International Labour Organization and Social Rights in Europe

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International Labour Organization and Social
Rights in Europe

• Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Construction
  Industry
• National Training Seminar Malta
• 27-28 June 2006, Valletta

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ILO Tripartite Structure

• created in 1919
• United Nations specialised agency
• 178 member states
• the only worldwide organization founded on a
  tripartite structure

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ILO Tripartite Structure

• Three groups form the Executive of the ILO
• governments
• employers representatives
• workers representatives

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Mission ILO

• promotion of social justice
• internationally recognized human and labour
  rights
• minimum standards of basic labour rights
• freedom of association
• the right to organize
• collective bargaining
• abolition of forced labour
• equality of opportunity and treatment

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Strengthening social partners

• promote development of independent
• employers' and
• workers' organizations and
• provide training and advisory services to those
  organizations

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Workers Activities

• Enhance trade unions capacity to promote and
  defend interests of workers and their families
• Social dialogue
• Collective bargaining
• Organising

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Cooperation

• International
• ICFTU and WCL
• ETUC
• Global Union Federations
• National
• National Trade Union Confederations
• National Sector Trade Union Federations