GENEVA (AN) — Reflecting a world of instability and conflict, International Labor Organization Director-General Guy Ryder set a distinctly somber tone as he opened a one-day summit meant to explore the importance of decent jobs in building world peace, social justice and resilience.
The one-day summit was a highlight of ILO's annual high-level International Labor Conference, which drew more than 5,000 people including world leaders and foreign ministers. ILO's history is in many ways bound up with the quest to end world wars. Created in 1919 as part of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, ILO was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on its 50th anniversary in 1969.
Work, Education, Culture & Sports — Atlantic Charter 1941 — Central African Republic — Colombia — Europe — Fondation Passerelle — France — Germany — ILO Declaration of Philadelphia 1944 — ILO Employment (Transition from War to Peace) Recommendation 1944 — International Labor Organization (ILO) — Ireland — League of Nations — Mali — Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) — Switzerland — Treaty of Versailles 1920 — United Nations (U.N.) — United States (U.S.)
