ILO Social Justice and Tripartism:

1. ILOSocial Justice and Tripartism: Programme for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) International Training Center of ILO

2. Objectives of this Session • We all should understand: • Fundamental Goal and Principle of ILO • Structure (Major Components) of ILO • Means of ILO for Actions • Roles of ACTRAV (Bureau for Workers’ Activities)

3. Activity No. 3 Suppose that you are in a situation to teach your members about ILO. You have only 60 minutes to get yourself ready for the seminar. Now, read the instruction, and start your preparation in a group.

4. Fundamental Goal and Principle of ILO

5. Fundamental Goal of ILO SOCIAL JUSTICE Better Working Conditions PREAMBLE “Universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice” Standard Setting Technical Co-operation Tripartite System Meetings - Information - Research - Expertise

6. Tripartism: Fundamental Principle • “Tripartism” is : • The active interactions among the government, workers and employers as representative, equal and independent social partners. • To seek mutually agreeable solutions for issues of common concerns.

7. Governments ILO Workers Employers Tripartism in Shape

8. Tripartism: Strengthof ILO • The “Tripartite System” enables: • the representatives of workers and employers to participate on an equal footing with those of governments in all discussions and the process of decision-makings. ILO is the only UN agency which has the “tripartite system” imbedded in its root.

9. 2. Structure of ILO

10. Major Components of ILO Structure International Labour Conference Governing Body International Labour Office

11. International Labour Conference (1) - Meet every year in Geneva in June; - Each member State is represented by two G delegates, one E delegate and one W delegate, plus advisers. • Main Tasks: • Work out (in Committee) and adopt (in Plenary) international labour standards, and supervise their application; • Elect Governing Body, and decide to admit a new Member • Freely discuss social and labour questions of importance to the entire world; • Pass resolutions which provide guidelines for the ILO's general policy and future activities. • Adopt every two years the ILO's biennial work programme and budget

12. International Labour Conference (2) Conference Committees 1. Selection Committee (28G, 14E, 14W) 2. Credentials Committee (G, E, W) 3. Conference Drafting Committee 4. Committee on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations 5. Finance Committee of Government Representatives 6. Other committees - such as a committee to discuss a new standard

13. Governing Body of ILO (1) • The executive body of the ILO • Meets three times a year (in March, June and November); • Takes decisions on ILO policy; • Decides the agenda of the Conference; • Adopts the draft Programme and Budget of the Organization; and • Elects the Director-General. • Composition • 56 titular (28 G, 14 E and 14 W) and 66 deputy (28 G, 19 E and 19 W). • Ten of the titular government seats are permanently held by States of chief industrial importance (Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States). • The Employer and Worker members are elected in their individual capacity. • GB Election is held every three years (2002 is the election year!)

14. Governing Body of ILO (2) • The Governing Body has the following committees: • Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) • Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee (PFA) • Committee on Legal Issues and International Labour Standards (LILS) • Working Party on Policy regarding the Revision of Standards (WP/PRS) • Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises (MNE) • Committee on Employment and Social Policy (ESP) • Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues (STM) • Committee on Technical Cooperation (TC) • Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization (WP/SDG)

15. International Labour Office (1) • The permanent secretariat of the ILO, located in Geneva. • Focal point for the overall activities that it prepares under the scrutiny of the Governing Body and under the leadership of a Director-General • Some 1,900 officials of over 110 nationalities at the headquarters and in 40 field offices around the world. • Some 600 experts undertaking missions in all regions of the world under the programme of technical cooperation. • A research and documentation centre and a printing house

16. International Labour Office (2) • The Regional Office • The Area Office • The Liaison Office • Multidisciplinary Teams • International Training Center of ILO

17. Means of ILO for Actions

18. Standard Setting International Labour Standards (ILS) Conventions Recommendations Adoption by the Conference Application at national level (through legislation and practice)

19. Technical Cooperation - Programmes and activities to assist Member States to achieve their goals in relation to the strategic objectives of ILO and implementation of international labour standards. • Variety of activities including: • To dispatch specialists to Member States to advise on technical matters; • To provide the provision of facilities for training to further the aims of full employment, the raising of standards of living, and greater job satisfaction; • Workers Education Programmes

20. Tripartism: Role of ACTRAV • For the spirits and purposes of the Tripartism, trade unions must be “competent and responsible”, which gives real effect to the system and methodology. ACTRAV supports the establishment and strengthening of “free, independent, democratic and representative trade unions” in all countries in the world.

21. Two Major ACTRAV Activities • To secure full awareness of trade union priorities and policies in all ILO activities and policy-makings • Supporting the Workers’ Group of the Governing Body, • Building relations and institutions with trade unions in all countries • To promote and assist development of trade union organizations • Delivering coherent and sustained Workers’ Education

22. Organization Structure of ILO

23. Tripartism: Structure of ACTRAV Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ILO/ACTRAV-Geneva) ILO/ACTRAV-Turin (Turin, Italy) Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT)

24. ACTRAV Staff for Asia and Pacific • ACTRAV Geneva • Kimi Takagi (takagi@ilo.org) • ACTRAV Turin • Hiro Ishibashi (M.Ishibashi@itcilo.it) • ACTRAV MDT - Asia and the Pacific • Raghwan (raghwan@ilo.org) / Bangkok • D.P.A. Naidu (naidu@ilo.org) / Bangkok • Frek Thomasson (thomasson@ilo.org) / Manila

25. ILO: Current Issues & Debates • Low and declining union density→ Question of Representativeness • “Organized full-time male workers” Model • “Most competent workers’ organizations” provision • Widening North-South gap→ Question of Universality • Lack of representations of developing countries in many of ILO structures and activities • Euro-centrism

26. ILO Tripartism: Summary Active Partnership ACTEMP ACTRAV Achievement of “Social Justice” through establishment and promotion of “Active Partnership” among the Governments, Workers’ and Employers’ Organizations.

27. Summary of this Session • Fundamental Goal and Principle of ILO • “Achievement of Social Justice through Tripartism” • Structure of ILO • International Labour Conference, Governing Body and International Labour Office • Means of ILO for Actions • Standard Setting and Technical Cooperation. • Roles of ACTRAV • Empowerment of workers’ organizations

28. The End Programme for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) ITC-ILO