International Labour Conference:
The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje led the Indian delegation at the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland.
- International Labour Conference is the supreme deliberative and decision making body of the International Labour Organization.
- The Conference meets annually, bringing together tripartite delegations from the Organization’s 187 Member States and a number of observers.
- Tripartite Delegation: Each national delegation has a minimal composition of two Government one Employers’ and one Worker delegates (2–1–1).
- The Government, Employers’ and Workers’ delegates participate and vote independently.
- Role of the International Labour Conference:
- Crafting and adoption of international labour standards (Conventions and Recommendations);
- Supervision of the application of standards through its Committee on the Application of Standards;
- Approval of the biennial programme and budget of the Organization and the allocation of expenses among Member States;
- Election of the members of the Governing Body;
- Admission of new Member States which are not members of the United Nations;
- Discussion on the reports of the Director-General and the Chairperson of the Governing Body;
- Adoption of resolutions that provide guidelines for the ILO’s general policy and future activities.
