IMPACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION ON LEGALIZATION OF THE FREEDOM TO FORM TRADE UNIONS IN POLAND IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD

The very nature of all the acts adopted by the International Labor Organization was that in their preparation there were directly involved, on equal terms, representatives of governments, trade unions and employers' organizations. The basic documents adopted within the framework of the ILO since the very beginning of its functioning had been conventions. Poland was one of the founders of the International Labor Organization and has often undertaken activities aimed at fully realizing its aims and enriching its normative output. The standards established by the ILO have also influenced the Polish law on trade union freedom. This was due to the obligations resulting from the ratification of the Convention and the creation of informal pressures to bring the content of domestic law into line with international standards. Equally important was the mode of setting standards within the ILO. It expressed a particular mechanism of functioning of this international organization, without precedent in other organizations.