Labour mobility across the nations has been in practice for long times. In

course of time, this has led to international labour problems for various

reasons and also underlined the need for understanding the problems of

international labour. In 1919, the ILO came into existence as a solution to this

problem.

The ILO was born as a result of the peace conference at the end of World

War I at Versailles on April 19, 1919. Being an original signatory of the treaty

of peace, India became member of ILO in 1919 Itself In fact, ILO is the only

international organisation that survived the Second World War even after

dissolution of its parent body ‘the League of Nations’. Its main concern is to

make the world know that world peace is subject to be affected by unjust

conditions of its labour. Thus, ILO deals with international labour problems.