Lok Sabha Question No. 171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Guidelines of ILO regarding existing Labour Laws
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shantanu Thakur, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## GUIDELINES OF ILO REGARDING EXISTING LABOUR LAWS

†171. SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

(a)whether the Government has ratified the guidelines of ILO regarding existing labour laws in the country;

(b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor;  and regarding existing

(c)the  details  of  the  action  taken  so  far/current  status  regarding  the ratification matter?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c) Yes,  India  has  ratified  47  Conventions  out  of  total  190 Conventions of International Labour Organisation (ILO). In addition, 1 Protocol has been ratified.

The  principal  function  of  the  ILO  is  to  take  care  of  the interests  of  the  workers  by  means  of  setting  up  the  international labour  standards  in  the  form  of  Conventions,  Recommendations  and Protocols  which  are  discussed  and  adopted  at  the  International

Labour  Conference  of  the  ILO  every  year. ILO   Conventions    are

international  treaties,  open  for  ratification  by  member  countries. Ratification of an ILO Convention is a voluntary process. Once ratified, ILO  Conventions  create  legally  binding  obligations  on  the  member countries that ratify the particular Convention.

As per the policy of Government of India, ILO Conventions are ratified only when we are fully satisfied that the existing laws and practices  are  in  full  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  the  said Convention. The implementation of ratified ILO conventions is ensured by framing legislations and amending the existing laws in line with the provisions of the Conventions. As a result, every ratified Convention in India is either backed by a supporting legal or policy framework or is embedded  in  the  Constitutional  guidelines  which  are  adhered  to  in practice.

The List of ILO Conventions ratified by India is attached as Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to part (c) of Unstarred Question No. 171 for answer on 14.09.2020 regarding 'Guidelines of ILO regarding existing Labour Laws' asked by Shri Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Shri Jaswant Singh Bhabhor, Shrimati Rathva Gitaben Vajesingbhai, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Shantanu Thakur, Shri Naranbhai Kachhadiya

| List of International Labour Organization Conventions Ratified by India   | List of International Labour Organization Conventions Ratified by India          | List of International Labour Organization Conventions Ratified by India   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                   | No. and Title of Convention                                                      | Date of ratification                                                      |
| 1.                                                                        | No.1 Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919                                   | 14.07.1921                                                                |
| 2.                                                                        | No.2 Unemployment Convention, 1919                                               | 14.07.1921                                                                |
| 3.                                                                        | No.4 Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919                                         | 14.07.1921                                                                |
| 4.                                                                        | No.5 Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919                                     | 09.09.1955                                                                |
| 5.                                                                        | No.6 Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1919                     | 14.07.1921                                                                |
| 6.                                                                        | No.11 Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921                        | 11.05.1923                                                                |
| 7.                                                                        | No.14 Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921                                    | 11.05.1923                                                                |
| 8.                                                                        | No.15 Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) Convention, 1921                        | 20.11.1922                                                                |
| 9.                                                                        | No.16 Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921                | 20.11.1922                                                                |
| 10.                                                                       | No.18 Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention, 1925            | 30.09.1927                                                                |
| 11.                                                                       | No.19 Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925             | 30.09.1927                                                                |
| 12.                                                                       | No.21 Inspection of Emigrants Convention, 1926                                   | 14.01.1928                                                                |
| 13.                                                                       | No.22 Seamen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926                            | 31.10.1932                                                                |
| 14.                                                                       | No.26 Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery, Convention, 1928                            | 10.01.1955                                                                |
| 15.                                                                       | No.27 Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929       | 07.09.1931                                                                |
| 16.                                                                       | No.29 Forced Labour Convention, 1930                                             | 30.11.1954                                                                |
| 17.                                                                       | No.32 Protection Against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932          | 10.02.1947                                                                |
| 18.                                                                       | No.41 Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1934                              | 22.11.1935                                                                |
| 19.                                                                       | No.42 Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934  | 13.01.1964                                                                |
| 20                                                                        | No.45 Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935                                  | 25.03.1938                                                                |
| 21.                                                                       | No.80 Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946                                   | 17.11.1947                                                                |
| 22.                                                                       | No.81 Labour Inspection Convention, 1947                                         | 07.04.1949                                                                |
| 23.                                                                       | No.88 Employment Services Convention, 1948                                       | 24.06.1959                                                                |
| 24.                                                                       | No.89 Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948                              | 27.02.1950                                                                |
| 25.                                                                       | No.90 Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) (Revised), 1948                     | 27.02.1950                                                                |
| 26.                                                                       | No.100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951                                       | 25.09.1958                                                                |
| 27.                                                                       | No.107 Indigenous and Tribal Population Convention, 1957                         | 29.09.1958                                                                |
| 28.                                                                       | No.111 Discrimination (Employment & Occupation) Convention, 1958                 | 03.06.1960                                                                |
| 29.                                                                       | No.116 Final Articles Revision Convention, 1961                                  | 21.06.1962                                                                |
| 30.                                                                       | No.118 Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962                  | 19.08.1964                                                                |
| 31.                                                                       | No.123 Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965                           | 20.03.1975                                                                |
| 32.                                                                       | No.115 Radiation Protection Convention, 1960                                     | 17.11.1975                                                                |
| 33.                                                                       | No.141 Rural Workers' Organisation Convention, 1975                              | 18.08.1977                                                                |
| 34.                                                                       | No.144 Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 | 27.02.1978                                                                |
| 35.                                                                       | No.136 Benzene Convention, 1971                                                  | 11.06.1991                                                                |
| 36.                                                                       | No.160 Labour Statistics Convention, 1985                                        | 01.04.1992                                                                |

| 37.        | No.147 Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards), 1976                        | 26.09.1996             |
|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 38.        | No.122 Employment Policy Convention 1964                                  | 17.11.1998             |
| 39.        | No.105 Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957                                   | 18.05.2000             |
| 40.        | No.108 Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958                     | 17.01.2005             |
| 41.        | No.174 Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents, Convention, 1993         | 06.06.2008             |
| 42.        | No. 142 Human Resources Development Convention, 1975                      | 25.03.2009             |
| 43         | No. 127 Maximum Weight Convention, 1967                                   | 26.03.2010             |
| 44.        | No.185 Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003           | 09 Oct 2015 09-10-2015 |
| 45.        | Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006)                               | 09-10-2015             |
| 46.        | No. 138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973                                      | 13-06-2017             |
| 47.        | No. 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999,                     | 13-06-2017             |
| Protocol 1 | P89 Protocol of 1990 to the Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 |                        |