India completes term as Chair of ILO”s Governing Body – INSIGHTSIAS

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India completes term as Chair of ILO”s Governing Body:

Context:

India’s term as chair of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) ended recently (October 2020- June 2021).

  • Last year, India assumed the chairmanship of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation after a gap of 35 years.

About the Governing Body:

It is the apex executive body of the ILO which decides policies, programmes, agenda, budget and elects the Director-General. It meets in Geneva.

About ILO:

  • Established as an agency for the League of Nations following World War I.
  • Established by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
  • It became the first specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) in the year 1946.
  • It got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969.
  • It is the only tripartite U.N. agency. It brings together governments, employers and workers.
  • Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.

Key reports:

  1. World Employment and Social Outlook.
  2. Global Wage Report.

 

Insta Curious: 

Did you know that India has ratified six out of eight core/fundamental ILO conventions? Which are the two Conventions that India has not ratified? Read here

 

InstaLinks:

Prelims Link:

  1. About ILO.
  2. Governing Body.
  3. Key reports by ILO.
  4. 8 Fundamental Conventions.
  5. About treaty of Versailles.

Sources: the Hindu.

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