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For over a century, the ILO has served as the world's only global forum where labor standards are negotiated, adopted, and monitored. Founded in 1919 with strong U.S. leadership, its tripartite structure unites governments, employers, and workers to ensure standards are practical and widely supported. The ILO promotes fair global competition, reduces supply chain exploitation, and fosters stability among key trading partners, helping ensure American businesses and workers aren't disadvantaged by unfair competition abroad.
As a permanent member of the ILO Governing Body, the United States shapes global priorities aligned with core American values—eliminating forced and child labor, strengthening freedom of association, and promoting transparent supply chains. U.S. support to the ILO has delivered tangible results across sectors critical to American economic interests.
Labour Standards and Economic Resilience: A Tripartite Perspective
This high-level tripartite dialogue unites Canadian government, employer, and worker representatives, with the ILO Director-General, to reinforce labor standards for resilient, competitive supply chains.
Latest news and stories
Interview
Q&A on Critical Minerals and the Work of the ILO
How labour governance is key to securing critical mineral supply chains
Events
Informal Dialogue
Labour Standards and Economic Resilience: A Tripartite Perspective
Development Cooperation
Development cooperation Dashboard
The Dashboard offers customizable views of ILO development cooperation projects funded by the Unites States of America.
Labour Statistics
National figures on labour market for the last available year from the ILOSTAT database
Labour Standards
NATLEX is an online database on national legislation.
Publications
Research brief
The impact of GenAI on jobs, productivity and work organization: a review of the empirical evidence
Research brief
The potential of import bans to address forced labour
Tripartite partners
Contact
ILO Office for the United States of America
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +1 202 617-3952
Address
900 19th Street NW, Suite 300, Washington DC, 20006