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India Participates in 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva
The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, leads the Indian delegation at the 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference is reported as the supreme deliberative and decision-making body of the International Labour Organization and meets annually with tripartite delegations from 187 Member States.
International Labour Conference (ILC):
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Institutional status | It is the supreme deliberative and decision-making body of the International Labour Organization. |
| Meeting frequency | The Conference meets annually. |
| Participation structure | It brings together tripartite delegations from 187 Member States and a number of observers. |
| Tripartite delegation composition | Each national delegation has a minimal composition of 2 Government, 1 Employers’, and 1 Workers’ delegates (2–1–1). |
| Voting rule | The Government, Employers’, and Workers’ delegates participate and vote independently. |
| Core function: labour standards | It provides for crafting and adoption of international labour standards, comprising Conventions and Recommendations. |
| Core function: supervision of standards | It provides for supervision of the application of standards through its Committee on the Application of Standards. |
| Core function: programme and budget | It provides for approval of the biennial programme and budget of the Organization and the allocation of expenses among Member States. |
| Core function: Governing Body | It provides for election of the members of the Governing Body. |
| Core function: membership | It provides for admission of new Member States which are not members of the United Nations. |
| Core function: reports | It provides for discussion on the reports of the Director-General and the Chairperson of the Governing Body. |
| Core function: resolutions | It provides for adoption of resolutions that provide guidelines for the ILO’s general policy and future activities. |