Number: 97-942
Title: The International Labor Organization and International Labor Issues in the 105th Congress
Authors: Lois McHugh, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 
Abstract: Congress is concerned about both the size of the International Labor Organization (ILO) budget and the size of the U.S. assessment, as it is with many U.N. system agencies. Beyond this budgetary issue, the ILO is part of the debate on future U.S. role in U.N. agencies in the post-cold war world, the use of labor standards as a measure of fairness in trade agreements, and the reduction of child labor around the world. Congress is currently considering fast-track trade agreement implementation legislation that seeks to expand the role of ILO in enforcing labor standards. This report provides an overview of these issues.
Pages: 6
Date: December 18, 1998