Working as an International Relations Officer

The US Department of Labor labors for laborers. The department looks out for job seekers, workers, and retirees in the US. It works to advance work opportunities, improve work conditions, and protect retirement and health benefits. It helps employers find workers and tracks changes in employment, prices, and other economic measurements. The department also administers federal labor laws that govern safe working conditions, minimum wage and overtime pay, employment discrimination, and unemployment insurance. An act of Congress created the department in 1913. Hilda L. Solis was confirmed as Secretary of Labor in February 2009. The agency has a $53 million annual budget.

REPRESENT AMERICA TO THE WORLD Discover opportunities that allow you to contribute your experiences, knowledge, and expertise to work on foreign policies, technology, security systems, buildings, and more, around the world. Join the diplomatic workforce that reflects and represents America, one where diversity and inclusion make us stronger, smarter, more creative, and more innovative. Help the United States gain a significant competitive advantage on the world stage. Become a member of the U.S. Foreign Service, working in one of more than 270 U.S. Embassies or Consulates abroad or right here in the United States. Take a glimpse inside the careers at the U.S. Department of State today.

ILAB isn't some high tech Internet incubator lab. It is the US Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs, responsible for DOL policies abroad. The bureau researches and creates international labor, trade, immigration, and economic policies and looks after the interests of workers and children overseas. It also offers technical assistance, publishes reports, helps formulate international agreements, and participates in interagency policy reviews. Components of ILAB include the Office of Trade & Labor Affairs, the Office of International Relations, and the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking. ILAB requested a budget of $115 million for 2011, an increase of 20% over 2010.