2. HISTORY
Created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of
Versailles
Commission of International Labour Legislation (9
countries): Belgium, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France,
Italy, Japan, Poland, the United Kingdom and the
United States.
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4. What is the ILO?
An Intergovernmental body
Is is a specialised agency “associated” to the
UN
Up to 1945: all UN members were also ILO
Members automatically
After 1945: UN members must to accept ILO
constitution
Not UN member must to be accepted by qualified
majority of the ILO Conference
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5. The Only Tripartite
Specialized Agency
181 Members
All decisions on tripartite basis
Each country represented by
Government representatives
Most representative organization of workers
Most representative organization of employers
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8. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
CONFERENCE
STRUCTURE
Annual – over 4,000 delegates
Each country represented by 2 Govt, 1 Workers, 1 Employers
(A RIGHT PROPORTION?)
FUNCTIONS
Adoption of International standards
Supervision of the application of ratified conventions
Examination of the report of the Director General
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10. GOVERNING BODY
STRUCTURE
56 members:
28 Govts (10 permanent), 14 Workers, 14 Employers
(PROBLEM OF REPRESENTATIVITY)
FUNCTIONS
Set the agenda of the ILC
Select the Director General of the ILO
Draw up the programme and the budget of the Organization
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11. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
OFFICE
Structure
Permanent Secretariat of the Organization
More than 1000 “independent”officials (100 countries)
Functions
To Collect and disseminate information on Labour
To carry out studies
To execute technical co-operation
To publish studies and reviews
To provide secretariat for meetings
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