India takes the chairmanship of International Labour Organization after 35 years
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24th Oct, 2020
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- The current Labour Secretary Apurva Chandra has been elected as the chairperson of the Governing Body of ILO.
- He is to preside over the upcoming meeting of the Governing body in November 2020.
- The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization is the apex executive body and it decides on policies, agenda, programmes and elects the Director-General.
- Currently, there are 187 members associated with ILO.
- India is one of the founding members of ILO. It was created in 1919 under Treaty of Versailles and became a specialized agency in 1946.
- The organization compiles two reports : World employment and Social Outlook and Global Wage Report.
