India completes its tenure as Chair of the Governing Body of ILO

On 24th June, 2021, India completed its tenure as Chair of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation after holding the position for the period October 2020-June 2021.

Key Points

• India had assumed the chairmanship of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation after a gap of 35 years.
• India in its last meeting recommended the member countries to adopt labour standards of ILO in respect of work from home options keeping in view the emerging pandemic.

Governing Body of ILO

• The Governing Body is the executive body of the International Labour Organization (the Office is the secretariat of ....