India is one of the founding members of the ILO and a permanent member of the ILO Governing Body since 1922. The Government has ratified forty Conventions. The first ILO office in India was set-up in 1928.
For many years, ILO’s work in the country has been oriented towards rapid growth that reduces poverty and creates employment opportunities, access to essential services in health and education especially for the poor, equality of opportunity, empowerment through skills development and education, environmental sustainability, recognition of women as agents of sustained socio-economic development and good governance. The strategy is based on sound macro-economic policies, envisaging generation of productive and gainful employment, with decent working conditions as a critical strategic element.
After a series of consultations, a living DWCP-India was finalized, with the overarching theme of promoting social, economic and political inclusion, aligned to the 11th Five Year Plan and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework-India (2008-2012). The DWCP has three priority areas:
- Enhancing opportunities for productive work for women and men, particularly for youth and vulnerable groups, especially through skills development;
- Progressively extending social protection to vulnerable groups, particularly in the context of informalization;
- Eliminating unacceptable forms of work.
ILO work in India is handled through the ILO’s Sub-regional Office for South Asia.
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