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.
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.
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.
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.
March 2006
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.
February 2006
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
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
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.
21 November 2005, Geneve, Switzerland Call to Action WDACL this year is not just a one-day event, but instead, the launching of a time-bound campaign to eliminate child labour in mining.
The ILO is making a major push to mobilize a broad coalition of partners that will work to see the eradication of child labour in mining.
21 November 2005, Geneve, Switzerland Youth Mobilization WDACL will be recognized both in Geneva and in concerned countries worldwide on and around the 12th of June. The ILO launched the WDACL and the "12 to 12 Partnership Initiative" to bring attention to the problem and to give impetus to the global movement to eradicate it.
1-21 November 2005, ILO Geneva GB 294th session 294th Session of the ILO Governing Body
October 2005
2-7 October 2005, Mombasa, Kenya 11th Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners, Theme: Integrated labour-based approach for socio-economic development The Ministry of Roads and Public Works, Kenya together with the ILO Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP), ASIST - Africa, will host the 11th Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners from 2nd - 7th October 2005 in Mombasa, Kenya. The seminar will review current policy and practice on integrating employment-intensive approaches into socio-economic development.
September 2005
21-23 September 2005, ILO Geneva, Switzerland Symposium gathering Staff Associations and Unions A Symposium gathering Staff Associations and Unions from across the United Nations as well as the two Federations - CCISUA and FICSA - was held in the ILO from 21 to 23 September. The theme under consideration is International Civil Service - Principles and Union rights. ...
June 2005
12 June 2005, ILO Geneva, Switzerland World day against child labour 2005 The World Day Against Child Labour 2005 focused on one of the most hazardous forms of child labour: children who work in mines and quarries. The World Day Against Child Labour was recognized in countries around the world on 12th June (and on 10th June at ILO Headquarters in Geneva).awareness of child labour among young people. ...
10 June 2005, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland "A Call to Action" - [pdf 16 KB] Global partners and tripartite national delegations express their commitment to work with the ILO to eliminate all child labour in mines and quarries witin a set period of time.
February 2005
15-18 February 2005, Budapest, Hungary 7th ILO European Regional Meeting: "East - West: A common future" Every four years, the regions of the ILO meet to discuss the most relevant workplace issues of the day. In 2005, the 7th European Regional Meeting of the ILO has been convened under the theme "East-West: A common future".
12 September 2004, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso World Day Against Child Labour 2004: Behind closed doors: child domestic labour Too many children who are in domestic labour are victims of exploitation. As they clean, cook, care for their employer’s children, do heavy housework, they are deprived of rights due to them as children in international law — the right to play; visits with their family and friends; decent accommodation; and protection from sexual harassment or physical and mental abus