PRESENTATION%20TO%20THE%20LABOUR%20PORTFOLIO%20COMMITTEE:%20ACTIVITIES%20OF%20THE%20INTERNATIONAL%20LABOUR%20ORGANISATION%20AND%20THE%20INTERNATIONAL%20LABOUR%20CONFERENCE%202005

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PRESENTATION TO THE LABOUR PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
ORGANISATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
CONFERENCE2005
DIRECTOR-GENERAL DR.VAN MKOSANA
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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION

• The International Labour Organization is the UN
  specialized agency which seeks the promotion of
  social justice and internationally recognized
  human and labour rights.
• It was founded in 1919 and is the only surviving
  major creation of the Treaty of Versailles which
  brought the League of Nations into being and it
  became the first specialized agency of the UN in
  1946.

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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION
The ILO formulates international labour standards
in the form of Conventions and Recommendations
setting minimum standards of basic labour rights
freedom of association, the right to organize,
collective bargaining, abolition of forced
labour, equality of opportunity and treatment,
and other standards regulating conditions across
the entire spectrum of work related issues.
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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION
It provides technical assistance primarily in the
fields of vocational training and vocational
rehabilitation employment policy labour
administration labour law and industrial
relations working conditions management
development cooperatives social security
labour statistics and occupational safety and
health.
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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION
It promotes the development of independent
employers' and workers' organizations and
provides training and advisory services to those
organizations. Within the UN system, the ILO
has a unique tripartite structure with workers
and employers participating as equal partners
with governments in the work of its governing
organs.
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THE GOVERNING BODY
The Governing Body is the executive body of
the International Labour Office (the Office is
the secretariat of the Organization). It meets
three times a year, in March, June and November.
It takes decisions on ILO policy, decides the
agenda of the International Labour Conference,
adopts the draft Programme and Budget of the
Organization for submission to the Conference,
and elects the Director-General.
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THE GOVERNING BODY

• It is composed of 56 titular members (28
  Governments, 14 Employers and 14 Workers) and 66
  deputy members (28 Governments, 19 Employers and
  19 Workers).
• Ten of the titular government seats are
  permanently held by States of chief industrial
  importance (Brazil, China, France, Germany,
  India, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the
  United Kingdom and the United States).
• The other Government members are elected by the
  Conference every three years (the last elections
  were held in June 2002).
• The Employer and Worker members are elected in
  their individual capacity

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THE GOVERNING BODY

• The Governing Body has the following committees
• Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA)
• Programme, Financial and Administrative Committee
  (PFA)
• Committee on Legal Issues and International
  Labour Standards (LILS)
• Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises (MNE)
• Committee on Employment and Social Policy (ESP)
• Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and
  Related Issues (STM)
• Committee on Technical Cooperation (TC)
• Working Party on the Social Dimension of
  Globalization (WP/SDG)

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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

• The member States of the ILO meet at the
  International Labour Conference, held every year
  in Geneva, Switzerland, in the month of June.
• Each member State is represented by a delegation
  consisting of two government delegates, an
  employer delegate, a worker delegate, and their
  respective advisers. (Employer and Worker
  delegates are nominated in agreement with the
  most representative national organizations of
  employers and workers.)

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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

• Every delegate has the same rights, and all can
  express themselves freely and vote as they wish.
  So it happens that worker and employer delegates
  sometimes vote against their government's
  representatives or against each other.
• This diversity of viewpoints, however, does not
  prevent decisions being adopted by very large
  majorities, or in some cases even unanimously.
• The Conference also passes resolutions that
  provide guidelines for the ILO's general policy
  and future activities.

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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

• Many of the government representatives are
  cabinet ministers responsible for labour affairs
  in their own countries. Heads of State and prime
  ministers also take the floor at the Conference.
  International organizations, both governmental
  and others, attend as observers.
• The Conference, which is often called an
  international parliament of labour, has several
  main tasks.

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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

• First, there is the crafting and adoption of
  international labour standards in the form of
  Conventions and Recommendations. Conventions are
  international treaties that, once adopted by the
  Conference, are open to ratification by member
  States.
• Ratification creates a legal obligation to apply
  the provisions of the Convention in question.
  Recommendations, on the other hand, are intended
  to guide national action, but are not open to
  ratification, and are not legally binding.

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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

• The Conference also supervises the application of
  Conventions and Recommendations at the national
  level. It examines the reports which the
  governments of all member States are required to
  submit, detailing their compliance with
  obligations arising out of ratified Conventions,
  and their law and practice in respect of
  Conventions and Recommendations (ratified or not)
  on which reports have been requested by the
  Governing Body of the ILO.

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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

• Since the adoption of the Declaration on
  Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998),
  another important function of the Conference is
  to examine the Global Report prepared by the
  Office under the follow-up procedure required by
  the Declaration.
• Over a four-year cycle, the Conference examines
  in turn Global Reports covering the four
  fundamental rights, namely (a) freedom of
  association and the effective recognition of the
  right to collective bargaining (b) the
  elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory
  labour (c) the effective abolition of child
  labour and (d) the elimination of discrimination
  in respect of employment and occupation.

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THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

• Every two years the Conference adopts the ILO's
  biennial work programme and budget, which is
  financed by member States.

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• 1.1 Unemployed and existing learners supported
  through National Skills Development Strategy and
  related programmes
• Provincial Skills Development Initiatives
  aligned to Provincial Economic Growth and
  Development Strategies (Q4)
• Collaboration on at least 50 of identified
  anchor projects in Nodal areas and EPWP achieved
  (Q3)
• Achieve 70 placement rate on allocated training
  projects within 2 months of completion for a
  period of at least 3 months(Q2)
• 1.2 DOL contributes to employment creation
• Implement learnerships(490 learners) and
  internships(154 interns) according to agreed
  timeframe, quality and quantity targets(Q1-4)
• 1.3 Achievement of targets and agreements of GDS
  commitments monitored
• Co-ordinate and monitor government contribution
  to the implementation of GDS (4 DGS reports p/a)
  (Q1-4)
• 1.4 Ensure that labour market policies and
  strategies compliment overall growth and
  development through research, monitoring and
  evaluation on the labour market
• Implement approved Research Monitoring and
  Evaluation (RME) agenda and commission 10
  priority research projects on the labour market
  (Q1-4)

1.1 The 93rd Session is scheduled for 31 May
16 June 2005 1.2 Preliminary meetings will be
held on Monday 30 May 2005 1.3 Official opening
at 10h00 on Tuesday 31 May 1.4 DG report at
10h00 on Monday 6 May and GB elections at
15h00 1.5 Minister is scheduled to speak on
morning of 10 June
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2.1 The Fishing sector requires attention as the
provisions of the existing standards do not apply
to fishermen and do not take into account the
nature of fishing operations, employment
relations and other issues of social protection
2.2 Discussion with a view
to adopt a Comprehensive standard The
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• 3.1 BB BEE and EE accelerated
• Beneficiaries supported by the NSDS- 85 Black,
  54 women, 4 people with disability including
  youth (Q2 and Q4)
• 80 of total procurement expenditure of DoL
  Branches spent on BB BEE (Q1-4)
• Incremental BB BEE criteria incorporated into
  NSF funding and training providers are
  informed(Q2 and Q4)
• 3.2 Employment Equity enforcement mechanisms
  strengthened
• Strategic partner is secured and substantive
  compliance with EEA begins to show (Q4)
• Employment Equity Awards system implemented (Q2)
• Amendments to EEA (1998) and regulations
  submitted to NEDLAC and promulgated (Q2)

3.1 Youth Employment is a global challenge which
warrants an integrated approach. 3.2 The
Committee will discuss strategies and tools that
could be applied in promoting youth
employment 3.3 General discussion
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• 4.1 Compliance with labour legislation ensured
• At least 200 000 employers inspected and 70
  (140 000) complying within 90 days of inspection
  conducted (Q4)
• At least 100 of all labour relations complaints
  and investigations are settled within 90 days
  (Q1-4)
• 5 increase in compliance levels (Q4)
• 4.2 Workers in vulnerable sectors identified and
  protection extended through publication of
  Sectoral determination
• Publish sectoral determination in the following
  sectors
• Forestry (Q1)
• Taxi (Q1)
• Sheltered Employment (Q2)
• Welfare (Q4)
• 4.3 National Child Labour Action Programme
  implemented
• Institutional framework in place (Q4)

4.1 The greatest challenge for the world of work
is the fight against the estimated 2 million
fatalities caused annually by work related
injuries and diseases 4.2 In 2003, the ILC held
a general discussion on OSH and proposed the
development of a new instruments establishing a
promotional framework in OSH 4.3 Follow-up and
finalisation of framework
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• 5.1 Effective discharging of South Africas
  obligations to the ILO and other multilateral
  organisations to achieve a decent work agenda
• ILO/VW for small scale suppliers in the
  automobile industry implemented (Q3)
• ILO conventions ratified and other obligations
  are complied with (Q1-4)
• Successfully host the AU Labour and Social
  Affairs Commission (Q1)
• Each MOU has programme of action developed
  (Q1-4)
• Mobilise, co-ordinate and manage technical
  co-operation agreements (Q1-4)

5.1 Committee focuses on the application of
Conventions and Recommendations 5.2 Where there
are alleged violations of these instruments,
member states are called upon to account for
such
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• 6.1 Occupational Health and Safety Institutional
  Framework strengthened
• The policy to integrate OHS and Compensation
  competencies across government, and National OHS
  Authority in place (Q3)
• 6.2 Social Safety Net improved
• Compensation Fund Management Reforms and
  Restructuring programme finalised and implemented
  (Q4)
• UIF turn around strategy is implemented (Q1-4)
• 90 of COIDA claims processed and paid within 90
  days of receiving complete documentation (Q1-4)
• 6.3 Targeted OHS Advocacy and Enforcement
  Strategy, which is sector and issue specific
  implemented and monitored
• At least High Risk industries (Construction,
  Agriculture, Iron Steel and Food Beverage)
  targeted for high profile inspections and name
  and praise/shame is introduced (Q1-4)
• At least 100 National Roving Team inspectors and
  100 shop stewards trained to implement and
  enforce law in the targeted High Risk industries
  (Q3)
• Blitz inspections carried out (Q1-4)

6.1 The Chairperson of the GBs report will be
tabled detailing activities of the organization
in the last twelve months 6.2 A global report
will be tabled indicating a global picture on one
of the four fundamental principles and rights at
work Elimination of the worst forms of
labour 6.3 Programme and budget for the 2006-07
financial year will be adopted
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• 7.1 Improve quality of service by labour market
  institutions associated with DOL
• Across institution co-ordination and sharing of
  best practices (Q1-4)

Strengthening the institutional capacity of the
Department 10
2006
2005
Monitoring the impact of legislation 9
ILC
Strengthening the capacity of labour market
institutions 8
The African Group 7
Strengthening Social protection 6
7.1 This is an African member states forum that
meets daily to discuss and attempt to reach
common positions thus to consolidate a common
African approach to matters being discussed
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• 8.1 All statutory bodies and public entities
  associated with the Department of Labour are
  effectively utilized
• DOL associated labour market institutions are
  assessed and adjustments effected where necessary
  (Q1-4)

Strengthening the institutional capacity of the
Department 10
2006
2005
Monitoring the impact of legislation 9
8.1 This is a body constituted by developing
countries (mainly from the South) with a view to
forge common links and who share a common history
of colonialism, oppression and exploitation. 8.2
Intent to minimize marginalisation from the North
and forge issues of common interest related to
the conference.
ILC
The Non-aligned Movement 8
Promoting sound labour relations 7
Strengthening Social protection 6
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9.1 The African Regional Labour Administration
Centre (ARLAC) is regional capacity building
institution for Labour Administrators in English
speaking African countries 9.2 ARLAC will hold
its 31B Governing Council meeting on 9 June
2005 9.3 South Africa is a member of the
Governing Council 9.4 This meeting will consider
and approve the training programme for 2006 as
well as financial matters for the institution
Strengthening the institutional capacity of the
Department 10
2006
2005
ARLAC 9
ILC
Strengthening the capacity of labour market
institutions 8
Promoting sound labour relations 7
Strengthening Social protection 6
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• 10.1 Internal External Communication managed
• Communication and Marketing Strategies developed
  adopted and implemented. (Q1-4)
• 10.2 Proper financial management ensured
• Treasury and Auditor General expectations are
  met within the minimum variance permitted (Q1-4)
• All budget managing staff are fully accountable
  for their part (Q1-4)
• Activity Based Costing investigation concluded
  by end of April 2005 (Q2)
• Public Entities satisfactorily financially
  monitored and pro-active interventions taken in
  terms of prescripts, good governance and agreed
  standards (Q1-4)
• Capital Projects Managed (Q1-4)
• 10.3 Safe and secure work environment
• Physical and Information Security services
  provided (Q1-4)
• 10.4 ICT services provided
• Cost effective ICT services provided (Q1-4)

10.1 South Africa has been nominated for
re-election as a Titular member of the Governing
Body for the 2005-2008 term 10.2 SA served as a
Titular member during the 2002-2005 term and
deputy from 1996-2002 10.3 ILO programme attached
The Governing Body and ILO programme for 2005
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2006
2005
Monitoring the impact of legislation 9
ILC
Strengthening the capacity of labour market
institutions 8
Promoting sound labour relations 7
Strengthening Social protection 6
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Thank you