ILO was created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, to reflect the belief that universal and lasting peace can be accomplished only if it is based on social justice. The Constitution of the ILO was drafted in early 1919 by the Labour Commission, chaired by Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labour (AFL) in the United States. It was composed of representatives from nine countries: Belgium, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States. ILO amended its Constitution in 1986 and to enter into force the Amendments must be ratified or accepted by two thirds of ILO Member States including at least five of the 10 Members of chief industrial importance.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights, pursuing its founding mission that social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace. Today, ILO’s Decent Work agenda helps advance the economic and working conditions that give all workers, employers and governments a stake in lasting peace, prosperity and progress.

Albania has ratified 54 ILO Conventions including the 8 Fundamental Conventions, the 4 Governance Conventions and 42 Technical Conventions. Albania ratified on February 2020 with the law 6/2020 the “The instrument of Amendments of the ILO Constitution”, adopted in Geneva, on June 4rth 1986. Albania deposited the Instrument of Acceptance to the ILO Secretariat in April 2020.

The institution responsible for the cooperation with the organization is the Ministry of Finance and Economy.