Labour administration systems and policies

Addressing the need for sound labour administration systems has been an ILO priority since its inception. The importance of strong and efficient labour institutions in the context of economic and social development is recognized in the Constitution of the ILO, the Declaration of Philadelphia and the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization (the 2008 Declaration) and has been further developed by numerous ILO Conventions, Recommendations and other instruments.

Labour administration relates to virtually all of the ILO‟s standards to the extent that these require government action, often, though not exclusively, by ministries of labour and/or other labour administration institutions.