The ILO's Methods

The ILO engages in:

• the formulation of international policies and programmes to promote basic human rights, improve working and living conditions and enhance employment opportunities;
• the creation of international labour standards – backed by a unique system to supervise their application – to serve as guidelines for national authorities in putting these policies into action;
• an extensive programme of international technical cooperation formulated and implemented in an active partnership with constituents, to help countries in making these policies effective in practice;
• training, education, research and publishing activities to help advance all these efforts.