ILO Constitution

Article 12
Relations with international organizations
  1. 1. The International Labour Organization shall cooperate within the terms of this Constitution with any general international organization entrusted with the coordination of the activities of public international organizations having specialized responsibilities and with public international organizations having specialized responsibilities in related fields.
  2. 2. The International Labour Organization may make appropriate arrangements for the representatives of public international organizations to participate without vote in its deliberations.
  3. 3. The International Labour Organization may make suitable arrangements for such consultation as it may think desirable with recognized non-governmental international organizations, including international organizations of employers, workers, agriculturists and cooperators.