ILO Washington
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ILO-Washington

  1. Feature

    Post-2015 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals

    The ILO is lead agency, with UNDP, on Growth and Employment, and is a contributor to the consultations on Education, Inequalities, Environmental Sustainability, Governance and Population Dynamics.

    1. High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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  1. ILO Washington Office
    1808 I Street, NW, 9th Floor
    Washington, DC
    20006
    USA
    Tel:+1 202-617-3952
    Fax:+1 202 617-3960
    Website:www.ilo.org/washington

ILO Databases

  1. NORMLEX

    Database of International Labor Standards and Reccommendations

  2. LABORSTA

    Labor Statistics Database

  3. NATLEX

    National Legislation on Labor and Social Rights

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ILO Washington


Photograph by Subi Yurek
The International Labor Office (ILO) in Washington, D.C. serves as a liaison between the ILO and the United States government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, multilateral and Washington-based institutions. The Washington Office engages in outreach activities and research and analysis of labor issues. It also represents the ILO to the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as well as other multilateral institutions and Washington-based organizations and facilitates donor coordination in technical cooperation activities.

Activities of the Washington Office focus on advancing the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda including:
  • Strengthening and disseminating knowledge on domestic and international labor issues.
  • Collaborating with Washington-based organizations on labor policies, data and research.
  • Supporting ILO missions in their interaction with key US stakeholders.
  • Facilitating technical advisory services.

Highlights

  1. 102nd International Labor Conference

    Closing remarks by the ILO Director-General to the 102nd International Labor Conference
    20 June 2013

  2. 102nd International Labor Conference

    No sustainable development without environmental sustainability and decent work
    19 June 2013

    The contribution of the world of work to the greening of the economy is critical – and presents a real opportunity – to realize the ILO’s social goals, concludes the ILC Committee on Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs.

Selected US Government Funded ILO Projects

  1. Americas: Promoting Compliance with International Labor Standards in Colombia
    December 2011 – December 2016

    This technical cooperation project is intended to strengthen the capacity of the Colombian Labor Ministry and national stakeholders to comply with International Labor Standards (ILS), particularly those associated with freedom of association, collective bargaining, and assist them in following up the ILO supervisory bodies’ observations on their application. It was developed to contribute to the generation of labor relations that promote social justice and support economic development.

  2. Arab States: Combating Worst Forms of Child Labor by Reinforcing Policy Response and Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods and Educational Opportunities in Egypt
    2011 - 2015

    The project seeks to combat child labor, with special attention to the worst forms of child labor in agriculture, by supporting strong child labor policy and legislation and promoting sustainable livelihoods and educational opportunities for 16,000 children in the Egyptian governorates of Assiut, Minya, Sohag, Fayoum, and Sharqiyah.

  3. Asia and the Pacific: Promoting Fundamental Rights and Strengthening Labor Market Governance in the Maldives
    31 October 2010 - 31 September 2014

    This Project is supporting the establishment of new legal frameworks for governance of the labor market, especially laws to facilitate the formation of representative organizations of workers and employers, and to avoid and manage industrial disputes.

  4. Myanmar - Promoting Rights at Work in Myanmar
    21 September 2012 - 30 September 2013

    The project started in 2012 with funds from the US Department of State. Its overall objective is to promote the effective recognition and realization of the fundamental workers’ rights and social dialogue in Myanmar to support the country’s peaceful transition to democracy.

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