The International Labour Organization : : The Case Study on the Evolution of un Specialised Agencies /

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

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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)
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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.

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