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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS SYSTEM

THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS SYSTEM. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION. was created in 1919. is a United Nations specialised agency. has 178 member States. is the only worldwide organization founded on a tripartite structure. PRINCIPLE OF TRIPARTISM.

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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS SYSTEM

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  1. THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS SYSTEM

  2. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION • was created in 1919 • is a United Nations specialised agency • has 178 member States • is the only worldwide organization founded on a tripartite structure

  3. PRINCIPLE OF TRIPARTISM • tripartism means active interaction among the governments, workers and employers as representative, equal and independent social partners • the tripartite structure of the ILO enables the representatives of workers and employers to participate on an equal footing with those of governments in all discussion and the process of decision-making

  4. ILO STRUCTURE International Labour Conference 4 delegates per member States 1 workers’ delegate 2 governments’ delegates 1 employers’ delegate Governing Body 14 workers’ representatives 28 governments’ representatives 14 employers’ representatives International Labour Office

  5. ILS FORMS Conventions • are international treaties • when ratified, are legally binding • if not ratified, they could represent legal obligations and influence national legislation • are technical or promotional • 184 Conventions to date Recommandations • are not open to ratification • are not legally binding • provide guidelines • 194 Recommendations to date

  6. FIELDS COVERED BY ILS • Basic human rights • Employment • Social policy • Labour administration • Industrial relations • Conditions of work • Social security • Employment of women • Employment of children and young persons • Migrant workers • Indigenous and tribal people • Other special categories of workers

  7. FUNDAMENTAL CONVENTIONS • Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention , 1948 (No. 87) • Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) • Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) • Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) • Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) • Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) • Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)

  8. DOUBLE-DISCUSSION PROCEDURE Suggestions from Gvts, Workers, Employers, ILO Office, UN Agencies, etc. Participation Governing Body ILO Office I Report Governments Consultation ILO Office II Report Governments Consultation Tripartite Conference Committee FIRST DISCUSSION Participation ILO Office III Report Governments Consultation ILO Office IV Report Governments Consultation Tripartite Conference Committee SECOND DISCUSSION Participation Conference Plenary ADOPTION Participation

  9. RATIFICATION • formal commitment by a member State to be bound by the provisions of a Convention under international law • political decision • cannot involve reservations • consequences: 1.implementation of the Convention, both in law and in practice 2.exposure to supervisory mechanisms

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