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      "date": "1998-12-18",
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      "title": "The International Labor Organization and International Labor Issues in the 105th Congress",
      "summary": "The International Labor Organization (ILO) is a specialized technical agency of the United\nNations\nsystem. It has an assessed budget, which means that each nation's contribution is set as a percent of\nthe total ILO budget. In the ILO, government representatives are joined by delegates representing\na country's worker and employer organizations, who always, theoretically, speak and vote\nindependently of their governments. \n  The ILO addresses workers' rights, such as child labor and working conditions. It does this\nthrough the negotiation, adoption, and implementation of labor standards as treaties which are binding\non the governments that ratify them. The ILO has begun to address the issue of labor standards in\ntrade and to refocus member attention on the core human rights labor standards. A declaration\nadopted in June 1998 confirms the obligation of all members to respect and apply the principles of\nseven core labor standards conventions and the ILO will begin an annual examination of how all\nnations comply with them. The ILO is currently debating a convention to eliminate the worst forms\nof child labor. These are slavery or bonded labor, work by very young children, and work under\nhazardous conditions or in hazardous occupations. The ILO has a highly regarded technical\nassistance program to help countries eliminate child labor. The United States is a major contributor\nto this voluntary program.\n  Congress is concerned about the size of the ILO budget and the U.S. assessment. The United\nStates owes the ILO dues for previous years (arrears) and the ILO will need to comply with\ncongressional reform benchmarks in order to be paid. The ILO is also part of the debate on the use\nof labor standards as a measure of fairness in trade agreements. These issues are the subject of\nlegislation during the 105th Congress. This report provides a brief overview of the issues and the\nlegislation introduced to address them. CRS has produced many related products which are referred\nto in the text. Basic information on the ILO can be found in  CRS Report 95-766(pdf) , ILO: A Fact Sheet.",
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