Events and meetings

February 2012

1. World Youth Report Launch Event

   09 February 2012,

   To coincide with the 50th session of the Commission for Social Development, the Division for Social Policy and Development will hold a launch event for its World Youth Report: “Youth Employment: youth perspectives on the pursuit of decent work in changing times.”

2. Webinar on Women’s Entrepreneurship Development: ILO experiences in assisting women entrepreneurs in starting-up a productive business with growth potential

   01 February 2012, Webinar - ILO and UN Global Compact Office

   Tuesday 21 February 2012 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

December 2011

1. Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification in Bangladesh: The Case of Agro Food and Pharmaceuticals Workshops

   08 December 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh

   Workshops with representatives from relevant government and education institutions as well as employers' and workers' representatives from the respective sectors were organized in Dhaka in September and December 2011 to discuss and validate initial findings and promote skills dialogue among stakeholders.

2. 

   International Day of Persons with Disabilities - 3 December 2011

   03 December 2011, ILO

   Observed on the 3rd of December each year, the day aims to encourage better understanding of disability issues. This year’s theme is “Together for a better world for all: including persons with disabilities in development”. It seeks to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their communities in development efforts.

November 2011

1. Webinar on HIV and AIDS in the workplace: how companies can make the difference in prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS

   28 November 2011, Webinar - ILO and UN Global Compact Office

   Monday 28 November 2011 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

October 2011

1. Webinar on Eradicating Forced Labour from Global Supply Chains

   18 October 2011, Webinar - ILO and UN Global Compact Office

   Wednesday 26 October 2011 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

2. Washington launch of the book "Making Globalization Socially Sustainable" at the Peterson Institute for International Economics

   12 October 2011, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC

   In collaboration with the International Labor Office (ILO), the Peterson Institute held a conference on October 4, 2011, to present key findings from the new ILO-WTO co-publication Making Globalization Socially Sustainable. The edited volume includes nine chapters by leading experts who assess how trade and labor market policies can be accommodated to make globalization socially sustainable. The program began with an introduction by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director of the Employment Sector of the ILO and former Minister of Trade of Costa Rica, and overview of the book presented by Marc Bacchetta (WTO) and Marion Jansen (ILO). This was followed by presentations of individual book chapters by their respective authors: John Haltiwanger, Margaret McMillan and William Milberg.

September 2011

1. Course on implementing labour principles in global supply chains

   21 September 2011, International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO), Turin, Italy

2. Employment Policy Department Knowledge-Sharing Workshop: Pro-employment macroeconomic frameworks, sectoral strategies for employment creation and the informal economy

   20 September 2011, Geneva, 20-23 September 2011 – Room VII, R2 South

   The Employment Policy Department’s 2011 annual retreat took place between the 20th and 23rd of September at the ILO premises in Geneva. Opened to ILO staff outside the Department, its goal was to share knowledge on progress made in five key work areas of the department: pro-employment macroeconomic frameworks, youth employment, sectoral strategies for employment creation, national employment policy formulation and research frontiers on the informal economy. A total of approximately 60 participants, representing the ILO (HQ and field) and external experts were successful in conducting vibrant discussions in all five thematic areas. These and the knowledge generated during the retreat are summarized in the report. Key lessons emerge for improving the Employment Policy Department’s technical advisory services on employment, for translating research findings into policy advice and for improving collaboration between headquarters and field colleagues. Ideas and suggestions were generated both for future research and tool development and for the finalisation of this biennium’s global products: (1) the handbook on employment targeting (2) the national employment policy guide (3) the guide for employment impact assessment of infrastructure investments and (4) the resource guide on the informal economy.

3. 

   Launch of the joint ILO-WTO publication: Making Globalization Socially Sustainable

   16 September 2011, Geneva - World Trade Organization

   Globalization is widely seen as a powerful engine that has the potential to promote growth and development. For many years, however, concerns have also been raised about the effects of globalization on jobs and wages. This has led to questions about the social sustainability of globalization.With the aim of contributing to the elaboration of relevant policy proposals, The International Labour Office and the World Trade Organization are jointly undertaking a book project with the title “Making Globalization Socially Sustainable”.

4. 

   14th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners

   12 September 2011, Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana

   This seminar is bringing together ministers, practitioners in labour-based works, policy makers, planners, researchers and academics from around the world to discuss employment-intensive policies and practices under the theme “Public Works for Decent Jobs and Poverty Reduction: Policies and Practices”.

5. 

   Innovations in Public Employment Programmes International Course

   12 September 2011, ITC, Turin, Italy

   Organized by ILO-ITC, in collaboration with the Employment- Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP)

July 2011

1. ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy, second edition

   04 July 2011, Montreal (Canada)

   The first training academy, organized by the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC ILO), was held in October 2010 in Turin, Italy. Known as the "ILO Social and Solidarity Economy Academy (SSE Academy)", this inter-regional training opportunity has gather together more than 70 practitioners and policy-makers from around the world, to share their experiences and meet leading SSE specialists.

June 2011

1. United Nations Expert Group Meeting On the Challenge of Building Employment for a Sustainable Recovery Programme

   23 June 2011, ILO Geneva, Switzerland

   The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs organized, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization, an Expert Group Meeting on “The Challenge of Building Employment for a Sustainable Recovery”. The meeting took place from the 23rd to the 24th of June, 2011 in Geneva and brought together specialists to undertake a review of responses to the global jobs crisis in different countries and regions of the world and concrete policies and strategies to create productive, decent employment during the recovery were considered.

2. United Nations Expert Group Meeting On Poverty Eradication

   20 June 2011, ILO Geneva, Switzerland

   The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (IL0) organized a high-level Expert Group Meeting on “Poverty Eradication” from the 20th to 22nd of June 2011, in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of the preparations for the 50th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD), which is scheduled to take place in New York in February 2012.

3. Disability in the Workplace and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network

   01 June 2011, Webinar - ILO and UN Global Compact Office

   Wednesday 29 June 2011 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

May 2011

1. 

   Development of Productive Capacities and Trade: the Key to Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

   03 May 2011, Istanbul, Turkey (Istanbul Congress Centre - Room çamlica, 18:15-20:00)

   During this side-event to the LDC IV conference in Istanbul, ILO and other member agencies of the UN Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity will present a joint concept note outlining their view on the importance of trade and productive capacity for LDCs. They will also sign a framework document for a new multi-agency trade support project for LDCs financed by Switzerland.

April 2011

1. Conference on 'Employment for Peace, Stability and Development' in the Horn of Africa

   07 April 2011, United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

   The key objectives are to build consensus around the newly designed Regional Strategy for the Horn of Africa, foster commitment for the successful implementation of the ‘Road Map’ by stakeholders and promote the ‘Virtuous Triangle’ concept i.e. creating jobs, extending social protection and empowering people and communities to secure employment for peace, stability and development in the region.

February 2011

1. International Year of Youth Briefing Session: Youth Employment

   01 February 2011, New York , USA

   A briefing session is being held to address youth employment on Tuesday 8 February 2011 (United Nations Headquarters)

December 2010

1. International Day of Persons with Disabilities - 3 December 2010

   03 December 2010, ILO

   This year's theme is "Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond". It aims to ensure that disability and the concerns of people with disabilities are included in the commitments to end global poverty made by the international community. The inclusion of persons with disabilities in all development activities is essential to realizing the MDGs and other development goals. This year’s Day will serve as a reminder to governments, global leaders, policy-makers and other stakeholders to keep up their efforts on behalf of disability-inclusive development.