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Events and Meetings

  1. World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2013

    28 April 2013, Worldwide

    The World Day for Safety and Health at Work in 2013 focuses on the prevention of occupational diseases.

  2. ILO Director-General on official visit in Algeria

    13 - 16 April 2013, Algiers, Algeria

    The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Guy Ryder, paid an official visit to Algeria from 13 to 16 April 2013 at the invitation of the Algerian Government and the social partners.

  3. National Tripartite Dialogue on Maternity Protection in Zambia

    27 - 28 March 2013, Lusaka, Zambia

    The Government of Zambia, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), is hosting a National Tripartite Dialogue on Maternity Protection – in the presence of the First Lady, Dr. Christine Mwela Kaseba-Sata - , from 27-28 March 2013 in Lusaka, Zambia.

  4. ILO Partners’ Meeting: Rising to the challenge – scaling up the response to HIV and AIDS through workplace action in Africa

    25 February 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa

    The objective of the meeting will be to capitalize on successes and exchange ideas to accelerate the HIV and AIDS response through workplace and private sector action.

  5. Promotion of Decent Work in the South African Transport Sector

    7 February 2013, Antwerp, Ghent, Rotterdam

    From 3 to 8 February 2012, the Social and Economic Council of Flanders (SERV) is hosting a delegation of the social partners of the South African Port of Durban for a study trip to different ports in Flanders and the Netherlands. The study trip to the Netherlands is hosted by the Dutch trade union FNV. It feeds into the ILO project “Promotion of Decent Work in the South African Transport Sector” co-funded by the Flemish and Dutch governments.

  6. Global South-South Development Forum 2012

    19 - 23 November 2012, Vienna

    This year’s Global South-South Development Expo in Vienna (Austria) puts the spotlight on Energy and Climate Change. The ILO Solution Forum on Energy, Climate Change and Decent Work (20 November) covered inclusive access to decent work, follow-up to Rio+20, green jobs, social protection and the promotion of workers’ rights in the field of renewable energy and climate change.

  7. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2012: Town Hall Meeting on Women’s Empowerment through Entrepreneurship

    14 November 2012, Geneva

  8. Kenya: Symposium on Police-Management Relations in Africa

    3 - 7 September 2012, Nairobi, Kenya

    For many years, the police and prisons services were usually excluded from general labour legislation in many countries. Police and Prisons Acts were enacted covering issues such as appointment and service conditions, but there was no involvement of the officers themselves. Even as other civil servants gained their organizational rights, the police and prisons did not, arguably due to the nature of their responsibility for the internal security of the country.

  9. Enhancing Migration, Mobility, Employment and Higher Education in the RECs of Africa

    5 - 6 July 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    A technical meeting organised within the framework of the Africa - European Union (EU) Migration, Mobility and Employment (MME) Partnership and aimed at providing a snapshot of policy frameworks, programmes and coordination mechanisms put in place by Regional Economic Communities in Africa.

  10. High-Level Tripartite Conference on Social Dialogue

    24 - 25 May 2012, Tunis, Tunisia

    Tunisia and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) - with the support of the Belgian Government - are organising a high-level tripartite conference under the theme "Tunisia: Social dialogue as a response to social and economic challenges of the day", 24-25 May 2012 in Tunis, Tunisia.

  11. Conference: Towards a new growth strategy for employment, decent work and development in Zambia

    21 - 22 May 2012, Lusaka, Zambia

    The Government of Zambia, the ILO and the IMF organized a high-level conference on social dialogue entitled Towards a New Growth Strategy for Employment, Decent Work and Development in Zambia on 21-22 May 2012, in Lusaka, Zambia

  12. Migrants’ Rights: Female migrants and Domestic workers

    10 - 11 May 2012, Nairobi, Kenya

    Technical meeting within the framework of the Africa-EU Partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment (MME. The ILO will address issues pertaining to challenges and initiatives of protection of the rights of female migrants and domestic workers as well as the Social Protection Floor Initiative.

  13. World Day for Safety and Health at Work in 2012: Promoting safety and health in a green economy

    28 April 2012, Geneva

    The 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy. There is a shift in the world to a greener and more sustainable economy. However, even if certain jobs are considered to be “green”, the technologies used may protect the environment but not be safe at all.

  14. International Conference on Youth Employment in the Mediterranean Region

    25 - 26 April 2012, Madrid, Spain

    This major international conference was organized by the Foundation Education for Employment (EFE) on 25-26 April 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Participants including the Spanish Ministry of Labour and the Spanish Agency of Cooperation and Development (AECID), the Casa Arabe-IEAM and the ILO - represented by Charles DAN, Regional Director for Africa - discussed ways and means to address one of the most important political and socio-economic challenges in the area: how do we create employment opportunities for youth in the Mediterranean region?

  15. Employment for Stability and Socio-Economic Progress in North Africa

    18 - 19 April 2012, Cairo, Egypt

    A High Level Interactive Conference, under the theme “Employment for Stability and Socio-Economic Progress in North Africa”, was held on 18-19 April in Cairo, Egypt to build consensus among stakeholders and development partners on the key priorities and actions required to implement an employment-centred and rights-based approach for stability and growth in the sub-region.

  16. Tanzania:Tripartite Workshop on Improving Communication and Media Strategies for the Promotion of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

    3 - 4 November 2011, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  17. Tanzania:High-Level Seminar on Promoting Freedom of Association and the Effective Recognition of the Right to Collective Bargaining

    26 - 27 October 2011, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    The High-Level Seminar Promoting Freedom of Association and the Effective Recognition of the Right to Collective Bargaining was organised by the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) projects Global Project on promoting freedom of association and collective bargaining and Improving Labour Law Compliance in the United Republic of Tanzania (ILLC).

  18. Second Edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy

    24 - 28 October 2011, Montreal, Canada

    The second edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy will be held in Montreal, Canada, 24 - 28 October 2011 to strengthen the impact of such economy through the creation of a community of practice. Participants from Africa, Asia, America's, Europe and Arab States will further share experiences on employment creation, social protection, social dialogue, green jobs, legal and policy frameworks, informal economy and Local economic development.

  19. 12th African Regional Meeting

    11 - 14 October 2011, Johannesburg

    The proposed agenda of the Meeting is to discuss progress made by the countries in the region towards achieving the targets set by the Decent Work Agenda in Africa, 2007-15, adopted by the 11th African Regional Meeting, as well as to set out future priority actions for the region to achieve the Decent Work Agenda in Africa.

  20. ILO’s engagement in the Horn of Africa drought crisis

    25 August 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    ILO has established a solid, broad operational basis across the three administrations governing Somalia at present, including through strategic partnerships with UN agencies (UNOPS) as well as local organizations. The ILO has successfully delivered essential social protection and productive cash transfers to conflict-torn areas of Somalia since 2006, mainly through employment-intensive community infrastructure investment projects. The ILO is also very well positioned to operate in the other affected regions of Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti.

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