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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
International Labour Organisation (1 November 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Government's relationship with the International Labour Organisation.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

Answer

As a founding member of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) the UK continues to be actively engaged and involved with the organisation. To date, the UK has ratified 89 ILO Conventions, most recently the Violence and Harassment Convention, which was ratified in March this year (2022).

The UK is one of ten permanent members of the ILO Governing Body and currently have a delegation attending its 346th session in Geneva, running until 10 November. The UK also attends the annual International Labour Conference.

In addition to contributions made by the Department for Work and Pensions to the ILO’s regular budget, the UK is a major contributor to the ILO’s development cooperation programme through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

I hope to meet with the new Director General of the ILO, Mr Gilbert Houngbo, in due course.


Answered by:
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
8 November 2022

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