Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) Apurva Chandra has been elected the Chairperson of the Governing Body of International LabourOrganisation.
(2) International Labour Organization came into existence in 1919.
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1&2
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- India assumed the Chairmanship of the Governing Body of International Labour Organization after 35 years.
- Apurva Chandra, Secretary (Labour and Employment) has been elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Body of the International LabourOrganisation (ILO) for the period October 2020- June 2021.
- Prior to him, B.G. Deshmukh,served as Chairmen of the Governing Body for the tenure 1984-85.
Governing Body of ILO:
- The Governing Body (GB) is the apex executive body of the ILO which decides policies, programmes, agenda, budget and elects the Director-General. At present ILO has 187 members.
- It is composed of 56 titular members (28 Governments, 14 Employers and 14 Workers) and 66 deputy members (28 Governments, 19 Employers and 19 Workers).
- Ten of the titular government seats are permanently held by States of chief industrial importance (Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States).
- The other Government members are elected by the Conference every three years (the last elections were held in June 2014). The Employer and Worker members are elected in their individual capacity.
India & ILO:
- India is a founder member of the International Labour Organization, which came into existence in 1919.
- India has ratified 47 ILO conventions and 1 protocol.
- At present the ILO has 186 Members.
- ILO has three organs -International Labour Conferences(General Assembly of the ILO), Governing Body(Executive Council of ILO) and International Labour Office(A permanent secretariat)
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1667036
https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/how-the-ilo-works/governing-body/lang–en/index.htm
https://labour.gov.in/lcandilasdivision/india-ilo