The International Labour Organisation (ILO) was created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, as an international organisation devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour right. The ILO brings together governments, employers and workers representatives of 186 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men. On July 14th 2006 Montenegro became a 179th country that joined the ILO as a full member.
The main 4 strategic objectives set in the heart of the ILO Decent Work Agenda are:
The ILO accomplishes its work through three main bodies each of them comprising governments’, employers' and workers' representatives:
Often called an international parliament of labour, the Conference establishes and adopts international labour standards and is a forum for discussion of key social and labour questions. Each Member State is represented by a delegation consisting of two government delegates, an employer delegate, a worker delegate, and their respective advisers. Employer and Worker delegates are nominated in agreement with the most representative national organisations of employers and workers. Since MEF is the only representative employers' organisation in Montenegro, its representatives regularly attend the ILC.
adapted from ILO website
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