The International Labour Organization : : The Case Study on the Evolution of un Specialised Agencies / / Victor-Yves Ghebali, Nicolas Valticos, and Roberto Ago.

• Superior document: International Organisations and the Evolution of World Society Series ; Volume 3
• VerfasserIn: Ghebali, Victor-Yves,; Valticos, Nicolas,; Ago, Roberto,
• TeilnehmendeR: Valticos, Nicolas,; Ago, Roberto,
• Place / Publishing House: Dordrecht, The Netherlands : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, [1989]; ©1989
• Year of Publication: 1989
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: International organization and the evolution of world society ; Volume 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (311 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER I: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- 1. The ILO in the making -- Ideological origins -- Political origins -- 2. The dynamic growth of the ILO, 1919-39 -- Endogenous evolution -- Exogenous evolution -- 3. Integration of the ILO within the United Nations system -- Adjustment to wartime conditions -- Adjustment to the post-war world -- CHAPTER II: THE GENERAL SETTING OFTHE ILO'S DEVELOPMENT -- 1. The emergence of a new membership majority -- 2. The diversification of national socio-economic systems -- 3. The weight of the international trade union movement -- The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions -- The World Federation of Trade Unions -- The World Confederation of Labour -- Regional organisations -- 4. The changing pattern of parliamentary diplomacy -- Group diplomacy -- "Politicisation" -- 5. The new dimensions of social issues -- Conditions of life and work -- Role of the social partners -- CHAPTER III: EVOLUTION OF THE ILO'S OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONAL AREAS -- 1. Objectives -- The Philadelphia mandate -- Social justice -- International peace -- Regulation of international competition -- The ILO's major programmes -- 2. Major fields of activity -- Human rights -- Employment -- Working conditions and environment -- CHAPTER IV: THE STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE ILO -- 1. Membership -- Admissions and readmissions since 1945 -- Namibia: A special case -- Withdrawals since 1945: Current cases -- The United States withdrawal -- The People's Republic of China and ILO membership -- 2. Tripartism -- Tripartism versus universality -- The McNair Committee on the independence of employers' and workers' organisations (1956) -- The Ago Committee on the improvement of the working methods of the Conference (1959) -- The evolution of tripartism.

The strengthening of tripartism in ILO activities -- The role and weight of the non-governmental groups -- 3. Institutions -- The Governing Body: Evolution of its membership -- The Governing Body: Its functioning -- The International Labour Conference: Functional evolution -- The International Labour Conference: Political evolution -- The Director-General -- The International Labour Office: Structure, staff and budget -- 4. Reform -- Background -- The setting -- The issues -- The 1986 amendments -- CHAPTER V: THE EVOLUTION OF THE ILO'S TASKS -- 1. Standard setting -- The universality of standards -- The introduction of flexibility clauses in Conventions -- The combined use of Conventions and Recommendations -- The status of ILO standards -- The standards supervisory system -- The evolution of ongoing supervision -- The evolution of ad hoc supervision -- 2. Technical co-operation -- The financing of technical co-operation -- Regular budget for technical co-operation -- The main areas of technical co-operation -- Technical co-operation inputs -- The impact of technical co-operation on the overall pattern of ILO activity -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.