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1907-1990
"Our motto is to work for peace based on social justice. Our mandate is to improve the condition, health and safety of workers, and our mission is universal."
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A world-embracing humanitarian and civil servant, an impassioned foe of poverty and discrimination, he forged ever higher international standards in the unending quest for peace, freedom and employment. A brilliant and compassionate attorney, his career soared from the Roosevelt Administration of the 1930s, to Under Secretary of Labor in 1948, to a record 22 years as Director-General of the International Labor Organization, the oldest Specialized Agency of the United Nations. In 1969, as a result of his inspired leadership, the ILO was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.
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