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The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized
agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and
internationally recognized human and labour rights. It was
founded in 1919 and is the only surviving major creation of
the Treaty of Versailles which brought the League of Nations
into being and it became the first specialized agency of the
UN in 1946.
The ILO formulates international labour
standards in the form of Conventions and Recommendations
setting minimum standards of basic labour rights: freedom of
association, the right to organize, collective bargaining,
abolition of forced labour, equality of opportunity and
treatment, and other standards regulating conditions across
the entire spectrum of work related issues. It provides
technical assistance primarily in the fields of:
• vocational training and vocational
rehabilitation;
• employment policy;
• labour administration;
• labour law and industrial relations;
• working conditions;
• management development;
• cooperatives;
• social security;
• labour statistics and occupational safety and health.
It promotes the development of independent employers' and
workers' organizations and provides training and advisory
services to those organizations. Within the UN system, the ILO
has a unique tripartite structure with workers and employers
participating as equal partners with governments in the work
of its governing organs.
Director-General: Mr. Juan Somavia
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