International Labour Organization's Conventions 138 and 182 are related to
- A.Child labour
- B.Adaptation of agricultural practices to global climate change
- C.Regulation of food prices and food security
- D.Gender parity at the workplace
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Child labour. Both are core ILO conventions aimed at ending child labour.
Convention 138, the Minimum Age Convention of 1973, requires countries to set a minimum age for admission to employment, generally not below the age of finishing compulsory schooling. Convention 182, the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention of 1999, calls for immediate action against slavery, trafficking, forced recruitment into armed conflict and hazardous work by children. India ratified both in June 2017, after amending its Child Labour Act in 2016. The ILO, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Geneva, is the only tripartite UN agency, bringing together governments, employers and workers.
B is wrong: climate adaptation in farming falls under bodies such as the FAO and the UNFCCC, not these conventions.
C is wrong: food prices and food security are the field of the FAO and the World Food Programme.
D is wrong: workplace equality is covered by other ILO conventions, such as Convention 100 on equal remuneration.
Exam tip: ILO 138 = minimum age, ILO 182 = worst forms of child labour; India ratified both in 2017.
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