The International Labour Organization (ILO) was created in 1919, as Part of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, to reflect the Belief that universal and lasting peace can be accomplished only if it is based on social justice. It was founded to pursue a vision based on the premise that universal, lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon decent treatment of working people. When the UN was formed, the ILO became its first specialized agency.
The Constitution of ILO was drafted by the Labour Commission set Up by the Peace Conference, which first met in Paris and then in Versailles. The Commission composed of representatives from nine Countries: Belgium, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It resulted in a tripartite organization, the only one of its kind bringing totether representatives of governments, employers and workers in
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