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5 unusual facts about International Labour Organization


Christopher Wanjek

Food at Work, written for the International Labour Organization, has since been presented in numerous countries, largely in South America.

International Labour Organization

Juan Somavía was the ILO's director-general since 1999 until October 2012, when Guy Ryder was elected as his replacement.

International nongovernmental organization

Both terms, NGO and INGO, should be differentiated from intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), which describes groups such as the United Nations or the International Labour Organization.

Jyotindra Nath Dixit

He was also a representative of India to the UN, UNIDO, UNESCO, ILO and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Public Services International

PSI is an officially recognised non-governmental organization for the public sector within the International Labour Organization, and works with the United Nations system in partnership with labour, civil society and other organisations.


Ad Melkert

He was a candidate to succeed Juan Somavía as Director-General of the International Labour Organization but lost to Guy Ryder.

Charlie Crofts

In 19430 he was the Australian delegate to the Fourteenth Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, the International Federation of Trade Unions' Fifth Annual Congress in Stockholm, and the British Commonwelath Labour Conference in London; he also served as a deputy on the board of the International Labour Organization.

Loide Kasingo

After taking various courses in Marketing Management in South Africa from 1983-84, Kasingo was sent to Turin, Italy for training at the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Ohlin Report

The Ohlin Report was a report drafted by a group of experts of the International Labour Organization led by Bertil Ohlin in 1956.

The MasterCard Foundation

Some of their partners include the African Leadership Academy, Camfed, the International Labour Organization, International Youth Foundation, Education for Employment Foundation, Digital Opportunity Trust, Equity Group Foundation, Aflatoun, YouthBuild, Swisscontact, Fundacion Paraguaya, CAP Foundation, TechnoServe and the University of Minnesota.

William Rappard

He was Co-Founder of the Graduate Institute of International Studies (now IHEID), Professor of Economic History at the University of Geneva, Rector of the University of Geneva, Director of the Mandate Department of the League of Nations, and Swiss Representative at the International Labour Organization (ILO), as well as at the United Nations Organization (UN) and at the United States Embassy.


see also

ISCO

International Standard Classification of Occupations, an International Labour Organization (ILO) classification structure