International Labour Organisation Monitor Released

International Labour Organisation Monitor latest edition released which focuses on the world of work

The number of hours worked globally dropped in the first quarter of 2022, to 3.8% below the employment situation before the pandemic.
About 11.2 crore jobs might have lost between this period, according to the report
Findings for India in the report
- The gender gap in India’s employment scenario is mentioned in the report on the “world of work”.
- For every 100 women at work prior to the pandemic, 12.3 women would have lost their job as an average through the entire period considered by the report.
- The official added that, in contrast, for every 100 men, the equivalent figure would have been 7.5. “Hence, the pandemic seems to have exacerbated the already substantial gender imbalances in employment participation in the country,” the official said.

Pandemic :
- Pandemic seems to have exacerbated the already substantial gender imbalances in employment participation in the country
The fresh lockdowns in China
- The report said that the recent containment measures implemented in China account for 86% of the global decline in hours worked in the first quarter of 2022.
Conflict between Ukraine and Russia
- Multiple economic crises including inflation, especially in energy and food prices, financial turbulence, potential debt distress, and global supply chain disruption, exacerbated by war in Ukraine may further deteriorate the number of hours worked in 2022

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice through setting international labour standards
Headquarters: Geneve, Switzerland
It was created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles
Incorporated into the U.N. as a specialised agency in 1946.
The conventions and protocols of the ILO are a major contributor to international labour law.
The three main bodies of the ILO
1. International Labour Conference
2. The Governing Body
3. International Labour Office.

Five “flagship programmes designed to enhance the efficiency and impact of its development cooperation with constituents on a global scale.” These programs are
1. BetterWork:
  - To improving working conditions in the factories of the garment and footwear industrieS
  - Program is jointly run with the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation.
2. Global Flagship Programme on Building Special Protection Floors (SPFs) for All:
  - Intention is “to extend social protection to the five billion people who are partially covered or living without social protection and the dignity it affords.
3. International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour and Forced Labour (IPEC+):
  - This program hopes to put an end to the million children performing Child labour
4. Safety + Health for All :
  - Originally known as the Global Action for Prevention on Occupational Safety and Health (GAP-OSH) program
  - Meant to “improve the health and safety of workers in small and medium-sized enterprises through fostering a global culture of prevention.
5. Jobs for Peace and Resilience:
  - This program focuses on creating jobs in countries where there are conflicts and disasters, with an emphasis on employment for young people and women.

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Source – The Hindu