| Honour Badge of Labour | |
|---|---|
 Honour Badge of Labour (1948-63 variant) | |
| Type | Labour award |
| Awarded for | Especially meritorious work, skills and commitment to a profession |
| Presented by |  Kingdom of Belgium |
| Eligibility | Workers employed in Belgium |
| Status | Active |
| Established | 12 November 1948 |
| Website | http://www.iret-kiea.be/  |
The Honour Badge of Labour (Dutch: Ereteken van de Arbeid, French: Insigne d'Honneur du Travail) is a Belgian award aiming at rewarding especially meritorious workers for their skills and commitment to their profession. It is awarded by Royal Decree on a proposal from the Royal Institute of the Elites of Labour (Koninklijk Instituut der Eliten van de Arbeid in Dutch, Institut Royal des Elites du Travail in French). The award was officially created in 1948 on the basis of earlier badges awarded to meritorious workers during labour fairs as early as 1847.