{"id":6403,"date":"2025-09-17T11:49:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6403"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:56:29","slug":"what-is-the-international-labour-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-international-labour-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"International Labour Organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>International Labour Organisation Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Minister for Labour &amp; Employment signed the Memorandum of Understanding between Government of India and International Labour Organisation (ILO) for collaboration to develop \u2018International Reference Classification of Occupations\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About International Labour Organisation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>specialized agency of the United Nations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (UN) dedicated to improving labour conditions and living standards throughout the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>only tripartite U.N. agency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that brings together <\/span><b>governments, employers and workers\u2019 representatives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of 187-member States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Member countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has <\/span><b>187 member states:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 186 out of 193 UN member states plus the Cook Islands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recognition of its activities, the ILO was awarded the <\/span><b>Nobel Prize for Peace in 1969.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Geneva, Switzerland.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>History of International Labour Organisation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was created in 1919, as <\/span><b>part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/treaty-of-versailles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Treaty of Versailles<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that ended World War I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>In 1946,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the ILO became a <\/span><b>specialized agency of the newly formed UN.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also a member of the <\/span><b>United Nations Development Group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (UNDP), a coalition of UN organization aimed at helping meet the <\/span><b>Sustainable Development Goals.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of International Labour Organisation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Policy Formulation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It forms international <\/span><b>policies and programmes to promote basic human rights,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> improve working and living conditions, and enhance employment opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creation of international labour standards backed by a unique system to supervise their application<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An extensive programme of international technical cooperation formulated and implemented in an active partnership with constituents, to help countries put these policies into practice in an effective manner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training, education, and research activities to help advance all of these efforts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2167195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PIB<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) dedicated to improving labour conditions and living standards throughout the world. 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