Recent events and campaigns
November 2009
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12 November 2009, Governing Body Room, 14.00-15.30
Panel Discussion on People with Disabilities in Times of Economic Crisis
ILO's Employment Sector's Disability Team will be organizing a panel presentation followed by a discussion. The aim of the event is to examine how the current economic downturn is affecting women and men with disabilities and to advocate that they be included in measures to tackle the crisis.
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19 November 2009, Room V, 13.00 - 15.00
Presentation of report on “The social impact of globalization in Argentina”
The presentation of the report will take place under the aegis of the International Institute for Labour Studies and the ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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17 November 2009, Room II, 18.30 - 20.00
Lecture on “Financial Crises: 1929-2008”
Professor Youssef Cassis, the head of the Department of Economic History at the University of Geneva, will give a lecture on the subject, within the framework of the ILO Century Project, sponsored by the International Institute for Labour Studies.
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12 November 2009, Governing Body Room, 14.00-15.30
Panel Discussion on People with Disabilities in Times of Economic Crisis
A panel presentation, featuring the Academy Award-winning actress, Ms. Marlee Matlin, will be followed by a discussion. The aim of the event is to examine how the current economic downturn is affecting women and men with disabilities and to advocate that they be included in measures to tackle the crisis. ...
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5 November 2009, Geneva
Awarding the winner of the 38th UPU's letter writing competition on Decent work
A special joint event organized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) is to be held to award the prize-winner of the UPU’s International Letter Writing Competition for Young People 2009.
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13 November 2009, ILO Library
Town Hall Meeting on Greening the ILO
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3-6 November 2009, Düsseldorf
ILO Conference "Implementing Occupational Safety and Health Standards Globally"
The global financial crisis will have a profound effect on the world of work. The International ILO Safety Conference in Düsseldorf will bring together 300 participants from 60 countries around the world during the A+A Trade Fair to discuss the potential impacts of the global economic crisis on safety and health at workplaces.
October 2009
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27-30 October 2009, Geneva
Meeting of Experts on the Revision of the List of Occupational Diseases
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20-21 October 2009, Geneva
Workshop to promote ratification of the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181)
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16-18 October 2009, Geneva
Stand up Against Poverty
Hundreds of people gathered on 16 October at the ILO headquarters in Geneva to Stand Up Against Poverty in a joint action with UNDP and UN agencies. ...
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12-15 October 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Convention No. 98: The Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining in the 21st Century
The Bureau for Workers’ Activities of the International Labour Office is organizing an International Workers’ Symposium on the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining, which will take place from 12 to 15 October 2009 in Geneva.
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19-21 October 2009, Beirut, Lebanon
Arab Employment Forum
The Forum addresses the broad challenges and opportunities posed by the financial and economic crisis, providing a platform for senior policy-makers and high-level representatives of workers and employers from across the Arab region to discuss recent trends, exchange experiences, and identify good practices and policy responses to the global financial and economic crisis through decent work policies.
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2-3 October 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
Regional Conference on Corporate Responsibility "Why Responsible Business Conduct Matters"
The Asian region is unquestionably one of the most influential powerhouses of the world economy. This
can largely be attributed to the unleashing in the last two decades of its unique entrepreneurial dynamism in
an increasingly more open, competitive and integrated market-based international economic setting. ...
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19-23 October 2009, Turin, Italy
Green Jobs: linking environment, climate change and the world of work
What transitions are we witnessing and what changes do we need to
anticipate? How can decent work and green work match? How will the new
social agenda look like, in the aftermath of the international climate
change discussions? How can green jobs contribute to the way out of the
economic downturn? The training is
targeted at a wide range of social actors interested in the linkages
between environment, climate change and the world of work.
September 2009
August 2009
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9-13 August 2009, Bali, Republic of Indonesia
9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
Under the theme, "Empowering People, Strengthening Networks" the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), will bring together people from throughout Asia and the Pacific to share knowledge, skills, ideas, and research findings related to HIV and AIDS. ...
June 2009
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15-17 June 2009, Geneva
ILO Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis - 15-17 June 2009
Heads of State and Government, Vice-presidents, labour ministers and leaders from employers’ and workers’ organizations met in Geneva from June 15-17 for a Global Jobs Crisis Summit organized by the ILO.
The ILO summit provided a first-of-its-kind opportunity to discuss policies that are being implemented at the national and international level to address the global jobs crisis.
The three-day ILO summit, which was part of ILO’s International Labour Conference, included four high-level panels on the following topics: global and regional coordination, development cooperation, managing the national jobs agenda and rights at work, social dialogue and enterprise survival.
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12 June 2009, Worldwide
Activities around the world for World Day Against Child Labour 2009
World Day Against Child Labour aims to promote awareness and action to end child labour. This year we are putting special focus on the plight of girls who often endure additional hardships as victims of child labour. Support for the World Day has been growing each year and 2009 will be no exception. Hundreds of activities will be taking place around the world involving governments, employers, workers, United Nations agencies, civil society organizations and concerned individuals who care about protecting the rights of children. We invite you to join us this World Day and every day as part of the growing worldwide movement to eliminate child labour.
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9 June 2009, at 5.00 p.m. at the ILO - R3 North - Geneva
Launch of the Children's views of child labour exhibit - [pdf 4886 KB]
The drawings in this exhibit convey powerful messages of despair and hope and are a vivid reminder of the inequalities and injustices that exist in our globalized world and the need for urgent action to end child labour.
May 2009