I.L.O. ACCEPTED BY UNITED NATIONS

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5284, 21 December 1946, Page 5

I.L.O. ACCEPTED BY UNITED NATIONS

he General Assenxbly of United :ion,- lias now approved au agreeit confirming the Internatiorial lour Office as a specialised agency Jperating with the Economic and ial Council. 'abled advice of this was received Mr. p. M. Butler, a member of the 'erniixg body of I.L.O. 'his result, the cable stated, was outcome of intensive negotiations Weeix representatives of United tioixs and the governing body. lIr. E. J. Phelan, director of the •0., was present when the Assem- ' approved the agreement and he 5 (tiven an ovation at the eonhon of an address in which he pOiued the decision and anticipatcd p'e co-operatioxx. j-ommenting on ■ the cable, Mr. f'er said the outcome would give pnational satisfaction.' The I.L.O. f the first body to be aceepted a-s fpecialised agency of United vhons under the Charter. i'h had been felt in sdixxe quarters f'Mussia would raise objections to lacceptance of the I.L.O. becaese [its Govex*nment-wox*ker-employer pPi" said Mx*. Butler, "but apparp fears on that score were un-« Ned." F® I.L.O., he added, was the only r^ational body with treatyP1118' powers under this tripartite reax of representation, and this F^ade it important to the world's fters.