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The '''Bureau of International Labor Affairs''' ('''ILAB''') is an operating unit of the [[United States Department of Labor]] which manages the department's international responsibilities. | The '''Bureau of International Labor Affairs''' ('''ILAB''') is an operating unit of the [[United States Department of Labor]] which manages the department's international responsibilities. | ||
ILAB promotes the economic security and stability of United States workers in international affairs and provides advice and statistics on policy decisions which have U.S. labor concerns. The Bureau also represents the United States at trade negotiations and at international bodies like the [[International Labour Organization]] (ILO), the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO), and the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD). It also provides technical assistance to foreign countries in the interest of benefiting the United States and additionally works with other government agencies to combat [[child labor]] and [[human trafficking]] abroad and in the United States. | ILAB promotes the economic security and stability of United States workers in international affairs and provides advice and statistics on policy decisions which have U.S. labor concerns. The Bureau also represents the United States at trade negotiations and at international bodies like the [[International Labour Organization]] (ILO), the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO), and the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD). It also provides technical assistance to foreign countries in the interest of benefiting the United States and additionally works with other government agencies to combat [[child labor]] and [[human trafficking]] abroad and in the United States. | ||
<ref name="UnitedStates">United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB).''Bureau of International Labor Affairs: A Brief Outline of Principal Activities''. Washington, DC: Department of Labor, 1994.</ref> | <ref name="UnitedStates">United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB).''Bureau of International Labor Affairs: A Brief Outline of Principal Activities''. Washington, DC: Department of Labor, 1994.</ref> | ||
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is located in the Frances Perkins Building, Room S-2235, 200 | == Mission == | ||
According to its mission statement: | |||
''“The Bureau of International Labor Affairs leads the U.S. Department of Labor's efforts to ensure that workers around the world are treated fairly and are able to share in the benefits of the global economy. ILAB's mission is to improve global working conditions, raise living standards, protect workers' ability to exercise their rights, and address the workplace exploitation of children and other vulnerable populations. Our efforts help to ensure a fair playing field for American workers and contribute to stronger export markets for goods made in the United States.”'' <ref>United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). [http://www.dol.gov/ilab/about/mission/ "Bureau of International Labor Affairs Mission Statement"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415001419/http://www.dol.gov/ilab/about/mission/ |date=2016-04-15 }} Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Accessed 10 April 2014.</ref> | |||
== Locations == | |||
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is located in the Frances Perkins Building, Room S-2235, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW [[Washington, DC]] 20210. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs was formed October 10, 1947, during the administration of [[President of the United States|President]] | The Bureau of International Labor Affairs was formed October 10, 1947, during the administration of [[President of the United States|President]] Harry S. Truman under the direction of Lewis B. Schwellenbach as a means to formally institutionalize the international directives of the Department of Labor.<ref>United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). [http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/schwelle.htm "Lewis B. Schwellenbach"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929204511/http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/schwelle.htm |date=2008-09-29 }}, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Accessed 25 June 2013.</ref> Since its creation, ILAB has helped pass the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, aided the introduction of the [[United States of America]] into the International Labour Organization (ILO), and administered the [[North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation]] (NAALC), the portion of the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA) which dealt with trade relations and required the establishment of a department in each member state to provide information about labor conditions in that country. | ||
==Child labor, human trafficking and forced labor== | ==Child labor, human trafficking and forced labor== | ||