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ILO regional meet begins on dec 6; Director-General calls for social security for all

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● Established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles as an affiliated agency of the League of Nations.

● Became the first affiliated specialized agency of the United Nations in1946.

● Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

● Founding Mission: social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace.

● Promotes internationally recognized human and labour rights.

● Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969

The eight-core conventions of the ILO are:

● Forced Labour Convention (No. 29)

● Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (No.105)

● Equal Remuneration Convention (No.100)

● Discrimination (Employment Occupation) Convention (No.111)

● Minimum Age Convention (No.138)

● Worst forms of Child Labour Convention (No.182)

● Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organised Convention (No.87)

● Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (No.98)