Denmark - ILO Cooperation

Denmark is a founding member State of the ILO, and a key partner of the ILO in promoting the Decent Work Agenda. Denmark has ratified the eight Fundamental Conventions, the four Priority Conventions, and 60 Technical Conventions.
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Denmark's strategic contribution to the ILO

Denmark funds the ILO through:

  • Assessed contributions to ILO’s Regular Budget, paid by all ILO Member States by virtue of their membership. From 2018-2022, Denmark contributed US$ 10.9 million.
  • Voluntary core funding contributions provided by eight ILO donors as a pool of un-earmarked, flexible resources allocated by the ILO to strategic areas and emerging priorities. From 2018-2022, Denmark contributed US$ 12.2 million
  • Voluntary, non-core funding contributions provided as earmarked funds for priority programmes and projects in addition to assessed contributions. From 2018-2022 Denmark contributed over US$ 13.5 million.
Total voluntary contributions from Denmark to the ILO between 2018 and 2022 amounted to US$ 25.7 million.

Denmark's overall financial contributions to the ILO, 2018-22 (US$ 36.6M)

Denmark's support to ILO actions

  1. View Demark's portfolio in the Development Cooperation Dashboard 

Demark's priorities for development cooperation

In its strategy “The World 2030,” Denmark sets out four strategic development cooperation goals:
  1. Security and development – Peace, stability and protection
  2. Migration and development
  3. Inclusive, sustainable growth and development
  4. Freedom and development – democracy, human rights and gender equality
Target countries:
  • Poor, fragile countries/regions: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Palestine and Somalia, Syria and neighbouring countries, Sahel, and the Horn of Africa
  • Poor, stable countries: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Myanmar, Tanzania, Uganda
  • Transition and growth economies: Ghana, Indonesia, South Africa, Ukraine, Georgia, Vietnam, Egypt, Brazil, Colombia, China, Mexico and Türkiye and other middle-income countries.
The bulk of available Denmark's development cooperation assistance will be dedicated to the first two categories, with a particular emphasis on fragile countries and regions characterized by fragility.