ILO Century Project
ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations
Century Project

  2. ILO Century Game

    In 2019 the ILO will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Although we know the ILO has a unique and long history, how much do we really know about its highlights and crises, innovations and changes, opportunities and setbacks? Test your knowledge and learn fascinating facts about ILO history at the click of a mouse. Want to contribute? Send us your questions.

  3. The ILO and the Quest for Social Justice

ILO Century Project

ILO Century Project

The ILO and its government, employer and worker constituents have a rich experience of social dialogue, setting and supervising international labour standards, promoting employment, social protection and fair conditions of work, and international cooperation for social justice.

Towards the ILO Centenary in 2019, the aim of the Century Project is to illuminate the history of the world of work and its actors. Building on the experience of the past, it endeavours to forge alliances with partners around the world in the pursuit of social justice for all. More »

Women's ILO: Transnational networks, working conditions and gender equality
Workshop 6-7 December 2012 University of Geneva/ILO, Geneva, Switzerlandy

What role have women’s networks played inside and outside the ILO? How can we analyse the interaction between the national and the international levels in the struggle to promote labour standards for women? And finally, how does the ILO’s concern for domestic care and the informal economy change the debate on women’s work?  Participants' video statements.

15–18 November 1977: The Governing Body of the ILO adopts its Multinational Enterprise Declaration
Geneva International Cooperation profiles the ILO's Multinational Enterprise Declaration

Geneva International Cooperation profiles the ILO's Multinational Enterprise Declaration as part of its monthly highlights focussing on the history of international cooperation in Geneva.

  1. The League of Nations and its work on social issues
    Symposium
    31 October - 1 November 2013
    UNOG Library Events Room, Geneva, Switzerland

    Researchers interested in participating in this symposium are invited to send their proposals to mrodrigu@vub.ac.be by 30 January 2013. Proposals should be approximately 400 words in length and should include a short biographical note of maximum 200 words.

  1. ILO Lisbon celebrates its 10-year anniversary

    ILO Lisbon celebrates its 10-year anniversary with an address to the Portuguese Parliament by Mr Paulo Bárcia, former Director of ILO’s Human Resources Development Department and current Chief of Cabinet at ILO headquarters.

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