ILO STRUCTURE

1. THE
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
ORGANIZATION
ILO Structure
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2. HISTORY
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Created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of
Versailles
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Commission of International Labour Legislation (9
countries): Belgium, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France,
Italy, Japan, Poland, the United Kingdom and the
United States.
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3. WHY?
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4. What is the ILO?
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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
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5. The Only Tripartite
Specialized Agency
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181 Members
All decisions on tripartite basis
Each country represented by
Government representatives
 Most representative organization of workers
 Most representative organization of employers
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7. ILO Structure
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International Labour Conference
Governing Body
International Labour Office
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8. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
CONFERENCE
STRUCTURE
Annual – over 4,000 delegates
Each country represented by 2 Govt, 1 Workers, 1 Employers
(A RIGHT PROPORTION?)
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FUNCTIONS
Adoption of International standards
Supervision of the application of ratified conventions
Examination of the report of the Director General
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10. GOVERNING BODY
STRUCTURE
56 members:
28 Govts (10 permanent), 14 Workers, 14 Employers
(PROBLEM OF REPRESENTATIVITY)
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FUNCTIONS
Set the agenda of the ILC
Select the Director General of the ILO
Draw up the programme and the budget of the Organization
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11. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
OFFICE
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Structure
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Permanent Secretariat of the Organization
More than 1000 “independent”officials (100 countries)
Functions
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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
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12. Keeping in mind that...
LABOUR
IS NOT A COMMODITY !
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13. THANKU
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