scholarly journals Role of International Organizations in Driving Rule-Making: The Example of the International Labour Organization

2018 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 278-281
Author(s):  
Tomi Kohiyama
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
International Labour Organization ◽  
Public Organization ◽  
Dynamic Approach ◽  
International Labor Standards ◽  
International Labor ◽  
Rule Making

Throughout its one hundred years of existence, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has taken a dynamic approach to the implementation of its mandate to achieve social justice through the adoption of international labor standards. This approach is exemplified in three ILO declarations: the Declaration concerning the aims and purposes of the International Labour Organization, 1944 (Declaration of Philadelphia); the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998 (the 1998 Declaration) and the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, 2008 (the 2008 Declaration). These declarations contain expressions of renewed commitment by the ILO's tripartite membership toward the universal relevance of the Organization's constitutional mandate and its means of action (standards, development cooperation, and research), and by the ILO to support its members. These declarations have in addition adapted the vision of the ILO mission to contemporary circumstances for a better impact. As noted by Professors Alvarez and Burci, the ILO is a good example of a long-standing international public organization reinventing itself with very few amendments to its founding charter.

The International Labour Organization and Workers’ Rights in the Arab Region

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid Hamdan
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
International Labour Organization ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
Arab Uprisings ◽  
International Labor ◽  
The Voice

This chapter examines the role of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in addressing workers' rights in the Arab region. Founded in 1919, ILO is the United Nations specialized agency that seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights. It stands out within the UN system by having a tripartite structure representing the voice and interests not only of governments but also of workers' organizations and employers' organizations. This chapter first provides an overview of ILO's work and interventions in the Arab states since 2010 before assessing the extent to which the organization was able to reflect its principles and conventions through its interventions in the Arab region. It also discusses ILO's approach by considering its response to the Arab uprisings as well as its competition with other international organizations for donor funds to increase its portfolio. The chapter concludes with suggestions for improving ILO's role in the Arab region.

scholarly journals Designing for international law: The architecture of international organizations 1922–1952

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Miriam Bak McKenna
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
International Law ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
International Organization ◽  
International Labour Organization ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Physical Manifestation ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Do So

Abstract Situating itself in current debates over the international legal archive, this article delves into the material and conceptual implications of architecture for international law. To do so I trace the architectural developments of international law’s organizational and administrative spaces during the early to mid twentieth century. These architectural endeavours unfolded in three main stages: the years 1922–1926, during which the International Labour Organization (ILO) building, the first building exclusively designed for an international organization was constructed; the years 1927–1937 which saw the great polemic between modernist and classical architects over the building of the Palace of Nations; and the years 1947–1952, with the triumph of modernism, represented by the UN Headquarters in New York. These events provide an illuminating allegorical insight into the physical manifestation, modes of self-expression, and transformation of international law during this era, particularly the relationship between international law and the function and role of international organizations.

International Organizations and the Pursuit of Justice in the World Economy

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 99-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Weber
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Labor Unions ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
World Economy ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Core Set

Evaluating the role of international organizations (IOs) in promoting social justice in a globalizing international political economy, this essay presents and defends four propositions:IOs are in a different, and more vulnerable, political space vis-à-vis globalization than are nation-states, firms, nongovernmental organizations, or labor unions;Central perceptions about problems of social justice in the context of globalization common to many IOs are a product of the history and intellectual trajectory in which these organizations have evolved;As a result, there is a common theme and a core set of objectives at play, having to do with promoting and sustaining liberalization. That is obviously not the same thing as social justice, although in some intellectual frameworks there is a tight relationship; andThe ability of IOs to promote these goals has been challenged and will continue to be challenged by globalization.The essay concludes by arguing that IOs are suffering a loss of legitimacy, and that both social and technological changes associated with globalization will make it harder for IOs to recapture the power to affect the behavior of other actors in world politics.

scholarly journals The International Labour Organization and International Labor Standards

2012 ◽  
pp. 53-91
Author(s):  
Roger Blanpain ◽  
Susan Bisom-Rapp ◽  
William R. Corbett ◽  
Hilary K. Josephs ◽  
Michael J. Zimmer
Keyword(s):  
Labor Standards ◽  
International Labour Organization ◽  
International Labor Standards ◽  
International Labor

scholarly journals International Labor Standards, Soft Regulation, and National Government Roles

2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarosh Kuruvilla ◽  
Anil Verma
Keyword(s):  
National Government ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
International Labor Standards ◽  
International Labor ◽  
National Governments

In this article, we briefly describe the different approaches to the regulation of international labor standards, and then argue for a new role for national governments based on soft rather than hard regulation approaches. We argue that this new role shows potential for significantly enhancing progress in international labor standards, since it enables governments to articulate a position without having to deal with the enforcement issues that hard regulation mandates. We justify this new role for governments based on the increasing use of soft regulation in the international arena. Of course, this approach is not without its own problems, but given that existing approaches have all provided imperfect solutions to the problem of improving labor standards globally, re-visiting the role of national governments is in our view, highly important.

scholarly journals Collision Principles in Labor Relations Complicated by a Foreign Element: Experience of Uzbekistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S11) ◽  
pp. 4094-4098
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
National Level ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Bilateral Agreements ◽  
International Labor ◽  
Foreign Labor

various scientific debates are taking place today not only at the national level but also within the framework of international organizations on the role of countries, international organizations on issues of legal regulation of foreign citizens’ activities, foreign labor migration and its legal regulation. The main reason for this is sharp increase of labor migration process in the world in recent years, growing aspirations of foreign citizens in carrying out activities in other countries, as well as involvement of foreign professionals in working in other countries as the result of attracting foreign investment, signing bilateral agreements of employment on the basis of the principle of reciprocity between the two states. Bringing national legislation on human rights in accordance with international standards, development of foreign economic activity of enterprises and organizations entail the emergence and increase of labor relations with so-called foreign element. Based on this, in this article, different aspects of collision-legal regulation of labor relations with complicated foreign element are covered and analyzed. In this, the author pays attention to the types and importance of collision norms governing international labor relations, as well as the principle of autonomous will as a method of collision-legal regulation of labor relations.

The OAU’s Administrative Secretary-General

1976 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. David Meyers
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
League Of Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Institutional Authority ◽  
International Labor ◽  
Organization Of African Unity ◽  
Personal Qualities

Our understanding of the roles of Secretaries-General of regional international organizations can be enhanced by the use of a four-part framework, derived from studies of the secretariats of the League of Nations, the United Nations, and the International Labor Organization. This framework emphasizes the legal-institutional authority granted the office; the material and non-material resources available to the incumbent; the effects of splits among the organization's members; and the personal qualities and beliefs of the officeholder. Use of it helps to provide an up-to-date assessment of the role of the Administrative Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity and an analysis of some of the reasons for the powerlessness of the position. All four of the above-mentioned factors have contributed to the continued weakness of the OAU's head.

scholarly journals THE OVERCOMING OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND PROTECTION OF THEIR RIGHTS DY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (1945-1967 YEARS)

2016 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
А. Vlasova
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Voting Rights ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
International Labour Organization ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
French Society ◽  
The Family ◽  
Permanent Member ◽  
The Relationship

"Women's issue" in French society remains unresolved after granting of voting rights to women which actually made them equal with men. Discrimination on the basis of gender in France took place in traditional thinking, the main thesis of which was the stereotypical perception of women as second-rate persons and weak individual in the family and society. So, women needed protection and approval of their rights. International organizations took the responsibility to protect women from discrimination and pursue policies to improve conditions of their life. Several declarations, conventions, pacts were adopted by the Organization of the United Nations and the International Labour Organization. They have been directed to change the relationship between members of society by providing equal rights in all spheres of life regardless of their gender, nationality, religion, property belonging or any other possible human characteristics. Formation of the French public policy conducted in accordance with the decisions of international organizations, in which she was a permanent member. Overcoming discrimination policy of women was aimed for destruction stereotypical attitudes that concern the role of women in French society, economic, social, political and daily life.

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