Recent events and campaigns
March 2007
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8 March 2007, Geneva, Switzerland
International Women's Day: Celebrating working women - Breaking boundaries, driving change
In keeping with the ILO commitment to gender equality and the improvement of working conditions for women, the International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrates International Women's Day each year by hosting a round table discussion highlighting the role and/or achievements of women in a particular field of work.
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8-30 March 2007, ILO Geneva, Switzerland
298th session of the Governing Body
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) will address a range of issues at its 298th session, including basic labour rights in Myanmar and Belarus, trade and employment, wages around the world, UN reform and the latest report of the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association.
November 2006
August 2006
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29 August - 1 September 2006, Busan, Republic of Korea
Fourteenth Asian Regional Meeting
The overall theme of the 14th AsRM is Realizing Decent Work in Asia. The concept of decent work encompasses employment creation and enterprise promotion, social protection, rights at work and social dialogue. The Meeting will identify the opportunities and challenges for realizing decent work as the main pathway out of poverty and for creating a more productive and equitable society in Asia.
June 2006
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12 June 2006, Geneva, Switzerland
"Kick the Ball" against child labour
The event on the 12th of June will be celebrated in Headquarters with the presence of Football stars that will “kick the ball” against child labour, in a match with children from the Geneva International School and the Signal de Bernex Football Club.
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9 June 2006, Geneva, Switzerland, Palais des Nations
Round table on Good Practices
in combating child labour - [pdf 73 KB]
During the International Labour Conference (ILC) a plenary discussion will take place on the new Global report. In the context of this plenary discussion a round table will take place focussing on the experience of three “first generation” countries of ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour.
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8 June 2006, Geneva, Switerzerland, Palais des Nations
Round table with Ministers of the
Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries –CPLP
Round table discussion on the Ministerial Declaration and Plan of Action against child labour of the Community of Portuguese speaking countries
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1 June 2006, Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations - [pdf 108 KB]
An ILO campaign to fight child labour;
calling for the progressive elimination of child labour and its worst, most hazardous forms as an urgent priority
May 2006
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8 May 2006, Rome
Video Theatre Reportage on Child Labour
The “Video Theatre Reportage” project was coordinated by the Ippocampo Theatre Association...
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2-5 May 2006, Brasilia, Brazil
Sixteenth American Regional Meeting
This Regional Meeting is intended to provide a forum for tripartite delegations to express their opinions on the themes addressed by the Report prepared by the Director-General of the ILO for this meeting.
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31 May - 16 June 2006, Geneva, Switzerland
95th Session of the International Labour Conference
This year's Global Report will be on the effective abolition of child labour; the agenda will also include occupational safety and health, the employment relationship and the role of the ILO in technical cooperation.
April 2006
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16 April 2006, Turin, Italy
Child to Child Solidarity Concert
A partnership initiative with the 14th Suzuki Method World Convention.
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28 April 2006, Global
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2006
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is intended to focus international attention on promoting and creating decent, safe work. The ILO aims to reduce the number of work-related deaths each year, including those resulting from HIV/AIDS, and to make work decent by eliminating workplace stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS.
March 2006
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16-31 March 2006, ILO Geneva, Switzerland
295th session of the Governing Body
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) discussed a wide range of subjects including forced labour in Myanmar, the global jobs crisis, youth employment and globalization issues. The meeting also considered ILO activities in the field of employment promotion and social protection, adopted the latest report of its Committee on Freedom of Association and discussed the recently adopted Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
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8 March 2006, Geneve, Switzerland
International Women's Day: "Women in Sports"
In keeping with the ILO commitment to gender equality and the improvement of working conditions for women, the International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrates International Women's Day each year by hosting a round table discussion and a film festival highlighting the role and/or achievements of women in a particular field of work. ...
February 2006
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7-23 February 2006, Geneve, Switzerland
94th (Maritime) Session of the International Labour Conference
The Session has taken as its aim the unprecedented task of adopting a comprehensive international labour Convention to consolidate almost all ILO maritime labour Conventions and Recommendations currently in force - over 60 texts and set out the conditions for decent work in the increasingly globalized maritime sector.
January 2006
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19 January 2006, ILO HQ, Geneva, Salle IX
Decent Work Forum No. 16 - [pdf 1643 KB]
Launching event for the publication 'Social Issues, Globalisation and International Institutions: Labour rights and the EU, ILO, OECD and WTO'
November 2005
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22 November 2005, Geneve, Switzerland
Campaign on Social Security and Coverage for All
Only one in five people in the world has adequate social security coverage. The other four need it too, but somehow must manage without. Governments, employers' and workers' organizations considered that the highest priority should be given to "policies and initiatives that bring social security to those who are not covered by existing systems". ...
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21 November 2005, Geneve, Switzerland
Switzerland vs France at the Geneva Stadium
A new edition of Red Card Campaign against child labour will be launched on the occasion of the Football match Switzerland vs France at the Geneva Stadium on 20 August 03, with the support of the Swiss Football Association and the French Federation of football.