Motion no: 54
The Irish Government has just taken up a seat on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and will be represented by the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation. The ILO is the only tripartite U.N. agency, and since 1919 brings together governments, employers and workers representatives of 187 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men. The unique tripartite structure of the ILO gives an equal voice to workers, employers and governments to ensure that the views of the social partners are closely re ected in labour standards and in shaping policies and programmes. The main aims of the ILO are
to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work- related issues. Conference welcomes the participation by the Government of Ireland in the Governing Body and urges it to use this opportunity to ful l the ILO aims and objectives at home and abroad. It is an opportune time to be in this position as the ILO is marking its centenary in 2019 and is preparing a number of initiatives including the future of work initiative, which aims to cultivate a global dialogue on the future of work, to build the ILO's ability to prepare and guide governments, workers and employers to better meet the world of work challenges of the next century. Similar initiatives on ending poverty, women and work, green jobs and enhancing the relevance of ILO standards are also planned. While Ireland has ratioed 73 of the 189 ILO Conventions (47 are in force, 28 Conventions and 1 Protocol have been denounced), a signi cant number of up to date conventions and protocols remain not ratioed. These include: strong-- Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97). Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131). Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974 (No. 140). Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143) - Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156)- Asbestos Convention, 1986 (No. 162) Protection of Workers Claims (Employers Insolvency) Convention, 1992 (No. 173).- Part-Time Work Convention, 1994 (No. 175). - Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 - Protocol of 2002 to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981. Conference urges the Irish Government to liaise with trade unions and employers in a process to ratify the most relevant of these for Ireland's workplaces in the 21st Century.
