Recent events and campaigns

August 2008 

• 09 August 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
  International Day of the World's Indigenous People
  The ILO will celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous People on August 8th.

June 2008 

• 06 June 2008, Geneva
  Side event at the 97th International Labour Conference, 2008: Flexicurity and decent work - [pdf 435 KB]
  Friday, 6 June 2008, 1 pm – 3 pm, Palais des Nations, Room XXIV
• 29 June 2008 - 02 July 2008, Seoul, Korea
  XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work - World Summit on Safety and Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 29 June – 2 July 2008
  Over 4,000 industry leaders, policy-makers and specialists are to attend the largest international event on occupational safety and health, the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, which opens in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on 29 June. ...
• 04 June 2008, ILO Building, Room II (R3 level)
  Interactive Panel Discussion on Social Dimensions of Public Procurement (4 June 2008 13:00-15:00)
  Panel discussion organized by the International Labour Standards Department (NORMES) and the Department of Communication and Public Information (DCOMM) with the financial support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES)
• 23 June 2008 - 24 June 2008, Paris
  ILO-OECD Conference on Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalizing Economy - 23-24 June 2008
  The ILO and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are jointly organizing a High-level Conference on the employment and labour aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to be held in Paris, at the new OECD Conference Centre on 23-24 June 2008.

May 2008 

• 19 May 2008 - 20 May 2008, New Delhi, India
  Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage
  The broad objective of the meeting was to identify some policy approaches that countries can use to extend the social security coverage of their workforce and make it more effective, with a particular focus on workers in the informal economy and unorganized sectors.

April 2008 

• 14 April 2008 - 16 May 2008, Geneva
  World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April 2008
  2008: My life, my work, my safe work - Managing risk in the work environment
• 01 April 2008 - 10 April 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
  Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics - Part I: Child Labour Statistics, Part II: Measurement of Working Time
  The meeting of experts is expected to discuss and make recommendations on two topics, under Report I: Statistics of Child Labour and Report II: Measurement of Working Time, with a view to advising the Office on its preparation of proposed standards for submission to the 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (Geneva, 24 November- 5 December 2008).

March 2008 

• 06 March 2008 - 20 March 2008, geneva
  301st Session of the Governing Body - 6-20 March 2008
  website of 301st Session of the Governing Body - 6-20 March 2008
• 07 March 2008 - 27 March 2008, Geneva
  International Women's Day – 7 March 2008
  Investing in Decent Work for women: Not just right, but smart!

February 2008 

• 25 February 2008 - 29 February 2008
  Workshop on Logical Framework on the Implementation of ILO Convention No. 169
  
• 25 February 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
  ILO Regional Training on Indigenous Issues in Asia
  The training brought together indigenous resource persons, internationla experts, governments, donors and agency staff working at the level of policy dialogue and development as well as field of implementation.
• 18 February 2008 - 24 February 2008, Yaounde, Cameroon
  ILO Seminar on PRSP & Indigenous Peoples
  

January 2008 

• 14 January 2008 - 18 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
  Meeting of the ILO Declaration Expert–Advisers
  ILO Declaration Expert-Advisers (IDEA) are charged with presenting the conclusions of annual reports from countries which have not ratified one or more of the ILO's seven fundamental Conventions.

December 2007 

• 03 December 2007 - 06 December 2007, Geneva, Switzerland
  Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics: The Updating of the International Standard Classification of Occupations, ISCO-88
  The meeting of experts is expected to discuss and adopt ISCO-08, the updated version of ISCO-88. It is expected that ISCO-08 will be incorporated by countries in their preparations for the 2010 round of Population Censuses. ISCO-08 will be made available in English, French and Spanish.
• 03 December 2007, Geneva
  International Day of Disabled Persons – 3 December 2007
  Observed for 15 years, the International Day of Disabled Persons, 3 December, aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. This year's IDDP focuses on the right of persons with disabilities to have a decent work, on an equal basis with others.

November 2007 

• 27 November 2007 - 29 November 2007, Geneva, Switzerland
  Interregional Symposium on the Informal Economy - Enabling transition to formalization
  The tripartite Symposium on the informal economy is convened on the basis of a Governing Body decision in March 2006 to provide a forum for in-depth technical discussion on recent policy responses that are being developed for enabling the transition to formalization. The Symposium will review, share and disseminate information on the effective experience developed in the different countries as well as regions. The Symposium will bring together expertise from governments, employers and workers organizations. In addition, a selected number of researchers, practitioners and institutions will contribute to the discussion.
• 12 November 2007, Geneva, ILO Headquarters Governing Body Room, 10 a.m.
  Panel discussion on Decent Work for sustainable development – The challenge of climate change - [pdf 51 KB]
  During the 300th Session of the Governing body of the International Labour Office, the Working Party on the Social dimension of globalization is organizing a panel discussion on Decent Work for sustainable development – The challenge of climate change. ...
• 15 November 2007 - 16 November 2007, Geneva, Switzerland
  MULTI Forum 2007: 30th anniversary of the ILO’s Declaration on Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
  The ILO will commemorate the anniversary with a number of events, including a special Forum to be held on 15-16 November, 2007. The Forum will draw prominent executives and labour representatives from around the world, and provide an extraordinary platform for sharing and exploring how effective practices in promoting labour principles can stimulate growth and enhance competitiveness.

October 2007 

• 31 October 2007 - 02 November 2007, Lisbon, Portugal
  ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization
  The ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization focused on the analysis and promotion of the Decent Work concept and the Decent Work Agenda as the key for economic, social and environmental sustainability and as a contribution to the shaping of a fair and inclusive globalization. ...