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The ILO is the oldest specialised agency of the United Nations. It is tripartite in nature and is responsible for developing, formulating, and enforcing international labour standards. Its main objectives are the promotion of decent work, social protection, and the strengthening of social dialogue. 

Spain is a founding member of the ILO and is currently the member country that has ratified the most international labour conventions. The ILO Office in Spain started its activities in 1986. It is also one of the countries that has been contributing the largest volume of funds to the ILO's technical cooperation programmes, mainly aimed at Latin American countries.

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ILO constituents and partners strengthen knowledge on the social and solidarity economy to advance social justice

ILO constituents and partners strengthen knowledge on the social and solidarity economy to advance social justice

Spain ratifies the ILO Convention on Maternity Protection
Ratification ceremony of Convention No. 183, 11 December 2025: Ms Yolanda Díaz, Second Vice-President and Minister of Labour and Social Economy of Spain, and Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO.

Spain ratifies the ILO Convention on Maternity Protection

Projects and programmes

Technical assistance to better regulate migratory flows from Senegal, Mauritania and Mali to Spain

Technical assistance to better regulate migratory flows from Senegal, Mauritania and Mali to Spain

Inventory of Labour Market Policy Measures in the EU 2008-13

Labour Market Inventory Projects

Inventory of Labour Market Policy Measures in the EU 2008-13

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Mapping enterprise formalization measures in tourism in the European Union

Mapping enterprise formalization measures in tourism in the European Union

Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy

ILO Working Paper 143

Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy

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