Established in 1919, the ILO is the only tripartite U.N. agency, bringing together governments, employers, and workers from 187 member states to establish international labor standards and promote decent work, social justice, and internationally recognized labor rights. The ILO does not adjudicate individual claims or directly award compensation; rather, its supervisory bodies monitor member states’ compliance with ILO conventions and issue observations and recommendations. In relation to the Japanese military “Comfort Women” issue, the ILO’s Committee of Experts first examined the system under the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), in 1995, concluding that the practices involved constituted sexual slavery in violation of the Convention. The Committee subsequently continued to address the issue and urged the Japanese government to take measures in response to the claims of surviving victims.