'The fundamental principles lie in recognising the labour as human beings and not as the commodity and ensuring their spiritual conditions of freedom and dignity of economic security, equal opportunity and the peace coul

Philadelphia meeting was held in the peak of second world war, which attended by representatives of 41 member nations. The meeting saw the important adoption of the charter of Philadelphia. The charter is an annexure to the constitution. It contains aims and objectives of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Declaration of Philadelphia Adopted on 10th May, 1944, the declaration of Philadelphia encompasses the aims and objectives of the ILO, and the principles upon which its policies should be made. The declaration is divided into 5 parts. The statement narrated in the question refers to the Part 1 and 2 of the declaration, which is provided as under: PART 1 It talks about the fundamental principles upon which the organisation is based, namely: labour is not a commodity; freedom of expression and of association are essential to sustained progress; poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity everywhere; the war against want requires to be carried on with unrelenting vigour within each nation, and by continuous and concerted international effort in which the representatives of workers and employers, enjoying equal status with those of governments, join with them in free discussion and democratic decision with a view to the promotion of the common welfare. PART 2 This part reaffirms that lasting peace could only be established if it is based on social justice. The conference confirms that - all human beings, irrespective of race, creed or sex, have the right to pursue both their material wellbeing and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunity; the attainment of the conditions in which this shall be possible must constitute the central aim of national and international policy; all national and international policies and measures, in particular those of an economic and financial character, should be judged in this light and accepted only in so far as they may be held to promote and not to hinder the achievement of this fundamental objective; it is a responsibility of the International Labour Organization to examine and consider all international economic and financial policies and measures in the light of this fundamental objective; in discharging the tasks entrusted to it the International Labour Organization, having considered all relevant economic and financial factors, may include in its decisions and recommendations any provisions which it considers appropriate.