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The ILO was founded in 1919 as part of the peace settlement after the first world war as the arm of the United Nations charged with setting universal labour standards across the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='color:#45494E'>Labour is not a commodity; freedom of expression and of association are essential to sustained progress; poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity everywhere; the war against want requires to be carried out with unrelenting vigour (in which worker and employer representatives join government in discussion and democratic decision) – these are the principles of the ILO's 1944 Declaration of Philadelphia, passed to reaffirm members states' dedication to the principles with which it was founded.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='color:#45494E'>Unfortunately, in the UK those ILO principles have been undermined and reversed since 1979. Attacks on trade unions, on freedom of association and on collective bargaining have led to a dramatic decline in the living standards and security of UK workers, which in turn has had a negative impact on the health, wealth and welfare of a new generation of UK workers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='color:#45494E'>So what is to be done? As we enter a post-Brexit world we need to ensure that the core fundamental principles adopted by 187 member states 100 years ago, once again form the bedrock of a new, fair and progressive labour law agenda for the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#45494E'>Confirmed speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#45494E'>John Hendy QC, IER - ILO standards, an overview<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='color:#45494E'>Amanda Brown, NEU - A century of the ILO – what's the future of labour standards for the next century? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='color:#45494E'>Dan Blackburn, ICTUR - Complaints & enforcement mechanisms in the ILO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='color:#45494E'>Tonia Novitz, University of Bristol - ILO plans for the future of work<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='color:#45494E'>Steve Gibbons, Director of Ergon Associates - Where are we with principles on business and human rights, Modern Slavery Act and beyond: Towards a binding treaty <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='color:#45494E'>Carolyn Jones, Director of IER - ILO standards and the Manifesto for Labour Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#45494E'>Share this event on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A//www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-ilo-standards-how-does-britain-compare-tickets-43433692343%3Fref%3Desfb"><span style='color:#00A8F2;text-decoration:none'>Facebook</span></a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=https%3A//www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-ilo-standards-how-does-britain-compare-tickets-43433692343%3Fref%3Destw"><span style='color:#00A8F2;text-decoration:none'>Twitter</span></a>.We hope you can make it.Best,Institute of Employment Rights <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=29 style='width:21.75pt;border:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:6.75pt'><img border=0 width=560 height=9 id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://cdn.evbstatic.com/s3-s3/marketing/emails/invites/bottomcorners.gif" alt=eventbrite><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:480.0pt;background:#F4F9F7' id="footer_container"><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:450.0pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt 18.75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=600 id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://cdn.evbstatic.com/s3-s3/static/images/django/util/line.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 7.5pt 0cm 11.25pt'><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>This invitation was sent to <a href="mailto:office@ier.org.uk"><span style='color:#666666'>office@ier.org.uk</span></a> by the organiser of this event, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/org/16492063954"><span style='color:#666666'>Institute of Employment Rights</span></a>.<br>To stop receiving invitations from this organiser, you can <a href="mailto:sarah@ier.org.uk"><span style='color:#666666'>unsubscribe</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Eventbrite UK Ltd | 10-11 Charterhouse Square | EC1M 6EE London <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt 18.75pt .75pt'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/inviteaction?i=MTU0MDY2NDkvb2ZmaWNlQGllci5vcmcudWsvMA==&o=1"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>