COSH

Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Global and National Situation in OSH
2. OSH Foundations and its Benefits
3. International OSH Standards by the International Labour Organization
4. Philippine Legislation (RA 11058)
5. OSH Policy and Safety Statement
6. Responsibilities of Employers’ and Employees’

 Activity 1: Preparation of a report on “ New safety and health issues in

construction project”
Lecture - 3
INTERNATIONAL
LABOUR
ORGANIZATION
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted
to advancing opportunities for women and men to
obtain decent and productive work in conditions of
freedom, equity, security and human dignity.
Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage
decent employment opportunities, enhance social
protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-
related issues.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
ORGANIZATION
 Set up on April 19, 1919.

 One of the specialized agencies of United Nations

Organization.
 The Institution
 The ILO was founded in 1919, in the wake of a destructive war, to
pursue a vision based on the premise that universal, lasting peace
can be established only if it is based upon decent treatment of
working people. The ILO became the first specialized agency of the
UN in 1946.

 The ILO is the only 'tripartite' United Nations agency in that it brings
together representatives of governments, employers and workers to
jointly shape policies and programmes.

 One of the specialized agencies of United Nations Organization.

 Headed by a Director General, ILO

Fundamental Principles

 Labour is not a commodity.

 Freedom of expression and of association

are essential to sustained progress.

 Poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to

prosperity everywhere.

 The war against want requires to be carried

on with unrelenting vigour by each nation.
 Objectives
 Full employment and the raising of standard of living.

 The employment of workers in the occupation in which they can

have the satisfaction of giving the fullest measure of their skill.

 Policies in regard to wages and earnings, bonus and other

conditions of work.

 The effective recognition of the right of collective bargaining.

 The provision of child welfare and maternity protection.

 Adequate protection for the life and health of workers in all

occupations.
 The Members
 The ILO is the global body responsible for drawing up and overseeing
international labor standards. Working with its Member States, the ILO
seeks to ensure that labor standards are respected in practice as well
as principle.
 Member States : 182 countries
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Chile, Croatia,
Egypt, Ghana, Hungary, Uganda, Quwait
Governing Body

The Governing Body is the executive body of the International Labor Office
(the Office is the secretariat of the Organization). It meets three times a
year, in March, June and November. It takes decisions on ILO policy,
decides the agenda of the International Labor Conference, adopts the
draft Programme and Budget of the Organization for submission to the
Conference, and elects the Director-General
The Composition

 The Governing Body is composed of 28 government

representatives, 14 workers' group representatives,
and 14 employers' group representatives.
 10 of the government seats are held permanently by
Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the
Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the
United States
 Structure of the ILO

 Tripartite organization consisting of

representatives of governments,
employers and workers in the ratio- 2:1:1.
PRINCIPAL ORGANS OF ILO

INTERNATIONAL INTENATIONAL
LABOUR GOVERNING LABOUR
CONFERENECE BODY OFFICE
 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
Which examines social problems and adopts
conventions and recommendations for
ratification by governments,
Electoral colleges of the conference elect the

GOVERNING BODY
Representatives of
Governments
Employers Ratio 2:1:1
workers

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

Research
Investigation
Technical Cooperation
Publications

International Centre for

International Institute for
Advanced Technical and
Labour Studies, Geneva
Vocational Training
 CONVENTIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
CONVENTIONS
✓Imposes certain obligations.
✓Member state should bring the
convention for ratification within
a period of 12-18 months.
✓Once ratified, it becomes
binding on the member state to
implement it.
RECOMMENDATIONS
✓Not an obligation creating
instrument.
✓Serves as a guide to the
member states in respect of the
minimum labour standards.
✓Should be brought to the notice
of appropriate authority within
12`-18 months.
Details of Conventions &
Recommendations
ILO has adopted hundreds of Conventions
and Recommendations as follows:
 Conditions of Work
 Employment of children and young persons
 Employment of Women
 Industrial health, safety and welfare
 Social Security
 Industrial Relations
 Employment & Unemployment
MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF ILO

 Improvement of conditions of work and life.

 Research and studies.
 Development of human resources and social
institutions.
 Collection and distribution of information and
publication.
 Establishing collaboration with other international
organizations.
 Undertaking regional programmes.
The Sessions

 The ILO regularly holds meetings at the international,

regional, national and sectoral level to examine social
and labor issues of interest to governments, employers'
and workers' organizations.
 to address the report on freedom of association, the
strategic challenges to decent work, and the long
term agenda of the ILO.
 The member States of the ILO meet at the
International Labour Conference, held
every year in Geneva, Switzerland, in the
month of June.

 Each member State is represented by a

delegation consisting of two government
delegates, an employer delegate, a
worker delegate, and their respective
advisers. (Employer and Worker delegates
are nominated in agreement with the most
representative national organizations of
employers and workers.)
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