In a world where compromise is held in contempt, collective action is increasingly difficult.
In a world where compromise is held in contempt, collective action is increasingly difficult. The International Labour Organization’s decades-long record of bringing workers, employers, and governments to the negotiating table has been exceptional in this regard, demonstrating the necessity and potential of multilateralism. NEW DELHI—Multilateralism gets a bad rap nowadays for being weak and incapable of addressing the major challenges of our time. But this view conveniently ignores the extent to which multilateral institutions, and therefore international cooperation, continue to underpin almost every aspect of our daily lives, wherever in the world we may live.