On January 30, 1919, the Paris Peace Conference established the Commission on International Labour Legislation to draft the constitution of a permanent international labor organization, founding the International Labour Organization (ILO).
In the wake of the devastation of a destructive world war, the Conference established the Commission to pursue a vision based on the premise that universal, lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice.
The ILO became the first specialized agency of the UN in 1946. Today, as part of the UN, the ILO is charged with drafting and overseeing international labor standards. The main aims of the ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues.
The ILO website is available in English, Spanish and French languages. It provides a wealth of information on current issues in countries of Africa, the Americas, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe and Central Asia.
The ILO holds meetings and events, produces statistics and data bases, publications, labor standards and original research. It hosts a newsroom, campaigns, and covers trends in the world of work. Recent topics include a youth forum on youth employment in African countries, gender equality in Bangladesh, jobs and the World Economic Forum in Davos, and the challenges and opportunities for trade unions in 2014.
ILO has a multi media library and you can follow ILO on twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds and other social networking sites.
Photo: ILO African Youth Forum.
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