Unlike other United Nations specialized agencies, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has a tripartite governing structure … See more

The Governing Body is the executive body of the International Labour Organization. It meets three times a year, in March, June and November. It takes decisions on ILO policy, decides the agenda of the International Labour Conference, adopts the draft … See more

The ILO has 187 state members. 186 of the 193 member states of the United Nations plus the Cook Islands are members of the ILO. The UN member states which are not members of the ILO are Andorra, Bhutan, Liechtenstein, Micronesia See more

Conventions
Through July 2018, the ILO had adopted 189 conventions. If these conventions are ratified by enough … See more

On 25 March 2022 Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo was elected Director-General of ILO. On 1 October 2022 he succeeded Guy Ryder, … See more

Once a year, the ILO organises the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva to set the broad policies of the ILO, including conventions and recommendations. Also known as the "international parliament of labour", the conference makes … See more

The ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). As with other UN specialized agencies (or programmes) working on See more