The ILO, set up in 1919, became a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1946. The ILO seeks to promote improved working and living conditions by establishing standards that reduce social injustice.
Contact: International Labor Organization; 4, rue des Morillons; CH-1211, Geneva 22, Switzerland; Tel: 41 (0) 22 799-6111; Web: www.ilo.org.
