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Arjun Steels Ltd. has about 600 workers. The HR head says that if India ratifies an ILO Convention on a labour standard, the company must simply wait for the ILO to inspect its plant and penalise it directly. Which statement about how ILO supervision works with respect to India is correct?

ILO supervision operates on governments, not individual employers. A state that ratifies a Convention reports periodically, and bodies like the Committee of Experts review those reports and comment. The ILO does not inspect factories or fine companies directly.

  1. AThe ILO inspects factories in India and directly penalises employers
  2. BA ratifying member state must report periodically on the application of the Convention, and supervisory bodies such as the Committee of Experts review these reports and may make comments to the governmentCorrect
  3. CEmployers are fined by the International Labour Conference for each violation
  4. DRatified Conventions are supervised only by the Supreme Court of India

Explanation

ILO supervision is through reports by the member state and review by bodies such as the Committee of Experts and the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards. The ILO has no power to inspect and fine individual employers; obligations run against the State. The company is therefore dealing with domestic enforcement authorities.

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