International Labour Conference at Washington

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.3: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Domains

Labour Relations
Politics

Dates

Date of occurrence 1919

Places

United States (Location)

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The first annual conference of the International Labour Organization (an agency of the United Nations) was held in Washington. The conference adopted six International Labour Conventions, involving industrial employment and maternity protection.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "International Labour Conference at Washington". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=12737, accessed 05 May 2024.]

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