Declaration of Philadelphia

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The Declaration of Philadelphia is a landmark 1944 statement by the International Labour Organization that reaffirmed and expanded its principles on social justice, human rights, and the centrality of labor to economic and social policy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Declaration of Philadelphia canonical 2
Philadelphia Declaration 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ILO instrument ⓘ
human rights document ⓘ
international declaration ⓘ
labour rights document ⓘ
adoptedAtSession 26th Session of the International Labour Conference ⓘ
adoptedBy International Labour Conference ⓘ
adoptionDate 10 May 1944 ⓘ
adoptionPlace Philadelphia, United States ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
aimsTo guide ILO activities in the post-Second World War period ⓘ
author International Labour Organization ⓘ
countryOfAdoption United States of America ⓘ
emphasizes international economic and social cooperation ⓘ
tripartite cooperation between governments, employers and workers ⓘ
expandsOn original aims and purposes of the ILO ⓘ
focusesOn adequate protection for workers ⓘ
centrality of labour in economic and social life ⓘ
equal opportunity ⓘ
extension of social security ⓘ
freedom of expression and association ⓘ
full employment ⓘ
non-discrimination in employment ⓘ
raising standards of living ⓘ
hasLegalEffect binding interpretative annex to the ILO Constitution ⓘ
hasTitle Declaration concerning the aims and purposes of the International Labour Organisation ⓘ
historicalContext Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
influenced Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
post-war international labour standards ⓘ
subsequent ILO declarations on fundamental principles and rights at work ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus annex to the Constitution of the International Labour Organization ⓘ
mainSubject economic policy ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
labour rights ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
social policy ⓘ
partOf Constitution of the International Labour Organization ⓘ
reaffirms principles of the ILO Constitution of 1919 ⓘ
recognizes need for policies to promote employment and living standards ⓘ
obligation of the ILO to examine and consider international economic and financial policies ⓘ
setsOut aims and purposes of the International Labour Organization ⓘ
states all human beings have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity ⓘ
freedom of expression and of association are essential to sustained progress ⓘ
labour is not a commodity ⓘ
poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity everywhere ⓘ
typeOfDocument declaration of principles ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization → reaffirms → Philadelphia Declaration ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of Philadelphia
international labour law → coreInstrument → Declaration of Philadelphia ⓘ