guidance for the establishment of labor administration and provide basic instructions for labor inspections and occupational safety and health systems. In short, ILO standards have provided inspiration for labor legislation worldwide- including that of emerging states of Africa and Asia- and are used as a point of reference for countries trying to change their social and labor systems, such as those in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Some nations, however, have different priorities: "In [the] wake of the social and economic conditions of the developing countries, the general public and pressure groups render ILO standards as something not related to immediate and pressing needs of the country . . . [they] are not receptive to the new changes as compared with the developed countries" (Mewatl, 1994, p. 34).
ILO standards are discussed in a tripartite system. This system increases the likelihood that ILO standards will take into account the problems workers face, the capacity of employers to comply, and the possibilities that governments will adopt the regulatory and supervisory systems necessary to implement the standards on the national level. The ILO, like other international human rights bodies, has no "enforcement" procedure because enforcement cannot work in the international aren
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