La Labor de la OIT

Role and Impact of the ILO

The subtitles describe the role and impact of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the UN agency focused on the “world of work.” They emphasize why work and workers’ protections are central to social justice and long-term peace.

Why work matters

Work is presented as fundamental to human well-being—providing purpose, dignity, and humanity. The video highlights that:

• nearly 500 million people still need work
• many more have jobs but live in poverty
• hundreds of millions lack basic labour rights required for work that is healthy, safe, and secure

ILO’s mission and origins

The ILO is framed as being founded on the belief that social justice is essential to universal, lasting peace. It was:

• created in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles after World War I
• later becoming a specialized UN agency after World War II

Today, it has 187 member states and is portrayed as a leading authority on labor issues.

Decent Work and international standards

The ILO promotes “Decent Work for all” through international labour standards, including efforts to:

• eliminate child labour and forced labour
• ensure equal pay for work of equal value
• create better and new jobs
• strengthen social protection
• help people gain skills for work
• protect rights through social dialogue, and address discrimination, violence, and harassment

Institutional structure and how it works

The video outlines how the ILO operates, including:

• a tripartite model where governments, employers, and workers have equal voices
• research and data work by the secretariat, led by a Director-General
• an annual International Labour Conference in June to discuss and adopt standards
• the Governing Body (executive council), meeting three times per year
• country-level support via field offices that help implement standards through training, education, and research

“Future of Work” agenda

In 2019, the ILO adopted the Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work, responding to transformative pressures such as:

• technology
• demographic shifts
• climate change
• globalization

The video argues that COVID-19 increased urgency by exposing deeper, underlying poverty and inequality, and it calls for a human-centred, safer, and more inclusive roadmap to achieve Decent Work for all.

Overall conclusion

Because global work is changing rapidly due to multiple intertwined crises, the video positions the ILO as essential to advancing:

• social justice
• peace and security
• sustainable economic growth
• the dignity of workers

It also emphasizes translating the ILO’s mandate into resilient and inclusive labour solutions.

Presenters / Contributors

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