Centenary of the International Labor Organization

    Japan  2019.06.27

    In issue: Stamp(s): 10    Sheet(s): 1   

    Printing: multicoloral offset

    Issued in: in sheets in one series with a common design

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: 9713  

    Perforation: Comb   Perforation type: 14 ½x14 ½

    Subject:

    82 yen.

    The factory and workers in front of it, against the backdrop of green hills and a wind farm.

    Additional:

    *The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice through setting international labour standards. Founded in 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and oldest specialised agency of the UN. The ILO has 187 member states: 186 out of 193 UN member states plus the Cook Islands. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with around 40 field offices around the world, and employs some 2,700 staff from over 150 nations, of whom 900 work in technical cooperation programmes and projects.

    The ILO's international labour standards are broadly aimed at ensuring accessible, productive, and sustainable work worldwide in conditions of freedom, equity, security and dignity. They are set forth in 189 conventions and treaties, of which eight are classified as fundamental according to the 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work; together they protect freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of forced or compulsory labour, the abolition of child labour, and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. The ILO is subsequently a major contributor to international labour law.

    In 1969, the ILO received the Nobel Peace Prize for improving fraternity and peace among nations, pursuing decent work and justice for workers, and providing technical assistance to other developing nations. In 2019, the organization convened the Global Commission on the Future of Work, whose report made ten recommendations for governments to meet the challenges of the 21st century labor environment; these include a universal labour guarantee, social protection from birth to old age and an entitlement to lifelong learning. 

    In 2019, the ILO celebrated 100 years of promoting social justice and decent work. The inscription "Decent Work" is used several times in the design of the stamp sheet.

    Size (of sheet, booklet) mm: 179x120