INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
| GERMANY |
| INTERNATIONALE ARBEITSORGANISATION INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION |
The International Labour Organization (ILO) was founded in 1919. Most UN member countries belong to it; the Federal Republic was admitted on application in 1951.
Its main bodies (the General Conference, the Governing Body and the International Labour Office) have their headquarters in Geneva. The International Labour Office collects and processes information relevant to the international regulation of living and working conditions for employees and drafts Conventions, which are then laid before the General Conference. ILO Conventions have the nature of legislation proposals which pass into law only when ratified by member countries. The Federal Republic has so far ratified more than 60 Conventions, e.g. on benefits payable for accidents at work and occupational illnesses and for old age and invalidity, on equal treatment of nationals and aliens in the social security system, on various aspects of protection against technical hazards at work and on paid annual holidays and educational leave .
Please note: the European industrial relations glossaries were compiled between 1991 and 2003 and are not updated. For current material see the European industrial relations dictionary.