| ILO is any acronym for “International Labor | | | | creation of employer’s and employee’s |
| Organization”, a specialized agency of the | | | | organizations. Within the UN system, the ILO has a |
| United Nations. ILO was established in 1919 (the end | | | | unique tripartite structure with workers and |
| of World War I) by the Treaty of Versailles, which | | | | employers participating as equal partners with |
| brought the League of Nations into being. The need | | | | governments in the work of its governing organs. |
| for such an organization had been advocated in the | | | | At present, the ILO's work is organized into four |
| nineteenth century by two industrialists: Robert | | | | thematic groupings or sectors: (1) Standards and |
| Owen (1771-1853) of Wales and Daniel Legrand | | | | fundamental principles and rights at work; (2) |
| (1783-1859) of France. Despite the demise of the | | | | Employment; (3) Social Protection; and (4) Social |
| League of Nations, after the Second World War, ILO | | | | Dialogue. |
| became the specialized agency of the United Nations: | | | | How ILO Work: |
| League of Nations’ successor. ILO’s | | | | To proceeds its operation, the organization is |
| Constitution was adopted by the Peace Conference | | | | constituted of: |
| in April of 1919. In the summer of 1920, The ILO was | | | | 1. a General Conference of representatives of the |
| set up in Geneva, Switzerland. ILO received Noble | | | | Members (or International Labour Conference). The |
| Peace Prize in 1969. | | | | Conference is hosted by ILO in Geneva every year |
| The ILO formulates international labour standards in | | | | in June. At the Conference, Conventions and |
| the form of Conventions and Recommendations | | | | Recommendations are crafted and adopted by |
| setting minimum standards of basic labour rights: | | | | majority decision. The Conference also makes |
| freedom of association, the right to organize, | | | | decisions on the ILO's general policy, work |
| collective bargaining, abolition of forced labour, | | | | programme and budget. Each member state is |
| equality of opportunity and treatment, and other | | | | represented at the International Labour Conference |
| standards regulating conditions across the entire | | | | by four delegates: two government delegates, an |
| spectrum of work related issues. | | | | employer delegate and a worker delegate. |
| It provides technical assistance primarily in the fields | | | | 2. ILO’s Governing Body consisted of fifty-six |
| of: vocational training and vocational rehabilitation; | | | | persons: twenty-eight representing governments; |
| employment policy; labour administration; labour law | | | | fourteen representing the employers; and fourteen |
| and industrial relations; working conditions; | | | | representing the workers. |
| management development; cooperatives; social | | | | 3. An International Labour Office controlled by the |
| security; labour statistics and occupational safety and | | | | Governing Body. |
| health. ILO also supports technical assistance to the | | | | |