International Labor Organisation

The International Labour Organization "is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. It was founded in 1919 and is the only surviving major creation of the Treaty of Versailles which brought the League of Nations into being and it became the first specialized agency of the UN in 1946." 


 * Director-General: Mr. Juan Somavia

Senior Management
Source
 * Kari Tapiola - Executive Director
 * International Labour Standards Department (NORMES) - Director: Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry
 * Programme on Promoting the Declaration (DECLARATION) - Director ai: Zafar Shaheed
 * Programme on Child Labour (IPEC) - Director: Guy Thijs
 * Relations, Meetings and Document Services Department (RELCONF) - Director: Steve Marshall
 * Francois Tremeaud - Former Executive Director, International Labour Organization

Officers of the Governing Body and of the Government Group 2006-2007
Governing Body Officers of the Government group Regional Coordinators Source
 * Chairperson - Mr. M.M.S. Mdladlana (South Africa)
 * Employer Vice-Chairperson - Mr. Daniel Funes de Rioja (Argentina)
 * Worker Vice-Chairperson - Sir Roy Trotman (Barbados)
 * Chairperson of the Government group - Mr. Masood Khan  (Pakistan)
 * Vice-Chairperson of the Government group - H.E. Mr. Alex Van Meeuwen (Belgium)
 * Africa - Mr. G. A. O. Omondi (Kenya)
 * Asia and the Pacific - Ms. Xiaoping Lu (China)
 * Americas - Ms. Socorro Rovirosa (Mexico)
 * Eastern Europe - Mr. Jiri Blaek (Czech Republic)
 * Western Europe - Mr. Jan De Preter (Belgium)
 * IMEC Mr. Peter Oldham (Canada)

Former Director-Generals
Source
 * Michel Hansenne - 1989-1999 Belgium
 * Francis Blanchard - 1974-1989 France
 * C. Wilfred Jenks - 1970-1973 UK
 * David A. Morse - 1948-1970 US
 * Edward Phelan - 1941-1948 Ireland
 * John G. Winnant - 1939-1941 US
 * Harold Butler - 1932-1938 UK
 * Albert Thomas - 1919-1932 France

Publications

 * 2005-06 Annual Report

Contact

 * Web: http://www.ilo.org