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A SIGNIFICANT passage in the recent report of the Conservative Central Committee on Post-War Problems, "Work: The Future of British Industry", recognizes the importance of strengthening existing institutions such as the International Labour Organization. The recent conference in London of the governing body of the International Labour Office has done something to bring more to the forefront a body the potentialities of which for reconstruction and the re-establishment of world order appeared to be in danger of being overlooked. Mr. Eden and other Government spokesmen have from time to time referred to those possibilities, notably in the debates in Parliament on economic reconstruction last year, but despite an admirable series of reports from the International Labour Office and the League of Nations, there have been few signs that practical steps are being taken to utilize the services of the International Labour Organization and to expand them where required to deal with the problems of relief or resettlement. The reference to the International Health Organization in the report of the sub-committee of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration on policies with respect to health and medical care which has been included in the recently published report of that body* is not satisfying. While it welcomes co-operation with existing international health agencies and recognizes that the Health Organization of the League of Nations and the Industrial Health Section of the International Labour Office have much to offer on the basis of their experience and accomplishments, it does not encourage much confidence that such cooperation will in fact be fostered, or that new organizations will not be established where existing organizations might serve.
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The International Labour Organization as a Social Force. Nature 153, 415–417 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153415a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/153415a0