What is ILO? History and Functions.

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International Labour
Organization(I.L.O)

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Introduction
- In 1916,the General
Federation of Trade Union
at its Leeds Conference
discussed several labour
problems common to
many countries and
recommended the
appointment of an
International commission
for the purpose of
supervising, executing
labour agreements.

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Contd..
 It also suggested the establishment of an
International Labour office for gathering materials
concerning labour legislation.
 Public opinion was in favor of the establishment of
such an agency.
 On 31st January,1919 ,the Paris Peace Conference
appointed a commission that proposed the
establishment of the I.L.O and drafted its
constitution.

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Contd.
 The ILO was founded in 1919, in the wake of a
destructive war, to pursue a vision based on
the premise that universal, lasting peace can
be established only if it is based upon decent
treatment of working people.
 On April 19,1919 by Versailles Peace
Conference as an autonomous body
associated with League of Nations.
 The ILO became the first specialized agency of
the UN in 1946.

5.  India became member of ILO in 1919.
 I.L.O was the only international organization
that survived the Second World War even
after dissolution of parent body the League of
Nations.
 It became specialized agency of UN in 1946.
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Objectives
Regulation of the hours of work including the
establishment of a maximum working day and week;
Regulation of labour supply, prevention of
unemployment and provision of an adequate living
wage;
Protection of the worker against sickness, disease
and injury arising out of his employment;
Protection of children, young persons and women;

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Provision for old age and injury, protection of the
interests of workers when employed in countries
other than their own;
Recognition of the principle of equal remuneration
for work of equal value;
Recognition of the principle of freedom of
association;
Organization of vocational and technical education,
and other measures.
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Procedure for Admission as a
Member
* The constitution of ILO provides that all states who
are members of ILO on 1st November 1945 and any
original member of UN can become member of ILO
by accepting its obligations of its constitution.

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(Cont’d)
The constitution of ILO was amended in 1945 and the
ILO entered into arrangement with the Unions.
The new rules says that
* Membership of the ILO does not mean the
membership of ILO ,any original member of the UN
and any state subsequent admitted to the
membership of UN may become member of ILO by
communicating to the Director General ,It formal
acceptance of the rules and Obligations of the ILO.

10. ILO• Members of the ILO are 183 of
the UN members.
• Non-members
are: Andorra, Monaco, Liechte
nstein, Bhutan, North Korea ,
Palau, Micronesia, Nauru, Ton
ga, Cook
Islands, Niue, Vatican City and
the states with limited
recognition.
• ILO Headquarters are
located in
Geneva, Switzerland.
• Website: http://www.ilo.org
E-mail: ilo@ilo.org
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Director General- Mr. Juan
Somavia

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Structure of ILO
* The ILO consists of three principals
organs namely
1. The International Labor Conference
2. The Governing Body
3. The International Labor Office

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1.International Labor
Conference(ILC)
• ILC is the policy making organ of the ILO.
• It comprises 3 groups representing
governments, employers and workers in the
ratio of 2:1:1.
• ILC holds its sessions once in a year.
• One of the primary powers of the conference
is to appoint committees to deal with
different matters during each session.

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Functions of ILC
1) To formulate international Labor standards.
2) To fix amount contribution by the members states.
3) To decide the expenditure budgeted estimated proposed by
the Director General and submitted to the governing body .
4) To consider the reports of the Director General giving labor
problems and assist in their solution.
5) To appoint committees to deal with different matters doing
each sessions.
6) To select once in 3 years members of the Governing Body.
7) To select its President.

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2.The Governing Body
• It is another principal organ of the I.L.O.
• It implements decisions of the ILC with the help of
the International labor office.
• Out of the 56 members in it,28 represent the
governments, 14 employers and 14 labors.
• The tenure of office of this body is 3 years is 3
years.
• It meets several times a year to take decisions on
the programmes of the ILO.

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Functions
1. To coordinate work of the organizations
2. To prepare agenda for each sessions
3. To appoint the Director General of the office.
4. To scrutinize the budget
5. To follow up the implementations of the
conventions and recommendations adopted
by ILC by the member states.
6. To fix the date ,duration and agenda of the
Regional Conference.

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3. International Labor Offices
This is the third major and important organ of the
I.L.O.
The Director General of the ILO is appointed by the
Governing body.
His tenure is for 10 years and his term may be
extended by the governing body.

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Functions
1. To prepare documents on the times of the agency.
2. To assist governments informing legislate on the
basis of the decision of the ILC.
3. To carry out it functions related to the observance
of the conventions.
4. To bring out publications dealing with industrial
labor problems of international interest .
5. To collect the information of international labor and
social problems.

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Finance of ILO
* The budget is on the
recommendations of the
Governing body and member
states make their contributions.
* Contributions are fixed on ad
hoc basis .India Contribute
2.77% of the annual budget of
the ILO.

19. What ILO do??
1.International Labor Standards
• Since 1919, the International Labor Organization has
maintained and developed a system of international labor
standards aimed at promoting opportunities for women and
men to obtain decent and productive work, in conditions of
freedom, equity, security and dignity.
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2. Official Meeting
The ILO regularly holds meetings at the
international, regional, national and sectoral
level to examine social and labor issues of
interest to governments, employers' and
workers‘ organizations.
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3.Events and Campaign
• The ILO plans for events and campaigns to
draw in participation and raise public
awareness for labor and social issues
worldwide.
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4. Projects
To make the Decent Work agenda a reality at a
national level, ILO’s technical cooperation projects
are implemented through close cooperation
between recipient countries, donors, and the ILO,
which maintains a network of offices worldwide.
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5.Publications
The International Labor Office publishes the
results of research related to the changing
nature of work and employment which is of
importance to policy makers and others
concerned with the changing nature of work.
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5.Statistics and Database
• Within the UN system, the ILO Bureau of
Statistics is the focal point for labor statistics.
• These statistics are needed for the
development and evaluation of policies and
for assessing progress towards decent work.
• They are also an important tool for
information and analysis, helping to increase
understanding of common problems, explain
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India And ILO
* India is one of the member of the ILO since its
inceptions.
* India has adopted many of the conventions and
recommendations on international standards for
improvement in labor conditions.
* India has been the founder members of the ILO and
has been taking advice part in its deliberations.

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(Cont’d)
* The ILO has so far adopted 173 conventions
and 180 recommendations.
* India has rectified 36 conventions.
* The ILO standards have a decisive impact on
the factor, mines ,social security and wage
legislations in India.
* ILO has also influenced trade union
movement in our country.