Glasnik Advokatske komore Vojvodine (Jan 2016)
International labour organization's: Fundamental conventions and compliance of the current legislation of the Republic of Serbia with their norms
Abstract
The International Labor Organization since its founding in 1919 represents the primary entity in the creation of international labor legislation. Declaration on Fundamental Rights and the principles from 1998 extracts the basis of the international regulation of labor and introduces the so-called fundamental rights of workers, or 'ius cogens' of international labor law, while the fundamental conventions represent an expression of the principles integrated in the Constitution of the International Labor Organization. Republic of Serbia, as part of former Yugoslavia, was a member of the ILO from 1919 until 1992. After eight years, in the year 2000, Serbia once again became a member of ILO. Republic of Serbia ratified a large number of conventions, including eight fundamental conventions. The aim of this article is to familiarize readers with the core normative activities of the International Labor Organization, which include Convention No. 29 and 105, which prohibit forced labor, Convention No. 87 and 98, which regulate the freedom of association, Conventions No. 100 and 111 which introduce equal opportunities and treatment and Convention No. 138 and 182, which prohibit child labor. Ratified conventions have priority in application after the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia.
