International labour law is the body of rules spanning public and private international law which concern the rights and duties of employees employers trade unions and governments in regulating the workplace the international labour organization and the world trade organization have been the main international bodies involved in reforming labour . What is international labour law international labour law is the body of international legal norms which regulates issues concerning work international labour law covers both the substantive rules of law established at the international level and the procedural rules relating to their adoption and implementation at the national level. Settling labour disputes using the sources of international labour law the turin centre delivers training courses for judges lawyers and legal educators courts draw on international labour standards and the work of the ilos supervisory bodies as a direct source of law as well as to interpret and complement domestic law. In an interconnected world international labour law is vital for securing workers rights and dealing with the negative effects of globalization in this course we will tell you the story of international labour law and human rights at work in an accessible clear and comprehensive way