ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations
Key documents
ILO – EU relations
- Closing speech of Director General Elect of the ILO, Guy Ryder, at EU Employment Conference
- ILO intervention in the European Parliament's International Trade Committee on the application of ILO Conventions in EU trade partner countries
- EU Member States ratifications of ILO Conventions (2011)
- Brief on the European Commission - ACP - ILO "TACKLE" project on child labour
- Report of proceedings of the International forum on decent work organised by Belgian EU Presidency, European Commission and ILO (2010)
- Strategic partnership concerning development cooperation between the ILO and the EU (2004)
- The Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement (FAFA) between the European Community and the United Nations (2003)
- Cooperation agreement between the ILO and the European Commission (Exchange of letters 14/05/2001)
ILO comments on EU issues
- ILO note on the European Commission Consultation on the External Dimension of Social Security Coordination
- ILO Response to European Commission Consultation on a Post-2015 Development Framework (2012)
- ILO Response to European Commission Consultation on civil society organisations in development (2012)
- ILO Response to the European Commission's public consultation on "Social Protection in EU Development Cooperation" (2012)
- Response ILO to the European Commission’s consultation on a new trade and development communication (2011)
- ILO technical comments on Proposal for EU Directive on seasonal employment of migrant workers (2011)
- ILO comments on the EU single permit directive (2011)
- Response ILO: Green paper of the European Commission on future EU development policy (2010)
Positions of EU Institutions towards ILO
For official positions of EU Institutions on ILO and Decent Work, please check the different websites of the EU InstitutionsAnnual High Level Meetings EC-ILO
- 9th Annual High Level Meeting between the European Commission and the ILO Office (2011)
- 8th Annual High Level Meeting between the European Commission and the ILO Office (2010)
- 7th Annual High Level Meeting between the European Commission and the ILO Office (2008)
- 6th Annual High Level Meeting between the European Commission and the ILO Office (2007)
ILO-Brussels background notes on EU issues
Fundamental ILO texts
- Recovering from the crisis: A Global Jobs Pact (2009)
- ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization (2008)
- ILO Declaration on Fundamental principles and rights at work and its follow-up (1998)
Key ILO publications and texts relevant for EU/Benelux
- Report "Building a Sustainable Job-rich Recovery" (2011)
- The global jobs crisis: the G-20 must act now to avoid a lost decade – by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia (2011)
- World of Work report 2011
- World of Work report 2011 - EU Snapshot
- World of Work report 2010
ILO regional documents of interest for Benelux and EU
- Challenges in the Arab World: An ILO response (2011)
- ILO Regional Office for the Arab States: Regional Overview on Decent Work (2011)
- Presentation: "Employment for peace, stability and development in the Horn of Africa" (2011)
- Youth employment and social Dialogue in the Maghreb (2011)
- ILO-Brussels fact sheet: the Social Protection Floor (2010)