ILO Regional Director meets Minister of Labour & Employment, Government of India
Mr. Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific meets Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister of Labour & Employment, Government of India during his visit to India.
Mr. Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, accompanied by Ms. Tine Staermose, Director of the ILO Country Office for India and Decent Work Team for South Asia, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister of Labour & Employment, Government of India on 13 February 2013. Dr. Mrutyunjay Sarangi, Secretary, MOLE; Mr. A.C. Pandey, Joint Secretary, MOLE and other senior officials of MOLE were present during the meeting.
Mr. Uramoto complimented India for its steady economic growth and its role at the global level, such as in the G20 and other international fora. Mr. Kharge acknowledged that ILO’s tripartite structure has moulded India’s tripartite institutional mechanisms at national and state levels, He also spoke about the exemplary ILO-MOLE collaboration in India. Mr. Kharge mentioned that a number of GOI flagship programmes are directed to address problems of the unorganized sector workers and issues of informality.
Mr. Kharge made reference to recent updates and the steps being taken by MOLE towards ratification of the 4 non-ratified ILO Core Conventions (C 138, C 182, C 87 and C. 89). Mr. Uramoto expressed his appreciation for India’s practices to ensure that legal and operational frameworks are in place before ratification of ILO Conventions.
Mr. Uramoto mentioned the ILO’s global role on jobs and employment and offered technical support on issues currently under discussion with the social partners. He indicated that the ILO was committed to support India’s efforts to reduce poverty and advance sustainable development.
Several other issues were also discussed, viz., the need to explore potential for regional collaboration in view of the ITC-Turin/VVGNLI MOU; engage in discussion on collaboration between KOSHA/DG(FASLI) on occupational safety and health; and further promote South-South collaboration though the SAARC conference on child labour in May 2013 and the international social security conference in August 2013
Mr. Uramoto complimented India for its steady economic growth and its role at the global level, such as in the G20 and other international fora. Mr. Kharge acknowledged that ILO’s tripartite structure has moulded India’s tripartite institutional mechanisms at national and state levels, He also spoke about the exemplary ILO-MOLE collaboration in India. Mr. Kharge mentioned that a number of GOI flagship programmes are directed to address problems of the unorganized sector workers and issues of informality.
Mr. Kharge made reference to recent updates and the steps being taken by MOLE towards ratification of the 4 non-ratified ILO Core Conventions (C 138, C 182, C 87 and C. 89). Mr. Uramoto expressed his appreciation for India’s practices to ensure that legal and operational frameworks are in place before ratification of ILO Conventions.
Mr. Uramoto mentioned the ILO’s global role on jobs and employment and offered technical support on issues currently under discussion with the social partners. He indicated that the ILO was committed to support India’s efforts to reduce poverty and advance sustainable development.
Several other issues were also discussed, viz., the need to explore potential for regional collaboration in view of the ITC-Turin/VVGNLI MOU; engage in discussion on collaboration between KOSHA/DG(FASLI) on occupational safety and health; and further promote South-South collaboration though the SAARC conference on child labour in May 2013 and the international social security conference in August 2013