European Union: The ILO and the EU - Partners for decent work and social justice: Impact of ten years of cooperation

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union (EU) share the same foundational values. The EU supports the promotion of decent work for all. The EU actively participates in ILO debates and negotiations on labour standards, frameworks, actions and supervision of standards. The EU supports ILO standards and the wider decent work agenda through mobilizing its internal and external policies and actions such as development, policy dialogue and trade. In this context the ILO and the EU have considerably intensified their cooperation, both within and outside the EU. While such cooperation dates back to 1958, during the last decade it has evolved into a genuine partnership involving concrete operations in the field as well as analysis and research. It has entailed reinforced advocacy, both at a European scale as well as at global level, such as in the G20 and the UN.