INTRODUCTION
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he Practical Guide to Trade Union Action at the International Labour Organization contains clear information on the institutional and operational bodies of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for practical use by trade unionists. THE GUIDE INCLUDES SEVEN UNITS:
Unit 1 Introduction to the ILO, opportunities for trade union engagement, and some key elements to be considered when using ILO instruments.
Unit 2 The structure of the ILO and how trade unions participate in the bodies that make up the ILO's tripartite structure: the Governing Body and the International Labour Conference.
Unit 3 The International Labour Office and how it can be useful to trade unions.
Unit 4 The ILO's standards system and how trade unions intervene in it. Practical questions and answers about the elaboration and adoption of new international labor standards, procedures for their submission and ratification, and their revision and withdrawal.
Unit 5 The ILO supervisory system and how trade unions can intervene. Practical questions and answers about the procedures of regular control of ratified Conventions, non-ratified Conventions and Recommendations, the procedures of special control, specifically the procedures for the examination of complaints (Article 26 of the ILO Constitution), and of
PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TRADE UNION ACTION AT THE ILO
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