Together, We Win: FDR, Frances Perkins and the ILO. If it weren't for Frances Perkins, born 140 years ago today, millions of Americans might not be receiving unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. of the International Labor Organization. US Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins showing a drawing of the "ILO above the storm" to Edward Phelan in 1944 Following the ILC, the adopted document was ceremonially signed at the White House in Washington DC, at President Franklin D. Roosevelt's desk. The ILO Office for the United States together with Temple University, partnered to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Philadelphia on April 17th hosting two very important events. In 1934 the United States joined the International Labor Organization, due in large part to the efforts of Labor Secretary Frances Perkins. FRD Presidential Library and Museum. Ten years later, she supported the Declaration of Philadelphia, which sets forth the fundamental principles.

These standards covered key issues, including: hours of work, unemployment, maternity protection, night work for women, minimum age, and A devout Episcopalian, The ILO moved to Geneva in the summer of 1920, with France's Albert Thomas as its first Director. About the Event The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the International Labour Organization (ILO) -- in commemoration of the centenary year of the ILO -- will present "Together, We Win: FDR, Frances Perkins and the ILO," an afternoon symposium on Monday, April 15, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

FDR Presidential Library and Museum Nine International Labour Conventions and 10 Recommendations were adopted in less than two years.