FAIR GLOBALIZATION AND ILO

History Oldest IO alive EST 1919 to rise labor standards worldwide Joined by US in 34, New Deal deal NOBEL PRIZE 1969 Philadelphia declaration: Labor is not a

commodity; decommodification 1969: Convention 122: full employment 1970: loses a third of its Funding when US

leaves: lessons for IMF anyone?

Basics…responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards

…the only tripartite UN agency - it brings together representatives of governments, employers and workers to jointly shape policies and programmes

…made up of 185 Member States

Ideas Left Liberalism National welfare capitalism in exchange

for accepting capitalism Collective bargaining (tripartitism) Progressive Keynesian European

gentlemen

Mandate advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity

IssuesEmployment promotion Child LabourFreedom of Association

Safety and Health at Work

Social Security Social Dialogue Youth Employment Multinational Enterprises / CSR

Microfinance Green Jobs

Mandate Knowledge agency, Weak standards setter Fair globalization

Enforcement Supervision reports with loose language No teeth

Touched by neoliberalism Focus on basic needs and the informal

sector Both are somewhat aligned with WB

objectives

Internships be enrolled in the final year of a graduate degree

programme, or in a higher degree programme in areas relevant to the work of the Office, or have completed such programme in the year preceding the application

have a working knowledge (both oral and written) of at least one of the ILO's official languages (English, French or Spanish)

be able to adapt to an international, multicultural, multilingual environment and have excellent communication skills.

Careers Junior Professional Officer/

Associate Expert Programme at the ILO

Minimum one to three years of experience

Maximum 32 years of age at time of application

Master or Bachelor degree or an equivalent technical qualification