(Juan Somavia, ILO Director-General) The ILO was established in 1919. At its conception it was led by the head of the American Federation of Labour (AFL) in the United States, Samuel Gompers. The ILO was comprised by representatives from nine countries including Belgium, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It brought representatives of government, employees, and employers together. It was the first of its kind. The constitution that…
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