International Governmental Organizations
ILO (International Labour Organization)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a specialized agency of the UN. "The main aims of the ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues."
NATLEX, "the database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department."
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
The OECD iLibrary, available through UW Libraries, includes reports on a wide range of issues. A series, OECD Reviews of Labour Market and Social Policies has books on individual countries.
Graphic: Save your eyes - use your goggles, Poster for WPA Illinois Safety Division promoting safety and use of proper eye protection (1936 or 1937), Library of Congress
Graphic: Dorothea Lange, photographer. Longshoremen's lunch hour. San Francisco waterfront. California. Feb. 1937, Library of Congress.