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4 route des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 22 Switzerland

The reading room of the ILO Library is currently closed for renovations and will remain inaccessible until the end of June 2023. Nevertheless, our librarians can help with any information requests through library@ilo.org. For external visitors who plan to use our facilities upon reopening, please submit your requests to library@ilo.org at least 48 hours before your visit. This advance notice will help us prepare and ensure a productive and smooth visit. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we improve our facilities to serve you better. 


ILO Thesaurus

The ILO Thesaurus is a compilation of more than 4000 terms relating to the world of work, in English, French, and Spanish.

Subjects covered by the thesaurus are grouped into 19 main subject categories or facets:

 01 International relations
 02 Social policy, social protection and social security
 03 Economic development
 04 Law, human rights, government and politics
 05 Social sciences, culture, humanities and art
 06 Education and training
 07 Rural development, agriculture, forestry and fishing
 08 Economic activities
 09 Trade
 10 Transport		  11 Financing
 12 Management
 13 Labour and employment
 14 Population, race relations and migration
 15 Health and safety
 16 Environmental sciences
 17 Earth sciences
 18 Research and science
 19 Library and information science
 

For more information on the ILO Taxonomy and ILO Thesaurus, please contact the ILO Library.