Summary (English)

The International Labour Organization unanimously adopted the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization on 10 June 2008. This is the third major statement of  principles and policies adopted by the International Labour Conference since the ILO’s Constitution of 1919. It builds on the Philadelphia
Declaration of 1944 and the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of 1998. The 2008 Declaration expresses the contemporary vision of the ILO’s mandate in the
era of globalization.