The Declaration of Philadelphia was adopted at the 26th Conference of the International Labour Organisation in 1944 and was added as annex to the ILO's constitution. The Declaration focussed on a series of key principles to embody the work of the ILO. These include:

  • Labour is not a commodity.
  • Freedom of expression and of association are essential to sustained progress.
  • Poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity everywhere.
  • All human beings, irrespective of race, creed or sex, have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunity.

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