Discuss the international labor organization I.L.O

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a specialized agency of the United
Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards.
Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are
employed by it throughout the world— is known as the International Labour Office.
The organization received the Nobel Peace Prizein 1969.
• Membership and organization
Members include states that were members on 1 November 1945, when the organization’s new constitution came into effect after World War II. In addition, any
original member of the United Nations and any state admitted to the U.N. thereafter
may join. Other states can be admitted by a two-thirds vote of all delegates, including a two-thirds vote of government delegates, at any ILO General Conference.
Unlike other United Nations specialized agencies, the International Labour Organization has a tripartite governing structure — representing governments, employers
and workers.
Governing Body The Governing Body decides the agenda of the International Labour
Conference, adopts the draft programme and budget of the organization for submission to the conference, elects the director- general, requests information from
member states concerning labour matters, appoints commissions of inquiry and supervises the work of the International Labour Office.
This guiding body is composed of 28 government representatives, 14 workers’ representatives, and 14 employers’ representatives. Ten of the government seats are
held by member states that are nations of "chief industrial importance," as first considered by an "impartial committee." The terms of office are three years.
• International Labour Conference
The ILO organizes the International Labour Conference in Geneva every year in
June, where conventions and recommendations are crafted and adopted. The conference also makes decisions on the ILO’s general policy, work programme and
budget.
Each member state is represented at the conference by four people: two government delegates, an employer delegate and a worker delegate. All of them have
individual voting rights, and all votes are equal, regardless of the population of the
delegate’s member state. The employer and worker delegates are normally chosen
in agreement with the "most representative" national organizations of employers
and workers. Usually, the workers’ delegates coordinate their voting, as do the employers’ delegates. International Labour Code One of the principal functions of
the ILO is setting international labour standards through the adoption of conventions and recommendations covering a broad spectrum of labour-related subjects
and which, together, are sometimes referred to as the International Labour Code.
The topics covered include a wide range of issues, from freedom of association to
health and safety at work, decent work, working conditions in the maritime sector,
night work, discrimination, child labour, forced labour and maternity protection.

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Titany answered the question on December 3, 2021 at 08:56