INTERNATIONAL

LABOUR
ORGANIZATION
 INTRODUCTION

■ Set up in 1919
■ To reflect the belief that universal and lasting peace can be accomplished only if it is
based on social justice
■ India founder member of ILO
 CHARTER OF FREEDOM OF
LABOUR
■ Labour is not a commodity
■ Freedom of expression and association are essential to sustained progress
■ Poverty anywhere constitutes threat to prosperity everywhere
■ ‘War against want’
 STRUCTURE

Tripartite Organization
ILO

REPRESENTATIV REPRESENTATIV
REPRESENTATIV
ES OF ES OF
ES OF WORKERS
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS
 MAIN BODIES

INTERNATIONAL
GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL
LABOUR
BODY LABOUR OFFICE
CONFERENCE

Sets international
Permanent
labour standards and Executive council of
Secretariat of the
broad policies of ILO
ILO
ILO
 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
■ ILS are legal instrumentsSTANDARDS
drawn up by the ILO’s constituents setting out basic principles
and rights at work

ILS

RECOMMENDATIO
CONVENTIONS
NS
 EIGHT FUNDAMENTAL
CONVENTIONS
1. Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention 1948
2. Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention 1949
3. Forced Labour Convention 1930
4. Abolition of Forced Labour Convention 1957
5. Minimum Age Convention 1973 (Recently in 2017)
6. Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 1999 (Recently in 2017)
7. Equal Remuneration Convention 1951
8. Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention 1958
SUBJECTS COVERED BY ILS
EMPLOYME
NT POLICY

VOCATIONA
EMPLOYME
L GUIDANCE
NT
AND
SECURITY
TRAINING

INDIGENOUS
AND TRIBAL WAGES
PEOPLE

MATERNITY
WORKING
PROTECTIO
TIME
N

MIGRANT
WORKERS
 ILO DECLARATION ON FUNDAMENTAL
PRINCIPLES AND RIGHTS AT WORK, 1998
1. Realise the freedom of association and effective recognition of the right to collective
bargaining
2. Elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour
3. Effective abolition of child labour
4. Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
 ILO AND INDIA
■ Founding member of ILO
■ Member of Governing Body since 1922
■ India’s 12th Five-year Plan (2012-17) has been aligned with the main priorities of ILO’s
Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP)

OBJECTIVES

Organize ILO knowledge,

Promote decent work as a
instruments, advocacy
key component of
and cooperation at the
national developmental
service of tripartite
strategies
constituents
CONSTITUENTS IN INDIA
WORKERS’ EMPLOYERS’
GOVERNME
ORGANIZATI ORGANIZATI
NT OF INDIA
ON ON

MINISTRY OF BHARATIYA COUNCIL OF

LABOUR AND MAZDOOR INDIAN
DEVELOPMENT SABHA (BMS) EMPLOYERS

FEDERATION OF
ALL INDIA INDIAN
MINISTRY OF
TRADE UNION CHANBERS OF
RURAL
CONGRESS COMMERCE AND
DEVELOPMENT
(AITUC) INDUSTRY
(FICCI)

LABOUR
PROGRESSIVE
FEDERATION
(LPF)

OTHERS
 RIGHT TO
WORK OF
ONE’S
RIGHT TO CHOICE
PARTICIPATI RIGHT
AGAINST
ON IN DISCRIMINATI
MANAGEME ON
NT

RIGHT TO
ORGANIZE
AND FORM
PROHIBITION
TRADE
UNIONS AND
RIGHTS OF CHILD
LABOUR
RIGHT TO OF
COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
EVERY
WORKE
R
RIGHT TO JUST AND
REDRESSA HUMANE
L OF CONDITIO
GRIEVANC NS OF
ES WORK

PROTECTION
OF WAGES RIGHT TO
INCLUDING
RIGHT TO SOCIAL
GUARANTEE SECURITY
D WAGES
 ILO CENTENARY DECLARATION FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK

■ Adopted in June 2019

MAJOR
RECOMMENDATIO
NS

SKILLS AND ENVIRONMENT

INVESTING IN LIMITED SAFETY AND ECONOMIC DECENT WORK
SOCIAL ADEQUATE WAGES FOR SUSTAINABLE
JOBS WORKING HOURS HEALTH GROWTH FOR ALL
PROTECTION ENTERPRISES