Departments and Offices

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  1. Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Sector (STANDARDS)

    1. InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration (DECLARATION)
    2. International Labour Standards (NORMES)
      1. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
      2. Project to Promote ILO Convention No. 169
      3. Maritime Labour Convention
    3. International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)

  2. Employment Sector (EMPLOYMENT)

    1. Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department (EMP/ELM)
      1. Employment Trends (EMP/TRENDS)
      2. Policy Analysis and Research (EMP/ANALYSIS)
    2. Employment Policy Department (EMP/POLICY)
      1. Country Employment Policy (EMP/CEPOL)
      2. Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP)
    3. Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (EMP/ENTERPRISE)
      1. Boosting Employment through Small Enterprise Development (EMP/SEED)
      2. Cooperatives (EMP/COOP)
      3. Multinational Enterprises (EMP/MULTI)
    4. Skills and Employability Department (EMP/SKILLS)
    5. ILO Programme on Crisis Response and Reconstruction (ILO/CRISIS)
    6. Social Finance

  3. Social Protection Sector (PROTECTION)

    1. Labour  Protection Department (PROTRAV)
      1. Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork)
      2. Conditions of Work and Employment Programme (TRAVAIL)
    2. HIV/AIDS (ILO/AIDS)
    3. International Migration (MIGRANT)
    4. Social Security Department (SECSOC)
      1. Strategies and Tools Against Social Exclusion and Poverty (STEP)

  4. Social Dialogue Sector (DIALOGUE)

    1. Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP)
    2. Industrial and Employment Relations Department (DIALOGUE)
    3. Labour Administration and Labour Inspection Programme (LAB/ADMIN)
    4. Sectoral Activities (SECTOR)
    5. Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)

  5. Management and Administration (EDMAS)

      1. Accountability and Transparency
    1. Bureau of Programming and Management (PROGRAM)
    2. Bureau of Internal Administration (INTER)
    3. Procurement
    4. Evaluation Unit (EVAL)
    5. Financial Services (FINANCE)
    6. Human Resources Development (HRD)
    7. Information Technology and Communications (ITCOM)

  6. Reporting to the Director-General (DGREPORTS)

    1. Department of Communication and Public Information (DCOMM)
    2. Director-General's Office (CABINET)
    3. Ethics Office (ETHICS)
    4. Partnerships and Development Cooperation Department (PARDEV)
    5. Bureau for Gender Equality (GENDER)
    6. International Institute for Labour Studies (INST)
    7. International Training Centre (TURIN)
    8. Legal Services (JUR)
    9. Office of Internal Audit and Oversight (IAO)
    10. Policy Integration and Statistics Department (INTEGRATION)
    11. Bureau of Statistics (STAT)
    12. ILO–New York: ILO Office for the United Nations
    13. ILO–Tokyo: ILO Office for Japan
    14. ILO–Washington: ILO Office for the United States

  7. Administrative Tribunal (TRIB)

  8. Associations

    1. International Social Security Association (ISSA)
    2. Sports & Leisure Association of the ILO (S&L)
    3. Staff Union (SYNDICAT)

  9. Regions and Technical Cooperation (REGIONS)

    1. Development Cooperation (CODEV)
      1. Universitas: Innovation, education and training for Decent Work and Human Development


    3. Field Programmes in Africa (AFRICA)
      1. RO–Africa: ILO Regional Office for Africa
      2. CO–Abidjan: ILO Country Office
      3. CO–Abuja: ILO Office for Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone
      4. CO–Addis Ababa: ILO Country Office for Ethiopia and Somalia
      5. CO–Algiers: ILO Country Office for Algeria, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco and Tunisia
      6. CO–Antananarivo: ILO Country Office for Madagascar, Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritius and Seychelles
      7. CO–Dar es Salaam: ILO Country Office for the United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
      8. CO–Harare: ILO Country Office for Zimbabwe
      9. CO–Kinshasa: ILO Country Office for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
      10. CO–Lusaka: ILO Country Office for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique
      11. DWT/CO–Cairo: ILO DWT for North Africa and ILO Country Office for Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan
      12. DWT/CO–Dakar: ILO DWT for West Africa and ILO Country Office for Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea–Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Togo
      13. DWT/CO–Pretoria: ILO DWT for Eastern and Southern Africa and ILO Country Office for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland
      14. DWT/CO–Yaoundé: ILO DWT for Central Africa and ILO Country Office for Cameroon, Angola and Sao Tome and Principe

    5. Field Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean (AMERICAS)
      1. RO–Latin America and the Caribbean: ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (Web site in Spanish)
      2. CO–Brasilia: ILO Country Office for Brazil (Web site in Portuguese)
      3. CO–Buenos Aires: ILO Country Office for Argentina (Web site in Spanish)
      4. CO–Mexico: ILO Country Office for Mexico and Cuba (Web site in Spanish)
      5. DWT/CO–Lima: ILO DWT and Country Office for the Andean Countries (Web site in Spanish)
      6. DWT/CO–Port-of-Spain: ILO DWT and Country Office for the Caribbean
      7. DWT/CO–San José: ILO DWT and Country Office for Central America
      8. DWT/CO–Santiago: ILO DWT and Country Office for the South Cone of Latin America (Web site in Spanish)
      9. ILO–CINTERFOR: Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development on Vocational Training (CINTERFOR)

    7. Field Programmes in Arab States (ARABSTATES)
      1. RO–Arab States: ILO Regional Office for the Arab States
        1. DWT–Beirut: ILO DWT for the Arab States
        2. ILO representative: Kuwait
        3. ILO–Jerusalem: ILO representative in Jerusalem
        4. ILO–Kuwait: ILO representative in Kuwait

    9. Field Programmes in Asia and the Pacific (ASIA)
      1. RO–Asia and the Pacific: ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
        1. CO–Bangkok: ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic
        2. CO–Beijing: ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia
        3. CO–Colombo: ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives
        4. CO–Dhaka: ILO Country Office for Bangladesh
        5. CO–Hanoi: ILO Country Office for Viet Nam
        6. CO–Islamabad: ILO Country Office for Pakistan
        7. CO–Jakarta: ILO Country Office for Indonesia
        8. CO–Kathmandu: ILO Country Office for Nepal
        9. CO–Manila: ILO Country Office for the Philippines
          1. IPEC-Philippines
        10. CO–Suva: ILO Country Office for South Pacific Island Countries
        11. DWT/CO–New Delhi: ILO DWT for South Asia and ILO Country Office for India
          1. Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the World of Work: A Tripartite Response
        12. DWT–Bangkok: ILO DWT for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific
        13. ILO–Yangon: ILO Liaison Officer for Myanmar
        14. ILO–Tokyo: ILO Office for Japan
        15. Fourteenth Asian Regional Meeting Web site
        16. Regional Skills and Employability Programme (SKILLS-AP)
        17. Disability Programme in Asia and the Pacific Region (AbilityAsia)
        18. APEC Awareness Raising Campaign: Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labour and Providing Educational Opportunities
        19. Advisory Support, Information Services and Training (ASIST-AP)
        20. Mekong sub-regional Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women
        21. ILO/Japan Multi-bilateral Programme
        22. Asian-Pacific Regional Network on Occupational Safety and Health Information (ASIA-OSH)

    11. Field Programmes in Europe and Central Asia (EUROPE)
      1. RO–Europe and Central Asia: ILO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
      2. DWT/CO–Budapest: ILO DWT and Country Office for Central and Eastern Europe
      3. DWT/CO–Moscow: ILO DWT and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
      4. ILO–Ankara: ILO Office for Turkey
      5. ILO–Berlin: ILO Office for Germany
      6. ILO–Brussels: ILO Office for the European Union and the Benelux countries
      7. ILO–Lisbon: ILO Office for Portugal
      8. ILO–Madrid: ILO Office for Spain
      9. ILO–Paris: ILO Office for France
      10. ILO–Rome: ILO Office for Italy and San Marino
      11. NC–Astana: ILO National Coordinator for Kazakhstan
      12. NC–Baku: ILO National Coordinator for Azerbaijan
      13. NC–Belgrade: ILO National Coordinator for Serbia
      14. NC–Bishkek: ILO National Coordinator for Kyrgyzstan
      15. NC–Chisinau: ILO National Coordinator for Moldova
      16. NC–Dushanbe: ILO National Coordinator for Tajikistan
      17. NC–Kiev: ILO National Coordinator for Ukraine
      18. NC–Minsk: ILO National Coordinator for Belarus
      19. NC–Sarajevo: ILO National Coordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina
      20. NC–Skopje: ILO National Coordinator for The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
      21. NC–Tirana: ILO National Coordinator for Albania
      22. NC–Yerevan: ILO National Coordinator for Armenia