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Departments and offices

  1. Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Sector (STANDARDS)
  2. Employment Sector (EMPLOYMENT)
  3. Social Protection Sector (PROTECTION)
  4. Social Dialogue Sector (DIALOGUE)
  5. Management and Administration (EDMAS)
  6. Reporting to the Director-General (DGREPORTS)
  7. Administrative Tribunal (TRIB)
  8. Associations
  9. Regions / Field Programmes

Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Sector (STANDARDS)[-]

  1. Programme for the Promotion of the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (DECLARATION)
  2. International Labour Standards (NORMES)
    1. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
    2. Project to Promote ILO Convention No. 169
    3. Maritime Labour Convention
  3. International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)
  4. Relations, Meetings and Documents Service (RELCONF)
    1. International Labour Conference
    2. Governing Body

Employment Sector (EMPLOYMENT)[-]

  1. Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department (EMP/ELM)
    1. Employment Trends (EMP/TRENDS)
    2. Policy Analysis and Research (EMP/ANALYSIS)
  2. Employment Policy Department (EMP/POLICY)
    1. Country Employment Policy (EMP/CEPOL)
    2. Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP)
  3. Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (EMP/ENTERPRISE)
    1. Boosting Employment through Small Enterprise Development (EMP/SEED)
    2. Cooperatives (EMP/COOP)
    3. Multinational Enterprises (EMP/MULTI)
  4. Skills and Employability Department (EMP/SKILLS)
  5. ILO Programme on Crisis Response and Reconstruction (ILO/CRISIS)
  6. Social Finance Programme (EMP/SFP)

Social Protection Sector (PROTECTION)[-]

  1. Labour  Protection Department (PROTRAV)
    1. Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SAFEWORK)
    2. Conditions of Work and Employment Programme (TRAVAIL)
    3. ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the world of work (ILO/AIDS)
    4. International Migration Programme (MIGRANT)
  2. Social Security Department (SECSOC)

Social Dialogue Sector (DIALOGUE)[-]

  1. Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP)
  2. Industrial and Employment Relations Department (DIALOGUE)
  3. Labour Administration and Labour Inspection Programme (LAB/ADMIN)
  4. Sectoral Activities (SECTOR)
  5. Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)
  6. Better Work

Management and Administration (EDMAS)[-]

  1. Accountability and Transparency
  2. Bureau of Programming and Management (PROGRAM)
  3. Department of Central Services, Security and Protocol (SERVSEC)
  4. Department of Facilities Management (FACILITIES)
  5. Procurement
  6. Financial Services (FINANCE)
  7. Human Resources Development (HRD)
  8. Information Technology and Communications (ITCOM)

Reporting to the Director-General (DGREPORTS)[-]

  1. Department of Communication and Public Information (DCOMM)
  2. Director-General's Office (CABINET)
  3. Ethics Office (ETHICS)
  4. Partnerships and Development Cooperation Department (PARDEV)
  5. Bureau for Gender Equality (GENDER)
  6. International Institute for Labour Studies (INST)
  7. International Training Centre (TURIN)
  8. Legal Services (JUR)
  9. Office of Internal Audit and Oversight (IAO)
  10. Policy Integration Department (INTEGRATION)
  11. Department  of Statistics (STAT)
  12. Evaluation Unit (EVAL)
  13. ILO–New York: ILO Office for the United Nations
  14. ILO–Tokyo: ILO Office for Japan
  15. ILO–Washington: ILO Office for the United States

Administrative Tribunal (TRIB)[-]

Associations[-]

  1. International Social Security Association (ISSA)
  2. Sports & Leisure Association of the ILO (S&L)
  3. Staff Union (SYNDICAT)

Regions / Field Programmes[-]

  1. Field Programmes in Africa (AFRICA)
    1. RO–Africa: ILO Regional Office for Africa
    2. CO–Abidjan: ILO Country Office
    3. CO–Abuja: ILO Office for Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone
    4. CO–Addis Ababa: ILO Country Office for Ethiopia and Somalia
    5. CO–Algiers: ILO Country Office for Algeria, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco and Tunisia
    6. CO–Antananarivo: ILO Country Office for Madagascar, Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritius and Seychelles
    7. CO–Dar es Salaam: ILO Country Office for the United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
    8. CO–Harare: ILO Country Office for Zimbabwe
    9. CO–Kinshasa: ILO Country Office for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
    10. CO–Lusaka: ILO Country Office for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique
    11. DWT/CO–Cairo: ILO DWT for North Africa and ILO Country Office for Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan
    12. DWT/CO–Dakar: ILO DWT for West Africa and ILO Country Office for Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea–Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Togo
    13. DWT/CO–Pretoria: ILO DWT for Eastern and Southern Africa and ILO Country Office for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland
    14. DWT/CO–Yaoundé: ILO DWT for Central Africa and ILO Country Office for Cameroon, Angola and Sao Tome and Principe
  2. Field Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean (AMERICAS)
    1. RO–Latin America and the Caribbean: ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (Web site in Spanish)
    2. CO–Brasilia: ILO Country Office for Brazil (Web site in Portuguese)
    3. CO–Buenos Aires: ILO Country Office for Argentina (Web site in Spanish)
    4. CO–Mexico: ILO Country Office for Mexico and Cuba (Web site in Spanish)
    5. DWT/CO–Lima: ILO DWT and Country Office for the Andean Countries (Web site in Spanish)
    6. DWT/CO–Port-of-Spain: ILO DWT and Country Office for the Caribbean
    7. DWT/CO–San José: ILO DWT and Country Office for Central America
    8. DWT/CO–Santiago: ILO DWT and Country Office for the South Cone of Latin America (Web site in Spanish)
    9. ILO–CINTERFOR: Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development on Vocational Training (CINTERFOR)
  3. Field Programmes in Arab States (ARABSTATES)
    1. RO–Arab States: ILO Regional Office for the Arab States
      1. DWT–Beirut: ILO DWT for the Arab States
      2. ILO representative: Kuwait
      3. ILO–Jerusalem: ILO representative in Jerusalem
      4. ILO–Kuwait: ILO representative in Kuwait
  4. Field Programmes in Asia and the Pacific (ASIA)
    1. RO–Asia and the Pacific: ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
      1. CO–Bangkok: ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic
      2. CO–Beijing: ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia
      3. CO–Colombo: ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives
      4. CO–Dhaka: ILO Country Office for Bangladesh
      5. CO–Hanoi: ILO Country Office for Viet Nam
      6. CO–Islamabad: ILO Country Office for Pakistan
      7. CO–Jakarta: ILO Country Office for Indonesia
      8. CO–Kathmandu: ILO Country Office for Nepal
      9. CO–Manila: ILO Country Office for the Philippines
        1. IPEC-Philippines
      10. CO–Suva: ILO Country Office for South Pacific Island Countries
      11. DWT/CO–New Delhi: ILO DWT for South Asia and ILO Country Office for India
        1. Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the World of Work: A Tripartite Response
      12. DWT–Bangkok: ILO DWT for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific
      13. ILO–Yangon: ILO Liaison Officer for Myanmar
      14. ILO–Tokyo: ILO Office for Japan
      15. Fourteenth Asian Regional Meeting Web site
      16. Regional Skills and Employability Programme (SKILLS-AP)
      17. Disability Programme in Asia and the Pacific Region (AbilityAsia)
      18. APEC Awareness Raising Campaign: Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labour and Providing Educational Opportunities
      19. Advisory Support, Information Services and Training (ASIST-AP)
      20. Mekong sub-regional Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women
      21. ILO/Japan Multi-bilateral Programme
      22. Asian-Pacific Regional Network on Occupational Safety and Health Information (ASIA-OSH)
  5. Field Programmes in Europe and Central Asia (EUROPE)
    1. RO–Europe and Central Asia: ILO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
    2. DWT/CO–Budapest: ILO DWT and Country Office for Central and Eastern Europe
    3. DWT/CO–Moscow: ILO DWT and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
    4. ILO–Ankara: ILO Office for Turkey
    5. ILO–Berlin: ILO Office for Germany
    6. ILO–Brussels: ILO Office for the European Union and the Benelux coun tries
    7. ILO–Lisbon: ILO Office for Portugal
    8. ILO–Madrid: ILO Office for Spain
    9. ILO–Paris: ILO Office for France
    10. ILO–Rome: ILO Office for Italy and San Marino
    11. NC–Astana: ILO National Coordinator for Kazakhstan
    12. NC–Baku: ILO National Coordinator for Azerbaijan
    13. NC–Belgrade: ILO National Coordinator for Serbia
    14. NC–Bishkek: ILO National Coordinator for Kyrgyzstan
    15. NC–Chisinau: ILO National Coordinator for Moldova
    16. NC–Dushanbe: ILO National Coordinator for Tajikistan
    17. NC–Kiev: ILO National Coordinator for Ukraine
    18. NC–Minsk: ILO National Coordinator for Belarus
    19. NC–Sarajevo: ILO National Coordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina
    20. NC–Skopje: ILO National Coordinator for The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
    21. NC–Tirana: ILO National Coordinator for Albania
    22. NC–Yerevan: ILO National Coordinator for Armenia
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