30 June 2008 - 01 July 2008, Bangkok, Thailand Addressing Forced Labour: The Role of Employers' Organisations and Business The conference will discuss why forced labour is an issue for employers and business and what role employer organisations should play to support the efforts of business in combating forced labour at national and international levels.
20 February 2008, Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Engaging Business: Addressing Forced Labour On 20 February 2008, the Coca-Cola Company hosted a conference on “Engaging Business: Addressing Forced Labour” at its headquarters in Atlanta. The meeting was sponsored by the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the International Organization of Employers, in Cooperation with the International Labour Organization. ...
13 February 2008 - 15 February 2008, Austria Center, Vienna, Austria The UN.GIFT Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking UN.GIFT aims to mobilize state and non-state players to eradicate human trafficking by reducing both the vulnerability of potential victims and the demand for exploitation in all its forms; ensuring adequate protection and support to those who do fall victim, as well as efficient prosecution of the criminals involved. ...
December 2007
05 December 2007 - 06 December 2007, ILO, Geneva The role of labour inspectors in combating human trafficking and forced labour in Europe The meeting serves as a kick-of for ILO’s initiative to strengthen the role of labour inspectors in the national response against forced labour and trafficking. In the framework of this initiative, the ILO is currently developing comprehensive training materials to be used by labour inspectors.
October 2007
30 October 2007, London Slavery, Poverty and Social Exclusion - CO/DFID/ILO/ASI high-level Conference Ministers from the FCO and DFID, in conjunction with the International Labour Organisation and Anti-Slavery International, hold a high-level conference with especially invited representatives of civil society, business, trade unions and international organizations, to examine the relationship between slavery, poverty and social exclusion, including how the fight against poverty and human rights vi ...
September 2007
03 September 2007 - 14 June 2007, ILO International Training Center, Turin, Italy International Labour Standards for Judges, Lawyers and Legal Educators - [pdf 51 KB] The main objective of the seminar is to equip law professionals with the instruments enabling them to use international labour law elements at national level, including the relevance of ILS on the elimination of forced labour.
09 July 2007 - 11 July 2007, Kunming, China ILO/ACFTU Workshop on Labour standards and fight against forced labour at workplace The workshop will address the role of trade unions in the prevention and eradication of forced labour. The whole training will be based on the principles and provisions of ILO labour standards esp. Conventions No.29 and No.105. ...
June 2007
07 June 2007, Tbilisi, Georgia Workshop on research and statistics on trafficking in human beings This workshop was organised jointly by OSCE and the ILO, in the framework of the EC/TACIS programme which covers Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. It tackles the current collection of data and further needs on trafficking in human beings in Georgia.
18 June 2007 - 22 June 2007, Turin, Italy, ILO training centre Building a Global Alliance against Forced Labour By the end of this five-day training, participants are knowledgeable about the characteristics of different forms of forced labour and trafficking in all their aspects, around the world, and about the main means of action and partnerships required to combat them at the national, regional and global levels. ...
May 2007
08 May 2007 - 09 May 2007, Stockholm Nordic Expert Seminar on trafficking for forced Labour - [pdf 625 KB] The seminar was organised in cooperation with ILO Special Action Programme to combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL), the OSCE office of the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, and the UNODC Anti- Human Trafficking Unit as a part of its Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking. ...
21 May 2007 - 22 May 2007, San Diego, California Human Trafficking Of Asian Citizens Into The Western Hemisphere - [pdf 2475 KB] Hosted by Organization of American States (OAS), International Labor Organization (ILO), Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (BSCC), Rescue and Restore Unity Coalition of Southern California, the conference will be held to discuss the trafficking of Asian migrants into the Western Hemisphere.
December 2006
13 December 2006 - 14 December 2006, Geneva, Switzerland Technical consultation on forced labour indicators, data collection and national estimates The objective of the meeting is to discuss how to improve indicators and data on forced labour, including the forced labour outcomes of human trafficking, with a view to promoting better law enforcement and monitoring the impact of national and international policies.