ILO

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ILO

• International Labour Organization
• ACTRAV
• IUF Seminar 28 June to 2 July 2004
• Turin (Italy)

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International Labour Organization

• 1919 ILO was formed
• in order to press for social reform in employment
  practices.
• 1944 - adoption of the Declaration of
  Philadelphia
• the ILO Conference re-stated and expanded its
  goals
• 1969 - ILO was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1998 - ILO adopted the Declaration on Fundamental
  Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up

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The Declaration of Philadelphia

• Declaration of Philadelphia include the following
  principles
• Labour is not a commodity
• Freedom of expression and association are
  essential for sustained progress
• Poverty threatens prosperity everywhere

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The Declaration of Philadelphia

• 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 freedom and dignity, of economic
  security, and of equal opportunity.

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How the ILO Works

• The ILO has a tripartite structure in which the
  social partners governments, employers and
  workers shape the policies and programmes of
  the organization
• The ILO promotes social dialogue between the
  partners on social and economic issues
• (.......??) countries are members of the ILO

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How the ILO Works

• International Labour Conference
• meets annually to set minimum international
  labour standards and the Organizations policies
• Each member country - 4 delegates
• 2 government
• 1 employer
• 1worker

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How the ILO Works

• Governing Body ( Executive Body)
• Meets between annual sessions of the Conference
• 28 government members
• 14 employer representatives
• 14 worker representatives

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How the ILO Works

• The International Labour Office Headquartes is
  based in Geneva
• ILO regional and field offices in more than 40
  countries
• International Training Centre in Turin

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ILO Strategic Objectives

• Four principal strategic objectives
• Standards and fundamental principles and rights
  at work
• Decent employment
• Social protection for all
• Strengthen tripartism and social dialogue

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Core ILO conventions

• 29 Forced Labour (1930)
• 105 Abolition of Forced Labour (1957)
• 87 Freedom of Association and the Protection
  of the Right to Organize (1948)
• 98 Right to organize and collective
  bargaining (1949)
• 138 Minimum Age Convention (1973)
• 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour (1999)
• 100 Equal Remuneration (1951)
• 111 Anti-discrimination - Employment and
  Occupation (1958)

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Declaration on Fundamental Principles and
Rights at Work and its Follow-up

• Adopted by the 1998 ILO Conference to take up the
  challenges of globalization
• The aim of the Declaration is to ensure that
  social progress goes hand in hand with economic
  progress

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The Bureau for Workers Activities (ACTRAV)

• The mandate of the Bureau is to
• strengthen representative, independent and
  democratic trade unions in all countries
• enable union to play their role effectively in
  protecting workers' rights and interests and in
  providing effective services to their members at
  national and international levels
• promote the ratification and implementation of
  ILO Conventions

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ACTRAV - Turin

• The Programme for Workers Activities
• responds to the training needs of workers
  organizations
• delivers advanced training courses
• produces workers educational materials
• conducts courses in Turin and in regions
• provides consultancy services