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The extension of social security is part of a larger strategy of the International Labour Organization which aims at promoting social justice worldwide through the provision of “decent work for all”. One of the ILO’s principal means of action to achieve the realization of this basic human right is the setting of applicable international labour standards.
Standards either take the form of Conventions or Recommendations and cover all areas that concern the objectives of the ILO. Conventions are designed with a view to being ratified. Hence, when an ILO Member state ratifies a Convention, it becomes subject to legally binding international obligations. While Recommendations are not open for ratification, they specify general or technical guidelines and often supplement corresponding Conventions.
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