1. THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS

2. ILO … 187 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

3. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
was founded in 1919
is a United Nations specialised agency
has 187 member States (2016)
is the only worldwide organization founded on a tripartite structure

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. TRIPARTISM
Tripartism is the active participation of workers and employers,
together with governments, in all ILO activities
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

9. ILO STRUCTURE Governing Body International Labour Conference
4 delegates per member State
1 workers’
delegate
2 governments
delegates
1 employers’
delegate
Governing Body
14 workers’
representatives
28 governments
representatives
14 employers’
representatives
International Labour Office

10. International Labour Conference

11. Standard-setting activities Technical cooperation
ILO MEANS OF ACTION
Standard-setting activities
elaboration and adoption of international labour standards
supervision of member States application of international labour standards
Technical cooperation
promotion of the objectives established by international labour standards

12. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS (ILS)
Conventions
are international treaties
when ratified, are legally binding
if not ratified, represent legal objectives and influence national legislation
are technical or promotional
189 Conventions
Recommandations
are not open to ratification
are not legally binding
provide technical or general guidelines for national policy and practice
202 Recommendations

13. GLOBALIZATION OF RIGHTS
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)

14. 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)
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
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)

15. GOVERNANCE CONVENTIONS
Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81)
Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122)
Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129)
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)

16. They were identified by the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization of 2008 as the standards that are the most significant from the viewpoint of governance
Governing Body has designated these four Conventions as “priority” instruments
The special element with “priority” or “governance” Conventions, as with core Conventions, is that reports on them are required every three years, instead of five years for the others.

17. SUBMISSION
Once an ILO Convention/Recommendation has been adopted by the ILC, the instrument is sent to all Member States for consideration.
The ILO Constitution requires that the instrument be sent to the representatives of the national organisations of employers and of workers as well as to the governments
The ILO Constitution requires that Member States (in consultation with representatives of employers’ and workers’ organisations, and in some cases other relevant government institutions) submit the instruments to the “competent national authorities” for the enactment of legislation or other actions, including possible ratification

18. The principle of submission is an important one because it aims at making the contents of the ILO instruments known to the public, to raise awareness and stimulate public debate and involvement in important labour and social matters
whether or not a Convention is ratified by the country, it serves a purpose by being available as a model that has already been agreed upon by the tripartite partners at the ILO.
Within one year of the adoption of the instruments (or at the latest within 18 months), Member States are required to complete this submission and report back to the Director General of the ILO in extensive detail,

19. RATIFICATION Convention under international law
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

20. NO RATIFICATION
After the state has submitted the instrument to its competent national authorities, the Governing Body of the ILO may request the state to report at appropriate intervals, showing the impediments to ratification that exist at the level of national law and practice.

21. ILO SYSTEMS OF SUPERVISION
regular system of supervision
based on the ratification of a Convention and a reporting obligation
on its application
special systems of supervision
involve cases of specific allegations of violations against a member
State

22. MOST RELEVANT ILO SUPERVISORY BODIES
Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and
Recommendations (CEACR)
Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA)

23. Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO