1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-942 FUpdated December 18, 1998The International Labor Organization andInternational Labor Issues in the 105 CongressthLois McHughAnalyst in International RelationsForeign Affairs and National
2、Defense DivisionSummaryThe International Labor Organization (ILO) is a specialized technical agency of theUnited Nations system. It has an assessed budget, which means that each nationscontribution is set as a percent of the total ILO budget. In the ILO, governmentrepresentatives are joined by deleg
3、ates representing a countrys worker and employerorganizations, who always, theoretically, speak and vote independently of theirgovernments. The ILO addresses workers rights, such as child labor and working conditions.It does this through the negotiation, adoption, and implementation of labor standar
4、ds astreaties which are binding on the governments that ratify them. The ILO has begun toaddress the issue of labor standards in trade and to refocus member attention on the corehuman rights labor standards. A declaration adopted in June 1998 confirms theobligation of all members to respect and appl
