What is Livelihood of 1.6 billion informal workers worldwide at risk: ILO?

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Asked: October 15, 20212021-10-15T21:23:37+05:30 2021-10-15T21:23:37+05:30In: Economics

The livelihood of 1.6 billion informal workers worldwide at risk: ILO.

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ILO report has highlighted how lockdown measures have hit informal workers most severely.

The only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919 the International Labour Organization (ILO) brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
The ILO was founded in 1919, in the wake of a destructive war, to pursue a vision based on the premise that universal, lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the ILO became the first specialized agency of the UN in 1946.
India, a Founding Member of the ILO, has been a permanent member of the ILO Governing Body since 1922.