75 years of Human Rights and Labour Advocacy

December 11, 2023

On the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ILO Convention 87, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo calls for intensified efforts to promote and protect these rights and collectively strive for a future grounded in human dignity, freedom, and social justice.

Seventy-five years ago, in the aftermath of war, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted.

That same year the ILO’s members adopted Convention 87 , protecting freedom of association and the right to organize, safeguarding the rights of workers and employers to choose how, and by whom, they are represented.

These human rights were hard-won. And they remain essential for peace and social justice. We all have a duty to protect and support them – especially in times of conflict and insecurity.

At the ILO we pledge to redouble our efforts to promote these rights, and so support a future based on human dignity, freedom and social justice for all.

Source: ILO