The International Labour Organization was created by the Treaty of Versailles at the end of the First World War, out of a belief that lasting peace depended on social justice and decent working conditions. It has its headquarters in Geneva. Unusually among international bodies, it has a tripartite structure in which representatives of workers and employers sit alongside those of governments. At its first conference it adopted conventions that included the eight-hour working day. The ILO became the first specialised agency of the United Nations in 1946, and it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969. It continues to set international labour standards on matters such as child labour and forced labour.
Before and after
- 1919Founding of Einstein Tower
- 1919Founding of Bank of Estonia
- from 1919 to 1946Founding of League of Nations
- 1919Construction of Tesco
- 1919Founding of International Labour Organization
- 1919Founding of International Astronomical Union
- 1 January 1919Birth of J. D. Salinger
- from 1919 to 1921White Terror
- from 5 January 1919 to 12 January 1919Spartacist uprising
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The era
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