International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Why it matters? 

  • The government has inked an initial pact with the ILO to advance ‘International Reference Classification of Occupations’ and facilitate youth in availing global employment opportunities. 

 What you should know? 

  • The International Classification of Occupations (ISCO) is a framework developed and maintained by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to categorize occupations globally. 

  • This MoU by India represents the country’s first direct funding agreement with the ILO. 

  • ILO 

  • The only tripartite U.N. agency, founded in 1919. 

  • It is a specialized agency of the United Nations. 

  • HQ: Geneva, Switzerland. 

  • It brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 Member States. 

  • The United Nations (UN) member countries not part of the International Labour Organization (ILO): Andorra, Bhutan, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, and North Korea.