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International Labour

OrganizationASHUTOSH PANDEY


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Born into Crisis


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Rooted in the Real Economy


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Responding Today


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Responding Today

Rooted in the Real EconomyBorn into Crisis

The International Labour Organization1919-2009


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Specialized agency of the UN

182 member States

40 field offices throughout

the world

Devoted to advancing

opportunities for women

and men to obtain decent

and productive work in

conditions of freedom,

equity, security and human

dignity

Placing employment at the

heart of development policy

The International Labour Organization


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The ILO: Reaching deep into the Real Economy

The only tripartite organization in the UN family.

Employers and workers representatives have an equal voice with that

of governments

Operates with practical, concrete and specific contributions

from its tripartite constituents Promote labour standards

Create greater opportunities for decent employment

Enhance coverage and effectiveness of social protection

Strengthen tripartism and

social dialogue to advance

these goals.


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The ILO: Experience Responding to Crisis

In its first year, the ILO adopted 6 conventions, including those

covering

Hours of Work

Unemployment Insurance

Maternity Protection

Minimum Age


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In the 1930s, in the wake of global financial collapse, the ILO

worked to coordinate a global approach toward raising labour

standards and rebuilding employment.


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At the end of Second World War, the ILO adopted the

Declaration of Philadelphia as nations looked to a future of

peace and security

Labour is not a commodity

Freedom of expression and association are essential to

sustained progress

Poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity

everywhere All human beings have the right to pursue

their material well being in conditions of

freedom and dignity, economic security

and equal opportunity


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1950s 1970s

Creation and expansion of technical cooperation to help newly de-

colonized nations build sustainable economies

1980s 1990s

Response to end of Cold War, helping newly democratic countries

restore functioning labour markets

Response to Asian financial crisis

Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

2000s Decent Work Agenda responds to global poverty

World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization

Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization


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The ILOs Decent Work Agenda

Work is central to peoples well being

Creating decent work should be at the heart of development

policy

Make globalization more

inclusive and fair


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The ILOs Decent Work Agenda

Centered on the ILOs key strategic objectives

Employment

The principal route out of poverty is work

Rights

People in poverty needrepresentation, participation andvoice

Protection

Earning power is suppressed bymarginalization and lack of support

systems Dialogue

The only way to solveproblems peacefully


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Current world financial meltdown worst since the

Great Depression

World growth in 2009

will be lowest since the

Second World War

World trade expected to

contract by 2.8% in 2009 after

growing 7.8% annually over the past three

years

A World in Crisis


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The crisis is spreading

From largest industrialized nations to emerging economies toleast developed countries

Beyond the financial markets

Credit crunch

Waning consumer and business confidence International linkages

World trade

Commodity price drops

Fall off in FDI and privatecapital flows

Remittances falling for first time indecades

Drop in development assistance?


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Global unemployment in the formal sector could rise to 6.5%

this year

A total of 210 million people out of work

77 million workers in developing countries to

be pushed into poverty

Some hit especially hard

Women

Youth

Migrants

and affecting the real economy


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Case in Point:

Women and the Crisis

Number of unemployed women will rise by as much as 22

million in 2009

Women are often regarded as a flexible reserve, to be drawninto the labour market in upturns and expelled in downturns -

i.e. casual, temporary, contract, and home workers

Shrinking economies and reduced

social protection tend to hit

women and children harder

Women concentrated in export-oriented firms

that are exposed to global slowdown


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Its having far-reaching consequences

Risk of prolonged labour market recession

Job losers tend to lose skills and get discouraged after one year of

unsuccessful job search

Rise in informal employment and working poverty

Threats to social cohesion and stability, public support for

globalization, achievement of MDGs

Sense that innocent victims are hit,

largely because benefits from earlier

growth went mainly to high-incomegroups

A social crisis is at hand

P bl U l t d


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Problem: Unemployment and

informalisation are difficult to

reverse

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5

10

1520

25

30

35

4045

50

1991 2001

Output

Job MarketRecovery

Duration of output

recovery and job

market recovery

after the 1991 and

2001 recessions in

the U.S. (in months)

Source: Irons, John (2009) 'How long would a job-market recovery take'? , Economic Policy Institute, January 7


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Vulnerable employment to increase by

113 million

Change, in millions, 2007 - 2009

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Lat. Am. & Caribbean

Cent., SE Eur. & CIS

Middle East

North Africa

S.E. Asia & Pac.

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

Source: ILO, 2009, Global Employment Trends


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Low Unemployment

Insurance coverage in many

economies

0 20 40 60 80 100

Germany

France

UK

Canada

U.S.

Japan

China

Brazil

Percentage

Share ofunemployed

workers NOT

receiving

unemployment

benefits

Source: IILS estimates based on national statistics. For Brazil,

recipiency rate is taken from Vroman and Brusentsev (2005),

Unemployment Compensation Throughout the World: A

Comparative Analysis, and applied to the level of

unemployment fromthe Dec. 2008 Labour Force Survey.


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The challenge to be met

Preventing the financial crisis from becominga long-lasting labour market and social crisis

Averting widespread, major

increases in unemployment Avoiding long-lasting

shift to informal work

Staving off large

increases in povertyamong the worldsworking poor


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Most have taken some action Much of focus is stabilizing financial markets and attempting to

restore liquidity

Many economic recovery packages are targeted at the real

economy to stimulate demand Cutting taxes and boosting government

spending

Targeting infrastructure development

Spending on education and health

Extension of unemployment benefits, hiringincentives, retraining and other actions targetedto help workers and employers weather thecrisis

What countries are

already doing


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Multilateral action

In April 2009, statement of the G20 London Summit of world

leaders:

Support those affected by the crisis by

creating employment opportunities and

through income support measures Support employment by stimulating growth, investing in

education and training, and through active labour

market policies, focusing on the most vulnerable

We call upon the ILO, working with other relevant

organisations, to assess the actions takenand those required for the future.


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But there are still many shortcomings

Action has been swift, but relatively unfocused

Financial rescue measures are generally far in excess of fiscaltools to stimulate demand

Impact has been limited to date

Lack of coordination among countries Little attention to development

assistance for poorer countries

Structural causes are not being

addressed Return to status quo (the crisis

before the crisis) would leave theworld vulnerable to future downturns


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Financial rescue efforts vs. fiscal

rescue efforts

0 10 20 30 40

U.S.

Germany

France

U.K.

Portugal

Spain

Percentage of GDP

Fiscal Rescue Efforts

Financial Rescue Efforts

Source: IILS, based on ILO, OECD & Bloomberg.

Case in Point:


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Case in Point:

Unemployment Insurance United States

2008 financial stimulus included extension of Unemployment Insurance benefits New administration indicates further extensions to come

Europe

Many countries expanding Unemployment Insurance duration, benefits andeligibility

OECD recommends strengthening safety net in

countries with short duration of UnemploymentInsurance benefits

China

Financial stimulus package expected toinclude income and employment supportto jobless families


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Canada: Economic recovery plan emphasizes training

$1 billion for job training delivered through unemployment insurance

programme

$500 million strategic training and transition fund available to all

individuals

$40 million for apprenticeship

programmes

Long-tenured worker programme toextend Unemployment Insurance

benefits while worker is being retrained

Case in Point:

Skills and Job Training


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The Crisis Before the Crisis Prior to the onset of the current meltdown

Global economy was not producing sufficient jobswhere people live

86 million young people wereunemployed

Existing framework ofdevelopment not working

for many people Globalization not delivering

for them


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Fate of developing countries hangs in

the balance

This is truly not the moment to let themdown and to say sorry, we have to fend

for ourselves One of the biggest

problems we have is an enormous lack of

coordination among all these stimulus

packages, and that can easily lead to

beggar-thy-neighbor policies, and we are

already seeing indications of that.

Juan Somavia, Director-General, ILO


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ILO Recommended Measures

Ensure flow of credit and stimulate demand

Extend social protection and retraining

Focus on the vulnerable

Support productive and sustainable enterprises

Small and medium-sized

businesses and cooperatives

Employment-intensive

investment

Green jobs Ensure restructuring of

enterprises and sectors is

socially sensitive


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ILO Recommended Measures

Ensure core labour standards are promoted and not

undermined or eroded

Strengthen social dialogue, tripartism, and ILO role in

multilateral system

Maintain and expand

development aid


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Case in Point: Social

Protection

Brasils Bolsa Familia: Federal cash transfer programmefocused on poor families

Serves 11 million poor families, with a monthly income up to

per capita (US$ 60.00) 2009 Budget: approx. US$ 5 billion - 0.4 % GDP

Conditioned on health monitoring for pregnant women and

infants, child school attendance

Integrated with programmes addressing child labour and forcedlabour

Studies show significant success in reduction of poverty and child

malnutrition, raising gender equity and economic activity

Studies also show programme does not create disincentive to work


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Case in Point:

Green Jobs

Renewable energy 20 million jobs by 2030

Germany boosted jobs in renewables from 160,000 to 260,000 in just

two years

China has 1,000 manufacturers of solar thermal panels employing

600,000 workers Recycling in China employs 10 million

workers

Columbias ethanol mandate is

expected to create 170,000 jobs

World Bank: Biofuelscould generate 1.1

million jobs in Africa


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Case in Point:

Employment Intensive Investment Productive and social infrastructure, protection of theproductive resource base

Roads, irrigation, construction and rehabilitation of schools and health

centres, forestation, soil and water conservation

3-5 times more direct jobs created Multiplier effect: 1.6 2.0

Foreign exchange: typically 50%

savings

Costs: typically 20% cheaper

Contribution to

increased GDP


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Case in Point:

Social Dialogues Value in Crisis Ireland Faced serious economic difficulties into the 1980s

1987 - Social partners and government

concluded first in series of tripartite

agreements on national recovery Country subsequently became

economic leader in Europe


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Case in Point:

Social Dialogues Value in Crisis Republic of Korea History of hostile relationship between unions and the state

Creation of Tripartite Commission to address 1997-98 Asian financial

crisis

Social Agreement of 1998 enabledlayoffs, expanded workers rights and gave

government flexibility to

act against crisis

Economic recovery followed soon

thereafter


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Needed: A Global

Jobs Pact

Address similar problems at the same time with a global

approach

Stimulus packages should be more employment oriented

Target small- and medium-sized enterprises

Responsible for most of new and existing jobs in most countries

Avoid wage deflation and pave the

way toward a more sustainableeconomy through greater emphasis

on

Social Protection

Workers Rights / Social Dialogue


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To restore credit

Condition government financial support on provision of credit for viable new

projects

Direct access to government loans for small- and medium-sized businesses

To ensure fiscal stimulus boosts economic activity

Target employment-intensive areas

Support to small- and medium-sized enterprises

Ensure workers have the skills to respond to

new requirements Promote rural and agricultural

dimensions critical in developing countries

How a Global Jobs Pact

would work


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How a Global Jobs Pact would work

To account for the lags in launching new infrastructureprojects Provide support to existing jobs through shorter working hours, partial

Unemployment Insurance benefits and training

Enhance social protection through well-designed programme and

make it broad-based

To strengthen the safety net for those who loseor cannot find jobs Unemployment Insurance benefits and

employment guarantees

Active labour market and training programmes

Specific attention to vulnerable groupswomen, youth, migrants


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Case in Point:

Small and Medium Enterprises More than 95% of OECD enterprises are classified as SMEs Account for up to 70% of the working population

Dynamism and flexibility

However, they are also among most vulnerable in crisis

Weaker financial structures and limited access to credit

Often dependent on global value chains

ILO has resources and provides policy advice aimed at

strengthening SME finance

Microfinance, mico-leasing, micro-insurance and mutual guaranteesystems


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Summing it up

Global economic crisis is deepening

Risk of prolonged labour market recession

Countries are acting but rescue packages thus far not

sufficient

Too much financial, not enough fiscal

Need more focus on creating decent work and protecting people

Too little coordination among nations

Not enough attention to development dimensions of the crisis

Social stability is at risk, particularly in developing countries


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Summing it up

Prescriptions for a more sustainable economy

Restore credit and ensure that banks lend to viable businesses

Target small and medium enterprises, the engines of job growth, in

credit restoration and infrastructure projects

Provide employment benefits and broad-based social protection tohelp workers and families weather the downturn

Use social dialogue and worker protections in countries to avoid wage

deflation

Motivate multilateral institutions to work cooperatively toward more

balanced globalization that promotes sustainability from economic,social and environmental viewpoints


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Looking Ahead

International Labour Conference, June 2009 Restructuring agenda to place emphasis on the crisis

Special Committee on the Crisis

Two-day Global Summit on Dealing with the Jobs Crisis

ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization

Reaffirms commitment to open economies and open societies

Calls for a stronger action nationally and internationally

Achieve social cohesion

Combat poverty and rising inequality

This is our contribution to making sure that once the mess is cleared up, there will be

no room for the destructive behavior of financial actors to ruin peoples lives and thereal economy.

Juan Somavia, Director-General, ILO


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ILOSocial Justice and Tripartism:

Programme for Workers Activities (ACTRAV)

International Training Center of ILO


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Objectives of this Session

We will try to understand:

1. Fundamental Goal and Principle of ILO

2. Structure (Major Components) of ILO

3. Major Functions of ILO

4. Roles of ACTRAV (Bureau for Workers Activities)


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1. Fundamental Goal and Principle

of ILO

PREAMBLE


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Fundamental Goal of ILO

Standard

Setting TechnicalCo-operation

Better Working Conditions

Meetings - Information - Research - Expertise

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Tripartite

System

PREAMBLE

Universal

and lastingpeace can be

established

only if it isbased upon

social justice


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Tripartism: Fundamental Principle

Tripartism is :

The active interactions among thegovernment, workers and employers asrepresentative, equal and independent socialpartners.

To seek mutually agreeable solutions for issues of

common concerns.


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ILOEmployers Workers

Governments

Tripartism in Shape


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Tripartism: How it works?

Active Interaction in

order to seek joint

solutions

Partners must be willing

to reach, and respect,agreements

Partners must be

committed, competentand active


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Tripartism: Strength of ILO

The Tripartite System enables:

the representatives of workers and employers to

participate on an equal footing with those of

governments in all discussions and the process of

decision-makings.

ILO is the only UN agency which has

the tripartite system imbedded in its root.


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2. Structure of ILO


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Major Components of ILO Structure

International Labour Conference

Governing Body

International Labour Office


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International Labour Conference (1)

Main Tasks:1. Work out (in Committee) and adopt (in Plenary) international labour standards, and

supervise their application;

2. Elect Governing Body, and decide to admit a new Member

3. Freely discuss social and labour questions of importance to the entire world;

4. Pass resolutions which provide guidelines for the ILO's general policy and futureactivities.

5. Adopt every two years the ILO's biennial work programme and budget

- Meet every year in Geneva in June;- Each member State is represented by two G delegates, one E delegate and one Wdelegate, plus advisers.


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International Labour Conference (2)

Conference Committees1. Selection Committee (28G, 14E, 14W)

2. Credentials Committee (G, E, W)3. Conference Drafting Committee

4. Committee on the Application of Conventions and

Recommendations

5. Finance Committee of Government Representatives

6. Other committees

- such as a committee to discuss a new standard


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Governing Body of ILO (1)

The executive body of the ILO Meets three times a year (in March, June and November);

Takes decisions on ILO policy;

Decides the agenda of the Conference;

Adopts the draft Programme and Budget of the Organization; and Elects the Director-General.

Composition 56 titular (28 G, 14 E and 14 W) and 66 deputy (28 G, 19 E and 19 W).

Ten of the titular government seats are permanently held by States of chief

industrial importance (Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the

Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States).

The Employer and Worker members are elected in their individual capacity.

GB Election is held every three years (2002 is the election year!)


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Governing Body of ILO (2)

The Governing Body has the following committees:

Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA)

Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee (PFA)

Committee on Legal Issues and International Labour Standards (LILS)

Working Party on Policy regarding the Revision of Standards (WP/PRS)

Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises (MNE)

Committee on Employment and Social Policy (ESP)Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues (STM)

Committee on Technical Cooperation (TC)

Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization (WP/SDG)
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International Labour Office (1)

The permanent secretariat of the ILO, located in Geneva.

Focal point for the overall activities that it prepares under the scrutiny of the

Governing Body and under the leadership of a Director-General

Some 1,900 officials of over 110 nationalities at the

headquarters and in 40 field offices around the world.

Some 600 experts undertaking missions in all regions ofthe world under the programme of technical cooperation.

A research and documentation centre and a printing

house


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International Labour Office (2)

The Regional Office (RO)

Sub-Regional Office (SRO)

The Area Office (AO)International Training Center of ILO


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Standard Setting

International Labour Standards (ILS)Conventions Recommendations

Application at national level(through legislation and practice)

Adoption by the Conference


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ILS : Classification

Basic human rights

Employment

Conditions of work

Social security

Social policy

Labor administration

Women

Industrial relations

Children and youngpersons

Protection of specialgroups


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Freedom of Association

ILS : Core Labour Standards

Standards concerning fundamental human/social rights

Freedom ofAssociation, 1948

Right toCollective

Bargaining, 1949

C. 87 C. 98

Freedom from Forced Labour

Forced Labour,1930

Abolition ofForced Labour,

1957

C. 29 C. 105

Minimum Age for Employment

Minimum Age,1973

Elimination ofWorst Forms of

Child Labour, 1999

C. 138 C. 182

Freedom from Discrimination

EqualRemuneration,

1951

Discrimination(Employment andOccupation), 1958

C. 100 C. 111


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Technical Cooperation

Dispatch specialists to Member States to advise on technical matters

Provisions of facilities for training to further the aims of full

employment, the raising of standards of living, and greater jobsatisfaction.

Vocational training facilities


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4. Roles of ACTRAV


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Tripartism: Summary

Employers Workers

Governments

ILOActive Partnership

ACTEMP ACTRAV

Achievement of Social Justice through establishment and maintenance of

Active Partnership among the Governments, Workers and Employers

Organizations.


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For the spirits and purposes of the Tripartism,trade unions must be representative, competentand responsible, which give real effect to the

system and methodology.

Tripartism: Role of ACTRAV

ACTRAV supports the establishment andstrengthening of free, independent,

democratic and representative trade

unions in all countries in the world.


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Supports trade unions to be formed and to developas truly representative social partners;

Disseminate policies and programmes of the ILOand its technical units to trade unions;

Reflect interests of trade unions in programmesand actions of the ILO;

Support workers representatives in ILOs decisionmaking bodies; and

Educate and train trade union leaders/

activists/staff.

What does ACTRAV do?


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Tripartism: Structure of ACTRAV

Bureau for WorkersActivities

(ILO/ACTRAV-Geneva)

Asia/Pacific Desk: K. Takagi

ILO/ACTRAV-Turin

(International Training Center of theILO)

Asia/Pacific: H. Ishibashi

Field Specialists

(RO, SRO and AO)

Bangkok: R. RaghwanNew Delhi: P.S. AhnManila: D.P.A. Naidu

Overall policy/strategymaking

Liaison with other unit

Support for Workers

GroupReflection of workersinterests

Implementation of

training programmes

Direct contactwith unions

Implementation of ACTRAVpolicies andstrategies ineach country

Dissemination

of information


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ACTRAV-Team For Asia/Pacific

ILO HQ / ACTRAV

= Kimi Takagi Desk for Asia/Pacific

ILO Sub-Regional Office in Bangkok (for East Asia)

= R. RaghwanSenior Specialist for Workers Activities

ILO Sub-Regional Office in New Delhi (for South & Central Asia)

= Ahn Pong-SulSenior Specialist for Workers Activities

ILO Sub-Regional Office in Manila (for South East Asia & Pacific)= D.P.A. NaiduSenior Specialist for Workers Activities

ITC-ILO (Turin Center)

= Hiro Ishibashi Programme Officer for Asia/Pacific


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ACTRAV-Turin Team

Enrico Cairola - Programme Manager

Marc Belanger - IT Specialist

Ben I. Dia - Africa and Arab States

Carmen Benitez - Americas and Gender

Hiro Ishibashi - Asia and the Pacific Freek Thomasson Europe


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5. Issues for Discussion


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Low and declining union density Question of

Representativeness

Organized full-time male workers Model

Most competent workers organizations provision

Widening North-South gap Question of Universality

Lack of representations of developing countries in many ofILO structures and activities

Euro-centrism

Current Issues Concerning ILO


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Summary of this Session

1. Fundamental Goal and Principle of ILO

Achievement of Social Justice through Tripartism

2. Structure of ILO International Labour Conference, Governing Body and International

Labour Office


Standard Setting and Technical Cooperation.

4. Roles of ACTRAV

Empowerment of workers organizations


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Thank you for your attention!

Programme for Workers Activities (ACTRAV)

ITC-ILO

ILO in IR


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ILO in IR

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ILO establish in 1919, on April 19 by VersaillesPeace Conference

India become member of ILO in 1919

ILO


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ILO

Full employment and raising

of standard of living

Adequate protection for the

life and health of the

workers

The assurance of

educational and vocational

opportunity

Stru

The International

Conference

The governing body

The international labor

office

Objective of ILO Structure of ILO

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Functions of ILO


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Functions of ILO

Conditions of work

Child works

Migrant workers

Health, Safety and Welfare

Social Security

Manpower organization and VocationalTraining

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The International Labour

Organizationand International Labour Standards

International Labour Organization


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International Labour Organization

Was founded in 1919 Is a United Nations specialized agency

Has 181 Member States

Is the only international tripartite organization

ILO objectives and principles


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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 tosustained progress

All human beings, irrespective of race, creed or sex havethe right to pursue both their material well-being andtheir spiritual development in conditions of [...] equalopportunities

PREAMBLE TO THE ILO CONSTITUTION, 1919DECLARATION OF PHILADELPHIA, 1944

Tripartism


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Tripartism is the active participation ofworkers and employers, together withgovernments, in all ILO activities

The tripartite structure of the ILO enables therepresentatives of workers and employers toparticipate on an equal footing with those ofgovernments in all discussion and the process

of decision-making

ILO Structure


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4 delegates per member State

International Labour Conference

Governing Body

International Labour Office

1 workers

delegate

1 employers

delegate

2 governments

delegates

14 workersrepresentatives

14 employersrepresentatives28 governmentsrepresentatives

International Labour Standards (ILS)


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( )

CONVENTIONS

International treaties When ratified are legally binding

If not ratified, are sources of inspiration for domestic law

Variable content (Conventions recognizing fundamental rights,technical or promotional Conventions)

188 Conventions (as of July 2007)

RECOMMENDATIONS

Not open to ratification

Not legally binding

Provide general or technical guidelines for national action

199 Recommendations (as of July 2007)

Other ILO instruments


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Declarations

Resolutions

Codes of practice

Characteristics of ILS


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Tripartism

Universality

Flexibility

Application subject to an international control

ILO fundamental Conventions


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ALL ILO MEMBER STATES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE

RATIFICATION OF THESE CONVENTIONS, HAVE THEOBLIGATION TO RESPECT THE PRINCIPLES THEY SET

OUT(ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1988)

C87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise

Convention, 1948 C98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949

C29 Forced Labour Convention, 1930

C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957

C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973

C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 C100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951

C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958

Types of provisions to be found in ILO


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Conventions

Provisions granting in an unconditional manner clearand precise rights

Provisions granting rights of a general nature whosecontent is not specified by the instrument

Provisions granting rights and allowing States todecide the conditions for their implementation

Directive like provisions requiring States to adoptmeasures to apply in domestic law the guaranteesrecognized by the Convention

Provisions of a programmatic nature requiring Statesto adopt and implement a general policy

Ratification


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Is the official commitment by a Member Stateto be bound by the provisions of a Conventionunder international law

Is a political decision Cannot involve reservations

Consequences: (1) implementation of theConvention, both in law and in practice; (2)exposure to supervisory mechanisms

ILO supervisory mechanisms


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REGULAR SYSTEM OF SUPERVISION Based on the obligation to report on the

application of each ratified Convention

SPECIAL SYSTEMS OF SUPERVISION

Involve cases of specific allegation of

violations against a Member State

Most relevant ILO supervisory bodies for judges andlawyers


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lawyers

Committee of Experts on the Application ofConventions and Recommendations (CEACR)

Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA)

Functions of the ILO supervisory bodies


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Supervise the respect of ILO Member Statesobligations stemming from ILS

In so doing, clarify the meaning and scope ofILS provisions

Through their action, a body of case law hasbeen progressively built up


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Standards and Fundamental

Principles and Rights at Work

Programme:

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Supervision of ILO
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Supervision of ILOConventions


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ILO Structure


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ILO Organs


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International Labour OfficePermanent Secretariat

Research and documentation centre

Governing Body56 members

International Labour ConferenceInternational Labour Standards

182 Member States

International Labour Standards


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Conventions

When ratified, theseare legally binding

If they are notratified, theyrepresent objectivesand influence

national legislation

Recommendations

General or technicalguidelines

Not open toratification

Ratification


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Formal registration

Comes into force 1 year later

Obligations to report:

1st report one year after a Conventioncomes into force

Periodic report every 1 to 5 years

Core ILO Conventions


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29 (Forced Labour) and 105 (Abolition ofForced Labour)

138 (Minimum Age) and 182 (Worst Forms

of Child Labour)

100 (Equal Remuneration) and 111(Discrimination in Employment and

Occupation)

87 (Freedom of Association and Protection

of the Right to Organize) and 98 (Right toOrganize and Collective Bargaining)

Supervisory mechanisms: Regular supervision(Article 22, ILO Constitution)


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Special procedures: Representations(Article 24 ILO Constitution)


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What is the role of indigenous peoples?


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Indigenous peoples do not have a formal place within theILOs supervisory mechanisms

In order to access the supervisory system directly andofficially, it is necessary to work with or through theILOs tripartite partners (most often workersorganizations)

Indigenous organizations can send verifiableinformation directly to the ILO (laws, court decisions,etc.)

Information from UN agencies, projects and mechanismscan be taken into account by the supervisory mechanisms

Innovative approaches can also be found e.g., Norway Governments can develop official national mechanisms

for the inclusion of indigenous peoples in research, andthe implementation and monitoring of the Convention Indigenous peoples can work directly with the ILO

through technical cooperation

The role of technical cooperation


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Sensitization and capacity-building

Identification of implementation challenges

Response to comments of supervisory bodies

Facilitation of dialogue, improving coordination

Development of legislation, policies andprogrammes

Facilitating the establishment of mechanisms forimplementation and monitoring

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