2010-2015 ilo strategic policy framework the international labour organization 1919-2009

2010-2015ILO Strategic Policy Framework

The International Labour Organization1919-2009

The International Labour Organization: Background

• Universal humane conditions of labour as an expression of social justice and a condition for peace among nations

• Unique tripartite structure • Mandated to realize the universal values of freedom,

human dignity, security and

non-discrimination in the world of work• The contemporary expression of

the ILO’s vision and strategy is

the Decent Work Agenda

ILO Decent Work Agenda

• Centred on the organization’s key strategic objectives… – Employment

• The principal route out of poverty is work

– Rights• People in poverty need representation, participation and voice

– Protection• Earning power is suppressed by

marginalization and lack

of support systems

– Dialogue• The only way to solve

problems peacefully

Support for the Decent Work Agenda

• The 2005 UN General Assembly– “We strongly support fair globalization and resolve to make the

goals of full and productive employment and decent work for all…a central objective of our relevant national and international policies…”


• Rising number of ratifications of ILO labour standards– By the end of 2008 there were 1,306 ratifications of the eight

fundamental ILO Conventions– Now at 150 short of the total potential ratification of the

fundamental Conventions by 182 member States,

or 89.7 per cent– The total number of ratifications of all

Conventions reached 7,600 in 2008


• Rise in contributions from donor nations to assist with implementation of one or several dimensions of the Decent Work Agenda in target countries– Doubling of extra-budgetary resources over last seven years

• Increase in demand for ILO services– Decent Work Country Programmes

– Urgent requests for assistance

that have arrived with the financial

and economic crisis

– UN Development Assistance

Frameworks and joint UN operation in

which ILO services and policies

are frequently referenced

The ILO’s Strategic Policy Framework 2010-2015

• Envisioning an Organization assisting its constituents to seize, from the standpoint of the world of work, the opportunities of globalization and to confront its challenges

• Ensuring that ILO tripartite constituents are able, separately and together, and as an

Organization, to advance

towards decent work and

humane conditions of labour for all

working women and men

The challenges of globalization

• Many countries and sectors face major income inequality

• Continuing high levels of unemployment and poverty– Even before the present financial crisis, 2 in 5 workers still trapped in

informal, low-productivity activities yielding poverty incomes

• Vulnerability of economies to external shocks

• The growth of both unprotected

work and the informal economy,

which impacts on the

employment relationship

and the protections it

can offer

ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization

• In line with ILO strategic objectives and the Decent Work Agenda, urges ILO to assist its Members in their efforts to…– Promote employment, skills development, sustainable

enterprises and economic growth– Extend social security and other forms

of social protection– Promote social dialogue and tripartism– Respect, promote and realize

the fundamental principles and rights at work

The Strategic Policy Framework: Key ILO goals for 2015

• Be recognized as the premier forum for debate and guidance on policies to bring about decent work

• Be the primary source of guidance for member States to place full and productive employment and decent work for all at the centre of economic and social policies

• Be an authoritative source of information, data, knowledge and advice on decent work policies

in all their dimensions

The Strategic Policy Framework: Key ILO goals for 2015

• Cooperate actively, directly and through common UN country programmes with governments and with employers’ and workers’ organizations, assisting them to design and implement decent work policies

• Cooperate closely with international organizations to achieve convergence and coherence on major

policy orientations pertaining

to the world of work

• Be recognized for its key

contributions in making the

UN system an effective and

efficient development partner

The SPF by objective

• Strategic objective: Create greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income– More people have access to productive and decent employment through

inclusive job-rich growth

– Skills development increases the

employability of workers, the competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of growth

– Sustainable enterprises create

productive and decent jobs


• Strategic objective: Enhance the coverage and effectiveness of social protection for all– More people have access to better managed and more gender-

equitable social security benefits– Women and men have better and more equitable working

conditions– Workers and enterprises benefit from improved

safety and health conditions at work– More migrant workers are protected and have access to

productive employment and decent work– The world of work responds effectively

to the HIV/AIDS epidemic


• Strategic objective: Strengthen tripartism and social dialogue– Employers and workers have strong, independent and

representative organizations– Labour administrations apply up-to-date labour legislation and

provide effective services– Tripartism and strengthened labour

market governance contribute

to effective social dialogue

and sound industrial relations– A sector-specific approach

to decent work is applied


• Strategic objective: Promote and realize standards and fundamental principles and rights at work– The right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is

widely known and exercised– Child labour, forced labour and discrimination at work are

progressively eliminated– International labour standards

are ratified and applied


• Additional outcome: Mainstreaming decent work– Member States place an integrated approach to decent work at

the heart of their economic and social policies, supported by key UN and other multilateral agencies

Strengthening the ILO’s technical capacities

• Strengthening the knowledge base– Results-based knowledge strategy to focus on four areas:

statistics, research, knowledge networks, and knowledge dissemination

– Stronger statistical foundation and an

innovative approach to measuring

the multiple facets of decent work


• Building the capacity of ILO constituents– Capacity development for workers’ and employers’ organizations

will include training and other capacity-building initiatives based on needs assessments

– Develop tools and expertise for ministries of

labour or their equivalents to take a

comprehensive and integrated approach to

their main functions, from labour

administration to labour inspection and

employment services


• Building the capacity of ILO constituents– Work within the context of UN Development Assistance

Framework and joint UN programmes• Develop capacity in other government institutions

regarding specific economic sectors that play

a key role in delivering on DWCP results

• Strengthen capacity for effective tripartite

participation in UN country programmes


• Promote effective partnerships within the UN and multilateral systems to strengthen ILO operational programmes, activities and objectives

• Strengthen ILO technical support to members by concentrating specialist

technical capacity in fewer

but larger decent work technical support teams

Strengthening ILO governance, management and support

• Effective and efficient utilization of all ILO resources• Effective and efficient governance of the Organization

Summing up the SPF

• Building upon the historic mission of the ILO to promote freedom, human dignity, security and non-discrimination in the world of work

• Recognizing the inseparable, interrelated and mutually supportive nature of the ILO’s key strategic objectives

• Supporting ILO constituents to address the opportunities of globalization and to confront its challenges

• Revolving around the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda• Setting forth an integrated approach to achieving results

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