Employers' Handbook on ILO Standards-related Activities

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Preface Standards-related activities, particularly international labour standards (ILS), have been a central means of action for the International Labour Organization (ILO) since its foundation in 1919. A body of more than 370 ILS, including a comprehensive system of supervision, have been built up over time with the objective of promoting social progress. The ILO’s tripartite structure, including the involvement of employers, has been an essential feature of this work. Today, ILS still play an important role as guiding principles in labour and social policy. However, they have also come under criticism for being too rigid at times, and for failing to respond to changing needs. As a result, a debate about reforming the ILS system has gained momentum in recent years and has already led to a number of important changes. The employers in the ILO were amongst those who initiated this debate and they have constructively engaged in it. It is clear that any serious participation in ILO’s standards-related activities, including the reform debate, requires a sound knowledge of ILS and related procedures. The main purpose of this publication is therefore to contribute to enhancing this knowledge and to point out further ways to deepen it amongst those not sufficiently familiar with ILO standards-related activities. Without intending to cover all the technical details, which are already dealt with in existing ILO publications, the handbook focuses on issues and questions which are of particular interest to employers or which call for a particular input from them. The publication is, first of all, intended to be used in training courses/seminars for representatives of employers’ organizations in charge of ILS matters. It may also serve as a reference for employer participants in the International Labour Conference (ILC) and other ILO meetings; for Employer members of the ILO Governing Body; and, more generally, for employer representatives of ILO member States interested in ILS matters. Finally, the publication explains the employers’ views on ILO standardsrelated activities to other ILO constituents. I would like to thank the two authors of this publication for their clear and knowledgeable presentation of the material. Mr. Alfred Wisskirchen, Director and Head of the Labour Law Department of the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA), has served for 19 years as the employers’ spokesman in the Conference Committee on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations, and has thus accumulated rich experience on the subject matter. Dr. jur. Christian Hess, Deputy Head of the BDA Department on International Social Policy and the European Union, worked for two years in the ILO International Labour Standards Department before he joined BDA in 1992. In 2000, he took up a new assignment with the Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) of the ILO. v
vi EMPLOYERS’ HANDBOOK ON ILO STANDARDS-RELATED ACTIVITIES Last, but not least, I am very grateful to colleagues in the IOE and the ILO for their valuable input and advice on this important subject. I hope that this publication will be widely disseminated and well received. Geneva, July 2001 Jean-François Retournard Director, Bureau for Employers’ Activities, ILO
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