ILO AND INDIA

• International Labour Organization (ILO) was established on April 19,

1919 by Versailles Peace Conference as an autonomous body
associated with the League of Nation.
• India became member of ILO in 1919.
• ILO became specialized agency of United Nations (UN) in 1946. It
deals with International Labour Problems.
• It is a Tripartite body of Employers- Labour- Government
• ILO has been attempting to promote world wide respect for the
freedom and dignity of the working men and conditions of work.
 Objective of ILO
• Objectives are contained in preamble of Declaration of
Philadelphia(1944) supplemented by Article 427 of Peace
Treaty of Versailles (1919).
• Full employment and raising of standard of living.
• Occupation where workers engaged they should use full skill
and contribution to the common well being.
• Guarantee to all workers- The facility for training and transfer
of Labour including migration for employment and settlement.
 Cont.
• Policies for wages and earnings bonus and other
conditions of work calculates minimum living wages
to all employer.
• Right of collective bargaining cooperation from both
parties.
• Extension of social security measure to provide a
basic income to all for medical care.
 Cont.
• Protection for the life and health in occupation.
• Provision for nutrition, housing and facility for
recreation and culture.
• The assurance of educational and vocational
opportunity.
 Structure of ILO
• The International Labour Conference- is supreme
policy making and legislative body.
• The Governing body
• The International labour office.
•Work of conference and governing body is
supplemented by Regional conference.
• Regional advisory committee and
• Industrial committee
 ILO

International Labour
Governing Body International Labour Office
Conference

Research Investigation
Technical cooperation
Examines social Representative of
problems Publications
the Government.
Adopts conventions Employers
for ratification by
Workers in Ratio of International centre for
Government.
2:1:1 advanced technical and
It is electoral college vocational training
of the conference
that elects the
governing body International Institute for Labour
studies
 Functions of ILC
• To formulate International Labour Standards
• To fix amount of contribution by the member
states
• To decide the expenditure budgeted estimate
proposed by the Director General and submitted
to the Governing Body
• To make amendments to the constitution subject
to subsequent ratification of the amendments by
2/3 member states including 5 of the 10 states of
Industrial importance.
 Cont.

• To consider the report of the Director General giving labour

problems and assist in their solution.
• To appoint committee to deal with different matters during
each session
• To select once in 3 years members of the Governing Body.
• To elect its President
• seek advisory opinion from the International Committee of
Justice.
• To confirm the powers, functions and procedure of
Regional Conference.
 The Governing Body
• It is another principal Organ of the ILO.
• It is Non- political, non- legislative partite body.
• It implements decisions of the ILC with the help of the
International Labour Office.
• Out of the 56 members in it, 28 represent the
governments, 14 employers and 14 labour.
• Out of 28 government members, 10 are appointed by the
members States of Industrial Importance and the balance
area delegates of the other governments.
• The tenure of office of his body is 3 years.
• It meets several times a year to take ddecsions on the
programmes of the ILO.
 Functions of Governing body
• To co ordinate work of the organization
• To prepare agenda fro each session and subject to the
decision of the ILC to decide what subject should be
included in the agenda of the ILC.
• To appoint the Director General.
• To secrutinise the budget
• To follow up the implementation of the conventions and
recommendations adopted by the ILC by member states.
• To fix the date, duration and agenda of the Regional
conference.
• To seek advisory opinion from the International Court of
Justice with the consent of ILC.
• India is a member of ILO and India has vast
impact of ILO on its Labour Law.
• India has adopted recommendation of
International Standard for improvement of
Labour Conditions- Article 3 of the Constitution
of ILO
• ILC is to formulate International Labour standards
and provides forum for discussion and
deliberation of International Labour Problems.
• Convention is a treaty once ractified by member
state is binding.
• ILO adopted conventions and recommendations
for hours of work, employment of women,
children and young persons, weekly rest, holiday ,
leave with wages, night work, industrial safety,
health, hygiene , social security, labour
management relations, freedom of association,
wage and wage fixation productivity
• Once the fundamental obligations are imposed
by ILO they must submit instruments before the
competent national Authority within 18 months.
• ILO has adopted 173 conventions and 180
recommendation.
• India has ractified 36 conventions which are
incorporated in Labour Legislation.
• These have impact on factory, mines, social
security and wage legislations.
• Tripartism as a method to resolve the labour
the labour management conflicts.
• AITUC owes its immediate origin to it.
• The Directive Principles of State Policy under
Article 34,41,42 and 43 lays down policy
objectives in the field having impact of ILO.