical Care and
Sickness Benefit
Convention of 1969
Medical Care
Recommendation of
1944
Employment Injury
Benefit
Recommendation,
1964
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49. ilo in Nepal
• Nepal joined the ILO in 1966
• In view of the increasing need
for support in Nepal , the
Office of the Senior ILO
Adviser was established in
January 1994 in Nepal.
• The Kathmandu Office
transitioned to a full-fledged
Country Office in 2000.
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51. ILO IN NEPAL
The ILO Nepal is responsible for the
coordination of the outcome two of
theUnited Nations Development Assistance
Framework (UNDAF) 2018-2022
Aims to increase the country capacity to
design, execute and manage economic
development programmes, inclusive labour
and economic policies, and social protection
benefits to boost productive employment
and income opportunities
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52. ilo in nepal
• Workers Activities
• Employers Activities
• Advocacy for Rights and Good Corporate
Governance (UNNATI-Inclusive Growth Programme
in Nepal)
• Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR)
• From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to global action
on forced labour (The Bridge project)
• Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains
• Work in Freedom (WiF)
• Skills for Employment Project (SEP)
• Migrants Rights and Decent Work (MiRiDeW)
• Child Labour Elimination Project (CLEP)
• Nepal Labour Force Survey (LFS) –III (2017-2018)
https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/---ilo-
kathmandu/documents/publication/wcms_684588.pdf
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53. ilo in nepal
Nepal has ratified 11 ILO Conventions, including
seven core Conventions
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56. criticisms
Critiques of the ILO focuses on :
• its declining standard setting role
• low ratification rates of its conventions
• perceived no representativeness, overambitious
mandate and restrictive decision-making
processes.
Recent decades have also seen the emergence of
new and diverse governance arrangements and
actors outside ILO structures that are also
addressing, or potentially undermining, the
protection of worker rights.
The most frequent complaint about the ILO is that
it lacks enforcement power, that it is the
proverbial toothless tiger.
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The ILO, as with most of the League of Nations system, hibernated in the late 1930s. The Declaration of Philadelphia brought it back to life.[4]: 941
The Declaration of Philadelphia envisioned the ILO as the master agency among the specialized international bodies, placing the ILO "on the same plane as the UN as the economic counterpart of that world political body."[1]: 482 [5] Instead, the role it saw for the ILO was taken by the United Nations Economic and Social Council.[1]: 482 [6]: 45
The declaration's emphasis on human rights was to bear more fruit: the ILO promulgated a series of Conventions and Recommendations dealing with labour inspection, freedom of association, the right to organise and collectively bargain, equal pay, against forced labor and discrimination.[6]
References
Guy Ryder was elected Director-General by the ILO's Governing Body in May 2012 and was re-elected for another five-year term in 2017. In March 2022, the ILO Governing Body elected Gilbert F. Houngbo as the Organization’s 11th Director-General. He will take office in October this year.
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The 2030 Agenda embraces three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. It has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that put people and planet at its centre, giving the international community a framework for tackling the many challenges confronting humanity, including those in the world of work.The importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
The 2030 Agenda embraces three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. It has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that put people and planet at its centre, giving the international community a framework for tackling the many challenges confronting humanity, including those in the world of work.The importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
The 2030 Agenda embraces three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. It has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that put people and planet at its centre, giving the international community a framework for tackling the many challenges confronting humanity, including those in the world of work.The importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
The 2030 Agenda embraces three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. It has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that put people and planet at its centre, giving the international community a framework for tackling the many challenges confronting humanity, including those in the world of work.The importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
the International labour Conference sets the International labour standards and the broad policies of the ILO. It meets annually in Geneva. Often called an international parliament of labour, the Conference is also a forum for discussion of key social and labour questions.
the Governing body is the executive council of the ILO. It meets three times a year in Geneva. It takes decisions on ILO policy and establishes the programme and the budget, which it then submits to the Conference for adoption.
the International Labour Office is the permanent secretariat of the International Labour Organization. It is the focal point for International Labour Organization's overall activities, which it prepares under the scrutiny of the Governing Body and under the leadership of the Director-General
the International labour Conference sets the International labour standards and the broad policies of the ILO. It meets annually in Geneva. Often called an international parliament of labour, the Conference is also a forum for discussion of key social and labour questions.
the Governing body is the executive council of the ILO. It meets three times a year in Geneva. It takes decisions on ILO policy and establishes the programme and the budget, which it then submits to the Conference for adoption.
the International Labour Office is the permanent secretariat of the International Labour Organization. It is the focal point for International Labour Organization's overall activities, which it prepares under the scrutiny of the Governing Body and under the leadership of the Director-General
the International labour Conference sets the International labour standards and the broad policies of the ILO. It meets annually in Geneva. Often called an international parliament of labour, the Conference is also a forum for discussion of key social and labour questions.
the Governing body is the executive council of the ILO. It meets three times a year in Geneva. It takes decisions on ILO policy and establishes the programme and the budget, which it then submits to the Conference for adoption.
the International Labour Office is the permanent secretariat of the International Labour Organization. It is the focal point for International Labour Organization's overall activities, which it prepares under the scrutiny of the Governing Body and under the leadership of the Director-General
International labour standards are backed by a supervisory system that is unique at the international level and that helps to ensure that countries implement the conventions they ratify. The ILO regularly examines the application of standards in member states and points out areas where they could be better applied. If there are any problems in the application of standards, the ILO seeks to assist countries through social dialogue and technical assistance.The ILO has developed various means of supervising the application of Conventions and Recommendations in law and practice following their adoption by the International Labour Conference and their ratification by States. There are two kinds of supervisory mechanism:The regular system of supervision: examination of periodic reports submitted by Member States on the measures they have taken to implement the provisions of the ratified Conventions
Special procedures: a representations procedure and a complaints procedure of general application, together with a special procedure for freedom of association
Since the early 1950s, the ILO has been providing technical cooperation to countries on all continents and at all stages of economic development. Projects are implemented through close cooperation between recipient countries, donors, and the ILO, which maintains a network of country offices worldwide.Development cooperation builds bridges between the ILO’s standard-setting role and women and men everywhere. It is essential to give people decent work opportunities and an important means of assisting our constituents – workers, employers and governments – in making the Decent Work Agenda a reality. Simply put, development cooperation supports the technical, organizational and institutional capacities of ILO constituents for them to put in place meaningful and coherent social policy and ensure sustainable development.With over 50 years of experience in development cooperation on all continents and at all stages of development, the ILO today has over 600 programmes and projects in more than 100 countries – with the support of 120 development partners.
Procedures of Implementatio
The 2030 Agenda embraces three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. It has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that put people and planet at its centre, giving the international community a framework for tackling the many challenges confronting humanity, including those in the world of work.The importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
The 2030 Agenda embraces three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. It has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that put people and planet at its centre, giving the international community a framework for tackling the many challenges confronting humanity, including those in the world of work.The importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
The 2030 Agenda embraces three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. It has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that put people and planet at its centre, giving the international community a framework for tackling the many challenges confronting humanity, including those in the world of work.The importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
The 2030 Agenda embraces three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. It has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that put people and planet at its centre, giving the international community a framework for tackling the many challenges confronting humanity, including those in the world of work.The importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
The extent to which the ILO has met those challenges as well as its role in contemporary global governance has been questioned. Some observers are of the opinion that the Organization is increasingly at the margins of influence of global economic governance. Critiques of the ILO focuses on its declining standard setting role, low ratification rates of its conventions, perceived nonrepresentativeness, overambitious mandate and restrictive decision-making processes. Recent decades have also seen the emergence of new and diverse governance arrangements and actors outside ILO structures that are also addressing, or potentially undermining, the protection of worker rights. The most frequent complaint about the ILO is that it lacks enforcement power, that it is the proverbial toothless tiger. T
The extent to which the ILO has met those challenges as well as its role in contemporary global governance has been questioned. Some observers are of the opinion that the Organization is increasingly at the margins of influence of global economic governance. Critiques of the ILO focuses on its declining standard setting role, low ratification rates of its conventions, perceived nonrepresentativeness, overambitious mandate and restrictive decision-making processes. Recent decades have also seen the emergence of new and diverse governance arrangements and actors outside ILO structures that are also addressing, or potentially undermining, the protection of worker rights. The most frequent complaint about the ILO is that it lacks enforcement power, that it is the proverbial toothless tiger. T
The extent to which the ILO has met those challenges as well as its role in contemporary global governance has been questioned. Some observers are of the opinion that the Organization is increasingly at the margins of influence of global economic governance. Critiques of the ILO focuses on its declining standard setting role, low ratification rates of its conventions, perceived nonrepresentativeness, overambitious mandate and restrictive decision-making processes. Recent decades have also seen the emergence of new and diverse governance arrangements and actors outside ILO structures that are also addressing, or potentially undermining, the protection of worker rights. The most frequent complaint about the ILO is that it lacks enforcement power, that it is the proverbial toothless tiger. T
The extent to which the ILO has met those challenges as well as its role in contemporary global governance has been questioned. Some observers are of the opinion that the Organization is increasingly at the margins of influence of global economic governance. Critiques of the ILO focuses on its declining standard setting role, low ratification rates of its conventions, perceived nonrepresentativeness, overambitious mandate and restrictive decision-making processes. Recent decades have also seen the emergence of new and diverse governance arrangements and actors outside ILO structures that are also addressing, or potentially undermining, the protection of worker rights. The most frequent complaint about the ILO is that it lacks enforcement power, that it is the proverbial toothless tiger. T
The extent to which the ILO has met those challenges as well as its role in contemporary global governance has been questioned. Some observers are of the opinion that the Organization is increasingly at the margins of influence of global economic governance. Critiques of the ILO focuses on its declining standard setting role, low ratification rates of its conventions, perceived nonrepresentativeness, overambitious mandate and restrictive decision-making processes. Recent decades have also seen the emergence of new and diverse governance arrangements and actors outside ILO structures that are also addressing, or potentially undermining, the protection of worker rights. The most frequent complaint about the ILO is that it lacks enforcement power, that it is the proverbial toothless tiger. T
The extent to which the ILO has met those challenges as well as its role in contemporary global governance has been questioned. Some observers are of the opinion that the Organization is increasingly at the margins of influence of global economic governance. Critiques of the ILO focuses on its declining standard setting role, low ratification rates of its conventions, perceived nonrepresentativeness, overambitious mandate and restrictive decision-making processes. Recent decades have also seen the emergence of new and diverse governance arrangements and actors outside ILO structures that are also addressing, or potentially undermining, the protection of worker rights. The most frequent complaint about the ILO is that it lacks enforcement power, that it is the proverbial toothless tiger. T
The extent to which the ILO has met those challenges as well as its role in contemporary global governance has been questioned. Some observers are of the opinion that the Organization is increasingly at the margins of influence of global economic governance. Critiques of the ILO focuses on its declining standard setting role, low ratification rates of its conventions, perceived nonrepresentativeness, overambitious mandate and restrictive decision-making processes. Recent decades have also seen the emergence of new and diverse governance arrangements and actors outside ILO structures that are also addressing, or potentially undermining, the protection of worker rights. The most frequent complaint about the ILO is that it lacks enforcement power, that it is the proverbial toothless tiger. T