The International Labour Organization (ILO): History, Objectives, and Structure
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency focusing on international labour standards and decent work for all. Founded in 1919, the ILO aims to improve working and living conditions worldwide, with 185 UN member states as its members. Learn about the history, objectives, and structure of the ILO along with its constitution and purposes.
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ILO ILO ( INTERNATIONAL ( INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION) LABOUR ORGANIZATION)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency dealing with labour issues, particularly international labour standards and decent work for all. After the First World War, it was recognized that problems of industry, like disease, know no frontiers. In 1919, the International Labour Organization (I.LO.) was established as an affiliate of the League of Nations to improve the working and living conditions of the working population all over the world. Park. K, Park Textbook of Preventive And Social Medicine, 25th ed, 2019, 986
185 of the 193 UN member states are members of the ILO In 1969, the organization received the Nobel Peace Prize for improving peace among classes, pursuing justice for workers, and providing technical assistance to other developing nations. The headquarters of ILO is in Geneva, Switzerland. Park. K, Park Textbook of Preventive And Social Medicine, 25th ed, 2019, 986
HISTORY The ILO was founded in April 1919 primarily in response to humanitarian concern over the condition of workers who were being exploited with no consideration for their health, their family lives or their professional and social advancement. Park. K, Park Textbook of Preventive And Social Medicine, 25th ed, 2019, 986
THE ILO CONSTITUTION THE ILO CONSTITUTION WHEREAS UNIVERSAL AND LASTING PEACE CAN BE ESTABLISHED ONLY IF IT IS BASED UPON SOCIAL JUSTICE Park. K, Park Textbook of Preventive And Social Medicine, 25th ed, 2019, 986
OBJECTIVES OF ILO OBJECTIVES OF ILO Full employment and raising of living. Protection for the life and health of workers in all occupation. Provision for child welfare and maternity protection. Assurance of quality education. Park. K, Park Textbook of Preventive And Social Medicine, 25th ed, 2019, 986
STRUCTURE: STRUCTURE: HOW THE ILO WORKS Park. K, Park Textbook of Preventive And Social Medicine, 25th ed, 2019, 986
PURPOSES OF ILO PURPOSES OF ILO to contribute to the establishment of lasting peace by promoting social justice to improve, through international action, labour conditions, and living standards and to promote economic and social stability. Park. K, Park Textbook of Preventive And Social Medicine, 25th ed, 2019, 986
The International Labour Code is a collection of international minimum standards related to health, welfare, living and working conditions of workers all over the world. The ILO also provides assistance to organizations interested in the betterment of living and employment standards. There is a close collaboration between ILO and WHO in the field of health and labour. Park. K, Park Textbook of Preventive And Social Medicine, 25th ed, 2019, 986
