Labour Administration

Labour administration
Labour administration is a wide term.
It is primarily concerned with labour
affairs and administration of social
policy.
Labour administration is defined by
ILO Convention No. 150 as "public
administration activities in the field
of national labour policy."

International Labour Organization

International Labour Organization (ILO)
was one of the first organizations to deal
with labour issues.
The only tripartite U.N. agency, since
1919 the ILO brings together
governments, employers and workers
representatives of 187 member States, to
set labour standards, develop policies and
plan programs promoting decent work for
all women and men.

ILO in India
India, a Founding Member of the ILO, has been a
permanent member of the ILO Governing Body
since 1922.
The first ILO Office in India started in 1928. The
decades of productive partnership between the ILO
and its constituents has mutual trust and respect
as underlying principles and is grounded in building
sustained institutional capacities and strengthening
capacities of partners.
It has a two-directional focus for socio-economic
development: overall strategies and ground-level
approaches.

Labour administration
Concept of labour administration : all public bodies involved in
labour policy.
Labour administration is not simply the responsibility of the
department of labour .
Many agencies and government department such as chambers
of commerce, factory and mines inspectorate, social insurance
directorate, and department of human resource development
and education are involved in it.
In some countries, the organizations of employers and workers
are also involved in the administration of labour matters.
But it is primarily the responsibility of the department of labour
of lay down, develop and apply sound labour policies,
coordinate various recommendations received from various
departments which have a bearing on labour affairs.

Labour policies
Formulation of policy decision are based on
consultation with other interests (particularly of
Employers and workers organizations) and of
research and field investigation.
Most of the labour policy proposals may start from
the minister of labour himself or from his department.
The department of labour is the body which receives
most such proposals and initiates the preparatory
process.
In some cases, labour courts, arbitration bodies and
different adhoc commissions can be regarded as
forming part of the labour administration machinery.

Qualifications
The meeting of experts on labour
administration viewed that labour
administration officials in particular services
should have the basic academic qualifications
required for such services (especially in law,
economics, socio-logy, administrative
sciences, psychology, statistics, actuarial
sciences, medicine, engineering and so forth).
The exact qualifications required for each post
can be determined by the government of each
country.

Legal Aspect
It is a part of the job of labour administrator to give
effect to laws governing employment and
conditions of work. Labour legislation is a
necessary instrument for a governments
administration of labour affairs.
Standards established by legislation may be further
developed, complemented or applied through
administrative action.
Legislation automatically entails the prescribing of
procedures for enforcement and imposition of
penalties. A system of law is a guarantee for
peoples personal safety, liberties and right.

Legal Aspect
Labour law does not consist entirely of laws
produces by law makers. Unwritten customary and
case law deriving from generations of judicial
practice also play a role, particularly with regard to
contracts, torts and the right to receive
compensation for damages.
There are countries where the entire labour
legislation has been codified covering entire gamut
of labour laws and labour administration.
The greater number of non-statutory legal
requirements in the labour field are derived from
the practice of industrial relations

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