International Labour Organization

ILO Conventions, Protocols and Recommendations

Core Conventions - The eight fundamental ILO Conventions

NORMLEX - ILO Information System on International Labour Standards


ILO governance

Key Documents - ILO Constitution and Declarations

ILC - International Labour Conference documents

  • Resolutions - Resolutions adopted by the annual Conference

GB - ILO Governing Body documents

ITC - ILO International Training Centre


ILO supervisory bodies

CFA - ILO Committee on Freedom of Association

  • FOA - Freedom of association cases
  • Digest - Compilation of decisions of the Committee on Freedom of Association

CEACR - Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

  • Comments - Comments by the Committee of Experts
  • Reports - Reports of the Committee of Experts

CAS - Conference Committee on the Application of Standards


International labour standards at national level

NATLEX - ILO database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation

LEGOSH - ILO database on occupational safety and health legislation

EPLex - ILO database on employment protection legislation

Compendium - ILO compendium of court decisions where domestic and international courts have relied on international labour standards 

United Nations

UN Treaties

UDHR - Universal Declaration of Human Rights

ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

ICESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights


UN monitoring bodies

CCPR - Human Rights Committee

CESCR - Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

CEDAW - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

CRPD - Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


UN human rights bodies

OHCHR - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights