Events and meetings

January 2008

1. Training Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems

   22 - 23 January 2008, Ulaanbaatar

   Training on how to manage occupational safety and health

2. Regional Strategy Workshop on Labour Migration

   21 - 22 January 2008, Bangkok

   Asia-Pacific regional training on labour migration

3. Training Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture

   7 - 10 January 2008, Ha Tay

   Training on occupational safety and health in the agricultural sector

December 2007

1. International Day of Disabled Persons: Photographic Competition Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities

   3 December 2007, Bangkok

   International day for persons with disabilities. Award presentation of a regional photo contest on Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities

November 2007

1. 

   Tripartite Technical Meeting on Decent Work: Pacific Island Countries

   26 - 28 November 2007, Nadi, Fiji

   The purpose of the meeting was to review the priorities of Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs) in the ILO member countries in the Pacific islands.

2. Expert Meeting on Wages in Asia

   19 - 20 November 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam

   To provide a tool on wage issues to ILO constituents (governments generally ministry of labour; trade unions; employers)

September 2007

1. Sub-regional Mekong Youth Forum on Human Trafficking

   2 - 9 September 2007, Bangkok

   Mekong subregional meeting for youth on human trafficking

August 2007

1. Regional Capacity-Building Workshop and Tool-Kit on Youth Employment

   21 - 24 August 2007, Manila

   Asia-Pacific regional meeting on capacity-building and tool-kit on youth employment

2. Asian Employment Forum: Growth, Employment and Decent Work

   13 - 15 August 2007, Beijing, People's Republic of China

   The Forum was a reflection on key policy areas including job creation and poverty reduction, productivity and competitiveness, institutions and informal economy.

3. National Mekong Youth Forum on Human Trafficking

   1 - 3 August 2007, Hanoi

   Mekong subregional meeting for youth on human trafficking

July 2007

1. The Mekong Women's Forum on Solidarity and Empowerment

   12 - 13 July 2007, Hanoi

   Mekong subregional meeting for women on solidarity and empowerment

2. National Seminar on ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers

   Bangkok

   National meeting on the ASEAN Declaration on protecting and promoting the rights of migrant workers in Thailand

June 2007

1. World Day Against Child Labour

   12 June 2007,

   International day to raise awareness against child labour with the aim of eliminating the worst forms of child labour; the 2007 theme is agriculture without child labour

May 2007

1. 96th Session of the International Labour Conference

   30 May - 15 June 2007, Geneva

   ILO's annual international conference in Geneva, 96th sesssion

2. Symposium on Management of Labour Migration in East Asia

   16 - 18 May 2007, Singapore

   Major conference on management of labour migration in East Asia

3. Strategies for Local Economic Development

   14 - 18 May 2007, Chiang Mai

   Meeting on strategies for local economic development

4. Launch of Global Report on Discrimination

   10 May 2007, Global

   ILO's global annual report focusing on discrimination

5. ILO/SKILLS-AP/KRIVET Regional Technical Workshop on Improving Workplace Learning in Asia and the Pacific

   8 - 9 May 2007, Seoul

   Asia-Pacific regional meeting on how to improve workplace learning

6. National Mekong Youth Forum on Human Trafficking

   7 - 11 May 2007, Vientiane

   National meeting of the Mekong Youth Forum on human trafficking

April 2007

1. World Day for safety and Health at Work

   28 April 2007,

   International day to promote awareness on safety and health at work