Past events
February 2014
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Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, and GMG Chair 2014, Video-message to the 12th Coordination Meeting on International Migration
20 February 2014
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Lecture by Gilbert Houngbo on "Key Challenges for the Global Protection of Labour Rights"
20 February 2014
The ILO's Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo will hold a high-level public lecture hosted by the University of Leuven.
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ILO Solution Exchange Forum on Youth Employment
19 February 2014
Inspired by the success of recent global South-South Development Expos, and regional knowledge sharing events, the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States, through its Regional Centre in Cairo and in close cooperation with the UN Office for South-South Cooperation, is holding the first Arab States Regional South-South Development Expo. The ILO is contributing with a Solution Exchange Forum on Youth Employment.
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Jordanian human trafficking specialists meet to identify operational indicators
18 - 19 February 2014
Experts in the field of counter-trafficking meet to draft a set of operational indicators on human trafficking in Jordan in preparation for a national quantitative survey.
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Not for Sale – Joining Forces Against Trafficking in Human Beings
17 - 18 February 2014
The Council of Europe (GRETA monitoring mechanism) has evaluated the anti-trafficking action of almost 30 European countries. The aim of this conference is to take stock of the progress made so far and to discuss the challenges in the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Human Trafficking. It also provides an opportunity to exchange on practices and tools and how legally binding standards, monitoring mechanisms and political strategies can mutually reinforce each other and lead to effective action to counter trafficking in human beings.
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European Parliament hearing on sports and human rights in Qatar
13 February 2014
ILO Deputy Director-General will participate in a hearing on sports and human rights, held by the European Parliament Committee on Human Rights, focussing on the situation of migrant workers in Qatar.
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Jordan and the ILO tailor career guidance manuals for employment services in Syrian refugee host communities
4 February 2014
Representatives from international agencies and Jordan’s Ministry of Labour discuss methods to integrate tools from existing career guidance manuals in order to strengthen the capacity of employment services in communities Syrian refugees.
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Training Program for ASEAN Labour Attaches and Consular Officials on Negotiations, Conflict Management and Ethical Recruitment
3 - 7 February 2014
The establishment of Migrant Resource Centers has benefited many migrant workers. The use of these Centers are now found in many sending and receiving countries, and they take various forms.
January 2014
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The 4th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labour Migration in Asia: Building Human Capital across Borders (RAS151)
27 - 28 January 2014
The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) is organizing, in cooperation with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the International Labour Organization (ILO), a roundtable on labour migration in Asia.
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Senior media executives meet to enhance coverage of labour migration
13 - 14 January 2014
The ILO and Panos Paris bring together media professionals from countries of migrant labour origion to expand media coverage and information sharing on labour migration.