Q. With reference to the International Labour Organization (ILO), consider the following statements:
1.The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, founded with the primary purpose of promoting workers’ rights, improving working conditions, and advancing social justice globally.
2.It is mainly concerned with protecting the rights of workers in the formal economy.
3.India has ratified ‘Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organised Convention’ of the ILO. .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation –
Statement 1 is correct. ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations, founded with the primary purpose of promoting workers’ rights, improving working conditions, and advancing social justice globally. India is a founding member of ILO.
Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect. The ILO’s objective of decent work marks an explicit concern for all workers, including those outside the formal labor market. The ILO has also developed a number of initiatives to promote decent work in the informal economy, including the Employment Transitions Programme and the Social Protection Floor Recommendation.
Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organised Convention,
Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention, Occupational Safety and Health Convention, Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 are the ILO conventions not ratified by India.
Source: ForumIAS
