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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | The International Labour Organization's continued endeavours to promote lasting peace through social justice are commemorated by a Canada Post Office stamp marking the 50th Anniversary of the Intergovernmental groups establishment in 1919. Emerging from peace settlements following the devastation of World War I, the I.L.O., created as part of the Treaty of Versailles on 11th April, has for its motto: "Poverty anywhere constitutes a danger of prosperity everywhere". The unique tripartie structure, embracing Governments, Employers and Workers, has proved to be a basis of strength which helped the organization to survive, even when the League of Nations dissolved after World War II. In 1946 the I.L.O. became the first major specialized agency to come under a new world body, the United Nations. Canada, one to the founding members and a staunch supporter through five decades, derives a near-paternalistic interest from the fact that Montreal was the seat of the I.L.O. through the years 1940-1947 when refuge was sought from war ravaged Europe. The year 1947 saw a re-establishment at the permanent headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The International Labour Conference, supreme authority of the I.L.O., meets annually; attending from each participating nation are four delegates, two as government representatives and one each from Employers and Workers. Representatives of Employers or Workers are not bound to present a united front with representatives of their own Government. In strength the I.L.O. has grown from a 1948 membership of 52 States to some 115; funds for an annual budget in excess of sixteen million dollars are provided through contributions by member States. Deliberations set international labour standards and provide a forum for the discussion of social and labour questions; forward-looking plans for the year long celebration of the I.L.O.'s Anniversary include the development of a World Employment Programme. |
| Face value | 6 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 435Dr |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 493R |
| Stamp colour | dark olive green |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 30,700,000 |
| Issue date | 21/05/1969 |
| Designer | Julien Hébert |
| Paper type | white fluorescent |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | British American Bank Note Company |
| Perforation | 12 x 12.5 |
| Height | 24.00 mm |
| Width | 40.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
