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INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE OF THE ILO/TURIN
THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION AND
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS
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Decent Work flash movie
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ILO … 185 states
together to promote economic growth,
social justice and human rights related to labour in all its aspects, all over the world
ILO Decent Work Agenda
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Decent work? What is it? 4 strategic objectives of the ILO
1. Creating jobs
2. Guaranteeing rights at work
3. Extending social protection
4. Promoting tripartism and social dialogue + gender equality as a crosscutting objective
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Deficits of decent work: child and forced labour
• 168 million children in the world in child labour. More than half of them, 85 million, are in hazardous work (down from 171 million in 2000)
• Almost 21 million people are victims of forced labour – 11.4 million women and girls and 9.5 million men and boys
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DW deficit: Unemployment and poverty
The number of unemployed worldwide rose by 4.2 million in 2012 to over 197 million, a 5.9 per cent unemployment rate
Almost 73 million people in the 15 to 24 age group are unemployed – a 12.4 per cent youth unemployment rate in 2012
Around 870 million workers live with their families on less than US$2 in 2011
A further 660 million workers live just above the poverty line, on between $2 and $4 a day in 2011.
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Decent work is SAFE WORK but… • 2.02 million people die each year from work-related
diseases • 321,000 people die each year from occupational accidents
• Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident
or disease. • Every 15 seconds, 151 workers have a work-related accident.
Deaths and injuries take a particularly heavy toll in developing countries, where a large part of the population is engaged in hazardous activities, such as agriculture, construction, fishing and mining.
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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
was founded in 1919
is a United Nations specialised agency
has 185 member States (2014)
is the only worldwide organization founded on a tripartite structure
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ILO OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES
Universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice
Labour is not a commodity
Freedom of expression and association are essential to sustained progress
All human beings, irrespective of race, creed or sex have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of […] equal opportunities
Preamble to the ILO Constitution / Declaration of Philadelphia
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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
TRIPARTISM
Tripartism is the active participation of workers and employers,
together with governments, in all ILO activities
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4 delegates per member State
International Labour Conference
Governing Body
International Labour Office
1 workers’ delegate
1 employers’ delegate
2 governments delegates
14 workers’ representatives
14 employers’ representatives
28 governments representatives
ILO STRUCTURE
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International Labour Conference
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Standard-setting activities
Technical cooperation
ILO MEANS OF ACTION
elaboration and adoption of international labour standards supervision of member States application of international labour standards
promotion of the objectives established by international labour standards
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are international treaties when ratified, are legally binding if not ratified, represent legal objectives and influence national legislation are technical or promotional 189 Conventions (2012)
Conventions
Recommandations
are not open to ratification are not legally binding provide technical or general guidelines for national policy and practice
202 Recommendations (2012)
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS (ILS)
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International labour standards system
Guarantee of fundamental human and workers’ rights all over the world
Universality (can be applied in different economic and social circumstances)
GLOBALIZATION OF RIGHTS
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Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
ILO FUNDAMENTAL CONVENTIONS
All ILO member States, irrespective of the ratification of these Conventions,
have an obligation to respect the principles they set out
(ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998)
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No.29) Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
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is the official commitment by a member State to be bound by the provisions of a Convention under international law
is a political decision
cannot involve reservations
consequences:
1. implementation of the Convention, both in law and in practice
2. exposure to supervisory mechanisms
RATIFICATION
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ILO SYSTEMS OF SUPERVISION
regular system of supervision
special systems of supervision
involve cases of specific allegations of violations against a member State
based on the ratification of a Convention and a reporting obligation on its application
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MOST RELEVANT ILO SUPERVISORY BODIES
Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR)
Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA)
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Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO