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International Labor Organization is a UN agency that sets international labor standards for social and economic justice and is committed to establishing equality, freedom, security, and sustainable work nationwide. The organization was established in 1919 and is the earliest institution established by the United Nations. In addition, the organization has 187 member countries and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. In the world, there are 40 field offices, and its service covers more than 150 countries and has about 2700 employees (“Mission and impact of the ILO”).

Management
The executive body of the ILO is the governing body. A meeting is held every March, June and November. The content of the meeting is mainly to determine the policies of the ILO, the agenda of the International Labor Conference, and the election of officers. The organization organizes an international labor conference in Geneva every year to determine and formulate policies, conventions and recommendations (“International Labor Conference”). Usually, the participating members are representatives of member states, namely government representatives, employer representatives, worker representatives and consultants.

Convention
In 1969, the ILO won the Nobel Peace Prize. At present, the Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work published in 1998 is dedicated to promoting occupational equality, including eliminating occupational discrimination, abolishing child labor, and guaranteeing collective bargaining and workers’ right to free association (“ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work”). In addition, in 2019, the organization established the sustainable development goals of the 21st century: social protection of the elderly and universal labor security (“Global Commission on the Future of Work”).

Forced Labor
The colonial phenomenon brought about forced labor. Therefore, the ILO protects the unfair treatment of colonial inhabitants by establishing minimum standards. In 1930, with the efforts of the International Labor Organization, the Forced Labor Convention was ratified. In addition, in 2001, the International Labor Organization launched the SAP-FL program dedicated to combating forced labor such as human trafficking, contract labor, and forced prisoner labor (“Forced Labor, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking”).

Minimum Wage Law
In 1928, 1951 and 1970, the ILO formulated Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, and Minimum Wage Fixing Convention.

AIDS
In order to prevent the destructive impact of AIDS on people, the ILO has been committed to HIV response since 1998. In addition, in 2010, the ILO promulgated a policy on protecting the rights of AIDS patients and their families, which involves the work and human rights of AIDS patients (“Recommendation concerning HIV and AIDS and the World of Work, 2010 (No. 200)”). Moreover, the organization also reduces the impact on HIV carriers and promotes social protection.

Migrant Workers
In 1975 and 1990, the ILO promulgated the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention and the United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families to protect the rights of migrant workers.

Domestic workers
In 2011, the ILO promulgated the Domestic Workers Convention to ensure that domestic workers receive decent jobs.

The Future
The ILO’s “Future of Work Initiative” is a plan made in response to changes in the world (“The future of work”). The plan reflects concerns about the future relationship between technology and human labor, that is, whether technological innovation will bring about a reduction in human labor.