International Labour Organization
- The International Labour Organization (ILO) deals with labour issues.
- Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Founded in 1919, it was formed through the negotiations of the Treaty of Versailles and was initially an agency of the League of Nations.
- It became a member of the UN system after the demise of the League and the formation of the UN at the end of World War II.
- Its Constitution, as amended to date, includes the Declaration of Philadelphia on the aims and purposes of the Organization.
- Its secretariat is known as the International Labour Office.
