The ILO in Australia
30 August 2021
Australia is a founding member of the ILO and is also a major budget contributor, notably for projects in the Asia-Pacific region.
Australia has ratified 58 ILO Conventions and 2 Protocols, including eight of the ten fundamental Conventions.
The most recent ratification was registered on 31 March 2022, the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1983 (No. 29).
As at February 2022, the Australian Government is progressing ratification of the Fundamental Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) and the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190).
The Government, Workers and Employers’ organizations are firmly committed to social dialogue and decent work, and the tripartite International Labour Affairs Committee (ILAC) meets formally at least three times each year to discuss international labour issues.
The Australian Government has held a seat on the ILO’s Governing Body (GB) almost continuously since 1945. In June 2021, Australia was elected as a titular voting member of the GB for the Far East Asia and Pacific electoral sub region (FEAP).
ILO activities in Australia are supported through the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in Bangkok, Thailand and the ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries in Suva, Fiji.
Australia has ratified 58 ILO Conventions and 2 Protocols, including eight of the ten fundamental Conventions.
The most recent ratification was registered on 31 March 2022, the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1983 (No. 29).
As at February 2022, the Australian Government is progressing ratification of the Fundamental Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) and the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190).
| The Fair Work framework Australia has a mature, comprehensive, workplace relations system with a solid tradition of social dialogue. The Fair Work framework is the name used for Australia’s labour administration system, and is constituted by the minimum employment laws and agency bodies that were created by the Fair Work Act 2009, and related legislation. The key features of the Fair Work system include:
There are four bodies that have key roles in the Fair Work system:
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The Government, Workers and Employers’ organizations are firmly committed to social dialogue and decent work, and the tripartite International Labour Affairs Committee (ILAC) meets formally at least three times each year to discuss international labour issues.
The Australian Government has held a seat on the ILO’s Governing Body (GB) almost continuously since 1945. In June 2021, Australia was elected as a titular voting member of the GB for the Far East Asia and Pacific electoral sub region (FEAP).
ILO activities in Australia are supported through the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in Bangkok, Thailand and the ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries in Suva, Fiji.