Indian Labour Conference

• The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to convene the Indian Labour Conference (ILC).
• The most recent the 46th session of the Indian Labour Conference was held in 20-21 July 2015.
• It argued that since Indian Parliament has ratified Convention No 144 of the International Labour Organisation, it is now India’s legal obligation to hold the ILC in order to strengthen the tripartite mechanism.

Indian Labour Conference (ILC):

• The Indian Labour Conference (ILC) is the apex level tripartite consultative committee in the Ministry of Labour & Employment to advise the Government on the issues concerning working class of the country.
• All the 12 Central Trade Union Organisations, Central Organisations of employers, all State Governments and Union Territories and Central Ministries/Departments concerned with the agenda items, are the members of the ILC.
• The first meeting of the Indian Labour Conference (then called Tripartite National Labour Conference) was held in 1942 and so far a total of 46 Sessions have been held.
• Its function is to advise the Government on the issues concerning the working class of the country.

International Labour Organisation (ILO):

• ILO, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a United Nations agency dealing with labour issues, particularly international labour standards, social protection, and work opportunities for all.
• It was established by the Treaty of Versailles after the first world war in 1919.
• Its founders had made great strides in social thought and action before the establishment of the organization itself.
• It became the first specialised agency of the United Nations in the year 1946.
• It played a key role in the decolonization process and in the victory over apartheid in South Africa.
• The organization got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969, for its efforts to improve peace amongst the classes, and for promoting justice and fair work for the workers.

Convention No 144 of the ILO:

• The Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976, also known as convention number 144, officially the Convention concerning tripartite consultations to promote the implementation of international labour standards is an International Labour Organization Convention, which governs the process for implementation of measures regarding ILO conferences.
• It requires tripartite consultation before ratification, implementing legislation or denouncement of conventions.

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh:

• The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Indian Workers' Union) is one of the trade union organizations in India. It was founded by Dattopant Thengadi in 1955.