International Labour Organisation

• The International Labour Organisation was created in 1919 by the Versailles Peace Treaty ending World War I. 
  
  
• After the demise of the League of Nations, the ILO became the first specialized agency associated with the UN. 
  
  
  
  
• The organization has 186 of the 193 UN member states plus the Cook Islands are members of the ILO and its secretariat is located in Geneva, Switzerland. 
  
  
  
  
• It is responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards. 
  
  
  
  
• Unlike other United Nations specialized agencies, the International Labour Organization has a tripartite governing structure – representing governments, employers, and workers. 
  
  
  
  
• ILO designates some member countries as ―Chief Industrial Importance.
  
  
  
  
• The designated nations are Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States. 
  
  
  
  
• In 1988, the international labour conference adopted the ―Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work‖. It aims to eliminate all forms of forced or compulsory labour, abolition of child labour and the elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation. 
  
  
  
  
• The five flagship programs of ILO are Better work, Social Protection Floors for All (SPF’s), IPEC+, Global Action for Prevention on Occupational Safety and Health (GAP-OSH programme), Jobs for Peace and Resilience.