Rules of the Game: An Introduction to the Standards-Related Work of the International Labour Organization
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Rules of the Game: An Introduction to the Standards-Related Work of the International Labour Organization
Abstract
The Rules of the Game: An introduction to the standards-related work of
the ILO provides a brief presentation of the ILO’s standards policy with a
view to facilitating understanding and ownership by the ILO’s traditional
constituents, as well as the United Nations system, non-specialists and the
broader public. In its first section, the publication recalls the underlying
reasons for and utility of the ILO’s standards-related action at both the
national level and in the current context of globalization. The content
of international labour standards is then presented thematically in the
second section. The third section consists of a description of the supervisory mechanisms of the application of international labour standards by
ILO member States. The updating of this reference work, which was first
published in 2005 and the most recent edition of which is dated 2014,
bears witness to the dynamic nature of the ILO’s standards policy. The
new 2019 edition, which coincides with the ILO’s centenary, describes
recent developments, including the new instruments adopted, the launch
of the Standards Centenary Initiative, which is intended to strengthen
the supervisory system, and the establishment of the Standards Review
Mechanism. It also places in perspective the essential contribution of international labour standards to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
adopted by the Member States of the United Nations in 2015, and the
more general reflection on the Future of Work. This edition, prepared by
Eric Gravel, of the International Labour Standards Department, contributes to promoting the Organization’s standards-related action and disseminating more broadly information on its standards-related mandate.
Edition
4
Place
Geneva
Publisher
International Labour Organization
Date
2019
Language
English
ISBN
978-92-2-132186-6
Accessed
2023-03-15
Citation
International Labour Organization. (2019). Rules of the Game: An Introduction to the Standards-Related Work of the International Labour Organization (4th ed.). International Labour Organization. https://www.ilo.org/global/standards/information-resources-and-publications/publications/WCMS_672549/lang--en/index.htm
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