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Archives of International Organisations based in Geneva

Guide listing the institutional archives of international organisations based in Geneva, supplemented with a few tips for searching for documents.

ILO – International Labour Organization Archives

The International Labour Organisation (ILO)

The ILO Archives cover the entire administrative cycle of records and serve as a repository for Headquarters units and Field Offices.
The Historical Archives consist of about 70,000 pre-war and wartime files (1919−1947), 200,000 post-war files (1948−1978), together with a number of special collections which include personal archives, private papers, the records of the International Labour Office (Basel, 1890−1919) and photographic and audiovisual collections.

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Access policy: ILO archives and records are made available after thirty years.

Consultation: only by appointment. Contact.

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The ILO Library has acquired materials on all subjects related to the world of work including social movements, economic development and labour policies since 1920.

Labordoc - The ILO Institutional and OA Repository: ILO publications, meeting documents, ILO products in Open Access, and the International Labour Review (ILR) collection of articles since 1921