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Social and Legal Studios

Vol. 9, No. 1, 2026

Social and Legal Studios

ISSN 2617-4162

e-ISSN 2617-4170

Publisher: Lviv State University of Internal Affairs

Received 25.06.2025, Revised 03.09.2025, Accepted 06.10.2025
Pages 34-48
https://doi.org/10.32518/sals3.2025.34
Vol. 8, No. 3, 2025
Article

Formation of the first labour standards of the international labour organisation in the context of contemporary international law


Abstract

The relevance of the study was determined by the need to improve international labour regulation in the context of the transformation of social and labour relations caused by global social, economic and political processes, in particular the COVID-19 pandemic, the growth of migration and the spread of informal employment. The aim of the study was to highlight the peculiarities of the creation of the International Labour Organization as a basis for improving modern international labour standards. In the course of the study, historical-legal, axiological, comparative and systematic methods were used, which made it possible to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the organisationʼs development as a key international actor in the field of social protection. The ideological, political and socio-economic factors that contributed to the establishment of the International Labour Organization at the beginning of the 20th century were examined. The social, legal and political factors that preceded the establishment of the organisation were analysed, and the key decisions of the Paris Peace Conference and the first session of the International Labour Conference were highlighted. It was established that the key principle of the organisationʼs activities was tripartism, which ensured equal representation of workers, employers and states. The significance of the first six conventions of the International Labour Organization as sources of labour law was summarised, and the relevance of the principles laid down in the organisationʼs activities more than a hundred years ago was proven. It was concluded that the experience of creating the International Labour Organization is of great importance for revising contemporary approaches to labour law in the context of global change. The practical value of the work lies in the possibility of using its results by specialists in the field of international labour law, public employment services and authorities in the development of social protection and labour regulation policies


Keywords: international institutions; international relations; legal principles of labour; ILO conventions; international legal regulation; social dialogue


Suggested citation

Dreval, Yu., Zaika, S., Kucher, V., Shyshko, V., & Melnyk, N. (2025). Formation of the first labour standards of the international labour organisation in the context of contemporary international law. Social and Legal Studios, 8(3), 34-48. https://doi.org/10.32518/sals3.2025.34
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