Question

What is international labour organisation and objectives?

Answer 1

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the United Nations agency for the world of work. It sets international labour standards, promotes rights at work and encourages decent employment opportunities, the enhancement of social protection and the strengthening of dialogue on work-related issues.

Answer 2

The International Labour Organization (ILO) was founded in 1919 and became the first specialized agency of the United Nations in 1946. It is the only tripartite agency in the U.N. and is composed of government, employer and worker representatives. Through the ILO, 183 member statesfreely and openly debate and elaborate labor standards and policies. [1]

Accordingly, the ILO enables and addresses:

Tripartism and social dialogueInternational labour standardsWorking out of Poverty

The organization shares the belief that work is central to people's well-being. "Our vision is based on the premise that universal, lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon decent treatment of working people." [2]
Objectives of the ILO:

The main objectives of ILO contained in the preamble to its constitution are to:

1. Provide social justice to workers.


2. Avoid injustice, depravation and exploitation of labour.

3. Build up human working conditions to the labour