Events and meetings

August 2015

  1. Global and Regional Knowledge Sharing Forums on Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy

    24 August - 27 November 2015

  2. Inauguration of San Victor Elementary School Facilities

    18 August 2015

    The International Labour Organization, in collaboration with USWAG Kita Inc. (USWAG is a Cebuano word meaning "growth"), and with the support of the Government of Norway, repaired some of the teaching facilities of the San Victor Elementary School (SVES) in Barangay San Victor, Tanauan, Leyte.

  3. ILO and stakeholders begin drafting socio-economic development plans to enhance job opportunities in areas most affected by the Syrian Refugee influx

    12 - 15 August 2015

    The four-day workshop brings together stakeholders from Irbid and Mafraq to discuss the development of three-year strategic plans aimed at accelerating job creation in selected sectors.

  4. Spotlight on Cooperation during the Culminating Event “Strengthening Partnerships: Livelihood at the Forefront of Recovery Following Haiyan”

    6 August 2015

    The culminating event brought together ILO partners who shared experiences and lessons learnt during the Haiyan response. They also showcased decent work practices, including social protection, and promoted the principle that livelihood support should be at the forefront of post-disaster relief, recovery and development.

  5. ILO and Jordanian ministries work on improving employment support services to facilitate access to decent jobs in host communities

    4 August 2015

    Stakeholders to discuss ways of improving labour market data collection in effort to boost job matching.

July 2015

  1. ILO-sponsors high-level meeting on Syrian refugee labour policy reform in host countries

    28 - 29 July 2015

    The ILO is to convene a high-level policy dialogue session between key players in countries hosting Syrian refugees to exchange views and experiences on the challenges faced in addressing the labour market impact of the crisis and discuss options for policy and programmes.

  2. ILO trains contractors on implementing Employment Intensive Investment Programmes in Jordan’s northern governorates

    25 July - 6 August 2015

    As part of its response to the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan, the ILO is training a group of local contractors to oversee the implementation of a pilot programme that aims to create jobs amongst refugees and their host communities. The programme will be the first of its kind in the country.

  3. Investing in youth and ensuring decent jobs to harness the demographic dividend

    15 July 2015

    On the occasion of the first-ever World Youth Skills Day, joint side event of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development

  4. Community-based Enterprise Development Workshop to Enhance Green Charcoal Enterprise in Tolosa, Leyte

    11 - 13 July 2015

    With the support of the Government of Norway, the ILO Tacloban team conducted a Community-based Enterprise Development (C-BED) workshop in Barangay Opong, Tolosa, Leyte. The participants included worker-beneficiaries of the Green Charcoal Briquetting Facility, a sub-project supported by the ILO in partnership with a local organization called the Women in Development Association, in the same barangay.

June 2015

  1. Making trade work for inclusive growth: the role of skills development

    30 June 2015

  2. Knowledge sharing event on boosting youth employment in Africa through public works programmes

    29 - 30 June 2015

    Representatives of governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations from many African countries will get together in Ethiopia to explore what works to boost youth employment in the region.

  3. Training of Client on Financial Education for Families: Mt. Sinabung Recovery Support Programme

    22 June - 1 July 2015

    The Sinabung Recovery Support Programme (SIRESUP) is a joint initiative of the Government of Indonesia and the key UN agencies (UNDP, FAO, and ILO) in supporting the post-disaster recovery of the regions affected by the 2013 Mt. Sinabung volcanic eruptions in Karo District of North Sumatra.

  4. Evaluating Youth Employment Programmes: An Executive Course

    22 - 26 June 2015

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    ILO and constituents launch the Jordan National Child Labour Survey for 2015-2016

    4 June 2015

    The survey will be a successor to the Jordan Child Labour Survey implemented by the Department of Statistics of Jordan in 2007-2008.

April 2015

  1. Egyptian Policy Lab on Youth Employment

    30 April 2015

    The Policy Lab provided a platform for youth serving organizations, policy makers, academics, researchers, international organizations and the private sector to collaborate on strengthening evidence-based policies in the field of youth employment in Egypt.

  2. Panel debate: Child Labour. An Update on the Achievements and Challenges.

    29 April 2015

    Child labour is defined in ILO conventions as “work that children should not be doing because they are too young to work, or – if they are old enough to work – because it is dangerous or otherwise unsuitable for them”.

  3. Labour Market Transitions of Young Women and Men in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

    28 - 29 April 2015

    The ILO’s Work4Youth Regional Conference on Labour Market Transition of Young Women and Men in Eastern Europe and Central Asia will bring together delegates from ten countries of these two regions. A report summarizing the results of the School-to-Work transition surveys conducted in six of these countries will be presented. Delegates will also have the opportunity to discuss current areas of intervention on youth employment and share experience on policy measures.

  4. National Conference on Strengthening Apprenticeship in Egypt, 27-28 April 2015, Cairo

    27 - 28 April 2015

  5. Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People project co-hosts the fourth Egyptian Forum for Youth Employment Promotion

    23 April 2015

    The roundtable discussion and workshop on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) brought together representatives of government institutions, the international community, civil society organizations and academic institutions to discuss M&E mechanisms to improve youth employment programmes in Egypt.

  6. Youth employment in the CIS discussed in Krasnoyarsk

    20 - 24 April 2015