Regional activities and events

2007 

• 22-23 February 2007, Seoul
  Workshop on Globalization and Changes in Employment Conditions in Asia and the Pacific
  The workshop aimed at providing information on the labor market in various countries in Asia and the Pacific region, comparing actively developing countries of the region such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand with relatively industrialized countries such as Korea, Australia, and Japan.
• 2-3 March 2007, Ghent, Belgium
  The EU and the Social Dimension of Globalization
  This conference dealt with EU initiatives concerning the social dimension of globalization that impact on its external relations policies and development cooperation.

2006 

• 11-12 September 2006, Istanbul, Turkey
  Subregional Conference of South East European Countries “Employment Strategies in the Face of Globalization”
  The aim of the conference was to discuss and develop employment strategies towards full employment to realize the potential benefits of globalization as well as to minimize the costs associated with it. It also called for policy coherence at national and international levels and called for enhanced technical concertation and political cooperation efforts in the region for attaining decent work for all.
• 3-6 September 2006, Helsinki, Finland
  6th Asia Europe People's Forum
  The Asia Europe People's Forum (AEPF) has the strategic purpose of raising awareness about the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) policies among the people of Asia and Europe; AEPF helps increase the transnational solidarity and interaction between non-governmental organisations and social movements.
• 3-5 September 2006, Potsdam, Germany
  “More and Better Jobs - Working Jointly to Strengthen the Social Dimension of Globalisation" the first ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers' Conference
  This conference was attended by the Labour and Employment Ministers from the Asian and European member Countries and by the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunity of the European Commission to debate on social issues, and in particular labour and employment policy concerns, to take up their place in the European-Asian dialogue.

2005 

• 20-21 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Policy Forum on Fair Globalization in the Southern African Region
  The aim of the policy Forum was to: • see globalisation through the eyes of the majority of women and men in Southern Africa; • identify feasible ways of creating opportunities for fair globalisation in Southern Africa; and • develop a research agenda and network to facilitate this project.
• 19-21 December 2005, Beirut, Lebanon
  Expert Group Meeting on The Impact of Globalization on the Social Situation in the Arab Region
  This meeting built on the outcome of the international and global conferences, and therefore focused on action to promote a globalization with a social development content. In this context, the meeting offered a multifaceted perspective on the impact of globalization on Arab societies.
• 19-21 December 2005, Beirut, Lebanon
  Expert Group Meeting on The Impact of Globalization on the Social Situation in the Arab Region
  This meeting builds on the outcome of the international and global conferences, and will therefore focus on action to promote a globalization with a social development content. In this context, the meeting will offer a multifaceted perspective on the impact of globalization on Arab societies. Within this framework, the meeting aims to: 1.Provide a forum for experts to meet and exchange views on the impact of globalization on the social situation in the Arab region; 2.Identify the major factors of globalization affecting the social situation in the Arab region, and the primary issues and challenges emanating from this process; 3.Answer questions about how and in what way the Arab countries can maximize the benefits and minimize the costs of globalization; 4.Recommend an approach which promotes equity and social inclusion enabling Arab countries and societies to cope with globalization and make use of its opportunities.
• 26-27 September 2005, Mexico city, Mexico
  XIV Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) of the OAS
  The overarching theme of the meeting was “People and their work at the heart of globalization” and it focused on three substantive topics: * People and their work at the heart of economies, State policies and globalization * Social dialogue as a tool to confront the social and labor effects of globalization * Social and labor effects of public policies on employment and the fight against poverty.
• 20-21 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Policy Forum on Fair Globalization in the Southern African Region
  The forum brought together sixty people including a number of distinguished scholars, policy practitioners and representatives of employers’ and workers’ organisations of Southern Africa to discuss the problems, prospects, opportunities and strategies for ensuring a `fair globalisation’ in the entire region. The aim of the policy Forum was to: • see globalisation through the eyes of the majority of women and men in Southern Africa; • identify feasible ways of creating opportunities for fair globalisation in Southern Africa; and • develop a research agenda and network to facilitate this project.

2004 

• 4-8 November 2004, TARAgram, Orchha in Madhya Pradesh, India
  Regional policy workshop on generating sustainable livelihoods for human security
  This workshop established clear linkages between sustainable livelihoods and human security in a context of globalization to identify recommendations that will include a human security orientation in current policies and programmes for poverty reduction and social development.
• 24 March 2004 -
  ILO World Commission issues report on globalisation
  The ILO’s World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalisation issued its final report, which states that building a fair and inclusive globalisation should become a worldwide priority, and calls for an urgent rethink of current policies and institutions of global governance.