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# ilo

«ilo» in Mova's school dictionary: **ILO stands for the International Labour Organization, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

abbreviation (ILO); fragment

### meaning for a pupil

1) ILO stands for the International Labour Organization, a part of the United Nations that sets fair rules for work, such as fighting child labour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/#m1)

2) On its own ilo is not an English word; it may be part of a name or a cut piece of a word (kilo, silo). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons on work, rights and the UN: the ILO says children should be at school, not working. Phrases: ILO conventions, the ILO in Geneva.

### examples

- The ILO is part of the United Nations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/#x1)
- The ILO works to end child labour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/#x2)
- The ILO has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/#x3)
- ILO rules say workers should be safe at work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/#x4)
- The ILO was set up in 1919, after the First World War. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/#x5)
- Ilo on its own isn't an English word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/#x6)

### note

Written in capitals: ILO. Say each letter: I-L-O. Labour is spelt Labour in its name.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ilo» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.