Past events
April 2010
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"Human Trafficking, a complex reality"
14 April 2010
Conference arranged by the Danish Centre against Human Trafficking, organized under the Danish National Board of Social Services
March 2010
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Upskilling Out of the Downturn: Global Dialogue Forum on Strategies for Sectoral Training and Employment Security
29 - 30 March 2010
Government, employer and worker representatives from over 30 countries will discuss future skills needs across different sectors of the economy and propose strategies to support employment security, and enhance business productivity and competitiveness in the aftermath of the global economic and social crisis. The Forum will contribute to ILO's training strategy to ensure a durable economic recovery.
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Roundtable "Protecting Migrant Workers in the Supply Chain"
24 March 2010
The Business and Migration Initiative, a partnership programme of the Institute for Human Rights and Business and the International Business Leaders Forum, is co-hosting a roundtable ‘Protecting Migrant Workers in the Supply Chain’ with the Ethical Trading Initiative.
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Lecture on "The Declaration of Philadelphia Today"
24 March 2010
Members of the Governing Body and ILO staff are invited to a lecture by Professor Alain Supiot, Director of the Nantes Institute for Advance Studies. Professor Supiot will talk of the relevance that the Declaration of Philadelphia holds today, and why it remains a powerful text in the pursuit of social justice. Interpretation will be provided into English, French and Spanish.
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Overcoming the Jobs Crisis: what do we know about experiences that work?
22 March 2010
Following the Working Party on the Social Dimension of Globalization of the ILO Governing Body, a seminar organized by the International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) debated policies which provide the most effective way out of the jobs crisis and draw lessons with regard to the implementation of the Global Jobs Pact.
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Seminar on "Overcoming the jobs crisis"
22 March 2010
On the initiative of the Governments of Brazil and France, the International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) is organizing a seminar to (i) debate policies which provide the most effective way out of the jobs crisis and (ii) draw lessons in terms of implementation of the Global Jobs Pact. Mr Bruno Coquet, Ministry of Finance, France, Chairperson of the Employment Committee, Council of the European Union (EMCO)) and Mr Marcio Pochman, Director of the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Brazil, will address the seminar. Representatives of the social partners, as well as experts from Egypt, Germany and the Republic of Korea, have also been invited to contribute to the debate, which will be followed by questions from the floor.
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Green Jobs Workshop
10 March 2010
The main objective of the workshop is to highlight the importance of green jobs and the Indonesian government's strategic priority within the context of Indonesia’s mid-term development plan.
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ILO Conference on "People with intellectual disabilities: Opening pathways to training and employment in the African region"
9 - 11 March 2010
In Africa, some 10 to 15 million people have an intellectual disability. Because of stigma and discrimination, a majority are excluded from education, training and employment and live in poverty and isolation. To help meet the challenge of more equitable access to vocational training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities, the ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme organized a sub-regional conference in Lusaka, Zambia in early March on the issue.
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ILO Conference to promote training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities
9 - 11 March 2010
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ILO celebrates International Women's Day
8 March 2010
Each year, ILO celebrates International Women’s Day with an event honouring women of courage and conviction, from different aspects of the world of work. In 2010, the theme for ILO's celebration is "What’s working for working women!".