Convention and recommendations

Since 1919 the international Labour Organization developed a system of international work standards and maintained. These work standards are compiled by the representatives of the members of the IAO (governments, employers and employees) and define fundamental principles and rights in the working sphere. In addition belong conventions, which are legally binding international agreements, which can be ratified by the member countries, and recommendations, which serve as guidelines. In many cases the conventions define basic principles, which are supplemented by the recommendations, whereby there are also independent recommendations.

Conventions and recommendations are adopted to the annual international conference of work of the IAO. If a convention were adopted, the member countries of the IAO are requested in accordance with the condition this "the competent authorities ", normally the parliament to submit for consultation for ratification. If a convention were ratified, it normally comes into force one year after the ratification date. With the ratification the country commits itself to convert and report in regular intervals of the IAO on this conversion the convention in its national legislation and iurisdiction. (see examples of the conversion of conventions in the legislation of Germany)

These reports of the countries over the conversion of the conventions are examined by an expert commission. An appropriate report is published to the international conference of work. During the international conference of work selected cases are discussed.

Beyond that different complaint procedures can be launched against countries, be offended against a convention, which they ratified.

Classification of the conventions after topics with examples valid overcoming

The conventions of the international work organization cover a broad spectrum of topics from the world of the work. The conventions in the course of the time changed. New conventions were adopted, others were updated and also waived others.

The following overview shows the topics and gives examples of valid conventions:

Freedom of association, right to collective negotiations and workers' delegate (No. 87 - freedom of association and protection of the right of association, 1948; No. 98 - right of association and right to collective negotiations, 1949)

Hard labour (No. 29 - hard labour, 1930; No. 105 - abolishment of the hard labour, 1957)

Removal of Kinderarbeit and protection of children and young person (No. 138 - conventions over the minimum age for the permission for occupation, 1973; No. 182 - conventions over the prohibition and immediate measures for the removal of the worst forms of the Kinderarbeit, 1999; No. 77 - conventions over the medical examination of the suitability from children and young people to the work in the trade, 1946)

Equal chances and equal treatment (Nr.100 - conventions over the equality of the payment of male and female workers for equivalent work, 1951; No. 105 - conventions over discrimination in occupation and occupation, 1958)

Three-membered consultation (No. 144 - conventions over three-membered consultation for the promotion of the completion of international work standards, 1976)

Employment administration and work inspection (No. 81 - conventions over the supervision of work in trades and trade, 1947; No. 150 - conventions over the employment administration: Role, tasks, structure, 1978)

Employment policy and occupation promotion (No. 122 - conventions over the employment policy, 1964; No. 181 - conventions over private work mediators, 1997; No. 159 - conventions over the vocational rehablitation and the occupation of the handicapped ones, 1983)

Vocational guidance and professional training (No. 140 - conventions over the paid education vacation, 1974; No. 142 - conventions over the vocational guidance and the vocational training in the context of the development of the worker potential, 1975)

Occupation security (No. 158 - conventions over the completion of the employer-employee relationship by the employer, 1982)

Wages (No. 94 - conventions over the work clauses in the contracts locked by authorities, 1949; No. 95 - conventions over the Lohnschutz, 1949; No. 131 - conventions over the appointment of minimum wages, particularly with consideration of the developing countries, 1970; No. 173 - conventions over the protection of the demands of the employees with inability to pay of their employer, 1992)

Work time (No. 14 - conventions over the weekly quiescent day in commercial enterprises, 1921; No. 106 - conventions over the weekly rest period in the trade and in offices, 1957; No. 175 - conventions over the part-time job, 1994; No. 171 - conventions over night work, 1990)

Industrial safety and working environment (No. 155 - conventions over industrial safety and working environment, 1981; No. 161 - conventions over the services concerning company doctors, 1985; No. 115 - conventions over the protection of the employees from ionizing rays, 1960; No. 139 - conventions over preventing and fight of the occupational hazards caused by carcinogenic materials and effects, 1974; No. 148 - conventions over the protection of the employees against occupational hazards due to air pollution, noise and vibrations on the jobs, 1977; No. 162 - conventions over security when using asbestos, 1986; No. 170 - conventions over security when using chemical materials with the work, 1990; No. 174 - conventions over preventing of Industriellen incidents, 1993; No. 120 - conventions over the health protection in the trade and in offices, 1964; No. 167 - conventions over the industrial safety in the building industry, 1988; No. 176 - conventions over the industrial safety in mines, 1999; No. 184 - conventions over the industrial safety in the agriculture)

Social security (No. 102 - conventions over the minimum standards of social security, 1952; No. 130 - conventions over medical support and sickpay, 1969; No. 128 - conventions over achievements with disablement and age and to survivors, 1967; No. 121 - conventions over achievements with industrial accidents and occupational illnesses, 1964; No. 168 - conventions over occupation promotion and the protection against unemployment, 1988; No. 118 - conventions over the equal treatment of residents and foreigners in social security, 1962; No. 157 - conventions over the mechanism of an international system for the keeping of the rights in social security, 1982)

Maternity protection (No. 183 - conventions over the revised version of the convention over the maternity protection (revised version), 1952)

Social politics (No. 117 - conventions over the fundamental goals and standards of the social politics, 1962)

Moving employee (No. 143 - conventions over abuses at migrations and the promotion of the equal chances and the equal treatment of the moving employees, 1975; No. 97 - conventions over migratory workers, 1949)

Sailors (No. 147 - conventions over minimum standards on trading vessels, 1976; No. 185 - conventions over documents of identification for sailors (revised version); No. 179 - conventions over the recruitment and employment agency of sailors, 1996; No. 180 - conventions over the work time of the sailors and the crew strength of the ships, 1996; No. 166 - conventions over the repatriation of the sailors (revised version), 1987; No. 146 - conventions over the paid summer holidays of the sailors, 1976; No. 163 - conventions over the social support of the sailors on lake and in the port, 1987; No. 164 - conventions over the health protection and the medical support of the sailors, 1987; No. 145 - conventions over the continuity of the occupation of sailors, 1976; No. 165 - conventions over the social security of the sailors (revised version), 1987; No. 178 - conventions over the supervision over the work and living conditions of the sailors, 1996)

Fischer (No. 125 - conventions over the certificates of competency Fischer, 1966) dock labourer (No. 152 - conventions over the industrial safety with the port work, 1979)

Native and in trunks living peoples (No. 169 - conventions over natives and in trunks living peoples in independent countries, 1989)

Special groups of employees (No. 110 - conventions over the conditions of work of the plan day workers, 1958; No. 149 - conventions over the occupation and the work and living conditions of the nursing for the sick personnel, 1977; No. 172 - conventions over the conditions of work in hotels, restaurants and similar enterprises, 1991; No. 177 - conventions over home working, 1996)

Articles in category "Convention of the international Labour Organization"

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