ILO The Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking the cooperation of the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to raise the standard and improve the conditions of farmers in line with ILO standards. This was disclosed by Mr. Peter Hurst, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist of the ILO in an interview with Liliane Kambirigi (FAO Information Service). He said that even though farmers produce the bulk of the world's food their conditions have been considerably neglected according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) work standards: