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International Labour Organisation

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noun

  1.  ILO.  a special agency of the United Nations responsible for research and recommendations in the field of labour conditions and practices: founded in 1919 in affiliation to the League of Nations

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The International Court of Justice has been asked to deliver a so-called advisory opinion on whether a treaty drawn up in 1948 by the International Labour Organisation implicitly enshrines the right to strike.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The UN's International Labour Organisation has suggested there will be a shortage of 8.7 million workers when it comes to reconstruction, and some business leaders have suggested the answer is to import workers from abroad.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Numerous international organizations, including the International Labour Organisation have decried the abuses in these programs and called for them to be shut down.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

According to the International Labour Organisation, 1.1 million fewer Burmese were working in the first half of 2022, compared to the same period in 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2023

Women make up just 15% of Japan's senior public and private-sector officials and managers, according to data collected by the International Labour Organisation.

From Reuters • Feb. 13, 2023

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