Labour - ILO Flashcards
Origins
1919 - League of Nations
1946 - a specialized agency of the UN
Number of Member
187 member states
Reason of creation
Limit the damage, pressure can do to the working conditions of citizens in the international economy.
ILO role
Promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights
Organization of ILO
- Government body:
- International Labour Conference (ILC):
- International Labour Office (the Office):
Government body:
Small assembly of 56 member states delegates which operate as the executive body -> regular meeting, executive body
International Labour Conference (ILC)
Assembly of delegates from all member state -> annual meeting, plenary organ
International Labour Office (the Office):
Secretariat to provide bureaucratic support to the other two bodies.
ILO Policy
Agreement on labor standards in Conventions or Recommendations with 2/3 majority
- Conventions: legally binding international treaties that may be accepted by member states
- Recommendations: non-binding guidelines.
ILO Compliance (conformé)
Tripartism: dialogue and collaboration between government, employer and worker representatives.
Voluntarism: states decide if they want to commit or not to the convention.
Peer pressure: not signing = reputation problems.
Tripartism explanation
The inclusion of non-governmental delegates should be interpreted as an attempt to ensure that when the ILC passes conventions, they have already been cleared by important domestic constituencies in each state. As a result, they should be less contentious and more likely to be adopted and implemented once they are returned to domestic political institutions for approval.
Complaint system
- Submitted by: member states, workers, employer groups, governing body.
- Case is investigated by the commission of inquiry -> report
- Ultimate action: sanction/expulsion
- State is asked to change its policies if commission of inquiry finds necessary
