Past events

January 2014

  1. 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.

  2. Public employment services in Jordan consider job creation methods in Syrian refugee-hosting communities

    8 - 9 January 2014

    The ILO and public employment service representatives from Amman, Mafraq and Irbid meet to formulate a strategic plan for improving opportunities in refugee hosting communities.

December 2013

  1. Regional Meeting to Review Labour Migration Structures and Financing in Asia (RAS151)

    17 - 18 December 2013

    A 1.5 day workshop will be organized to present and validate the findings of the study and to increase the knowledge base on the financing of protection of migrant workers and organizational structures to manage labour emigration.

  2. Tripartite Research and Policy Consultation Meeting on Migrant Domestic Workers in Argentina

    11 December 2013

    The Tripartite Commission on Equal Opportunities (CTIO) of Argentina organized a consultation meeting in the framework of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers (GAP-MDW) to discuss challenges for the implementation of the recently adopted law on domestic work.

  3. Labour Inspection and the Role of Private Compliance Initiatives

    10 - 12 December 2013

    Following a general discussion on labour administration and labour inspection at the 100th Session (2011) of the International Labour Conference, the ILO Governing Body decided in October 2013 to convene a meeting of experts on labour inspection and the role of private compliance initiatives.

  4. Income Inequality, Labour Market Institutions and Workers’ Power

    10 - 13 December 2013

    Inequality is on the rise, both on a global level and within most countries. While the world economy is on a slow recovery, the spread of precarious employment relations contributes to widening the gap between the rich and the poor.

  5. International conference on green jobs country assessments

    9 - 10 December 2013

    Members and partners of the Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network (GAIN) gathered to discuss how greener economies can create more and better jobs.

  6. Regional Domestic Workers Knowledge Sharing Forum in Latin America

    4 - 6 December 2013

    Representatives of governments, employers and workers discussed best practices and shared expertise on social security systems for domestic workers, their better protection and reduction of occupational hazards.

  7. Concert dedicated to the struggle against child labour

    4 December 2013

    Concert by soprano singer Pilar Jurado, together with the string quartet - David Mata, Lavinia Moraru, María Cámara and Javier Albarés

  8. ILO Symposium for Employers on the Future of Work

    4 - 6 December 2013

    The ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP) is organizing a symposium on The Future of Work on 5-6 December 2013. It is part of a series of symposia that ACT/EMP has been organizing every two years, bringing together leading scholars and opinion leaders with practitioners from the business community to consider evidence and learn from a cross-cultural exchange of ideas.