Events and campaigns

Ongoing and upcoming

• 14 April 2008 - 16 May 2008, Geneva
  World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April 2008
  2008: My life, my work, my safe work - Managing risk in the work environment (Campaign)
  • Labour is not a commodity and markets must serve people: Message by the Director-General of the ILO on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work
  • Report: My life, my work, my safe work: Managing risk in the work environment - [pdf 953 KB]
• 24 November 2008 - 05 December 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
  18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians
  The 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians has been convened by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office in its 300th Session (November 2007) to discuss and adopt international statistical standards on two topics, Child Labour and Working Time. ... (Conference)

Recent events and campaigns

• 01 April 2008 - 10 April 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
  Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics - Part I: Child Labour Statistics, Part II: Measurement of Working Time
  The meeting of experts is expected to discuss and make recommendations on two topics, under Report I: Statistics of Child Labour and Report II: Measurement of Working Time, with a view to advising the Office on its preparation of proposed standards for submission to the 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (Geneva, 24 November- 5 December 2008). (Meeting)
  • Report I - Child Labour Statistics
  • Report II - Measurement of working time
• 07 March 2008 - 27 March 2008, Geneva
  International Women's Day – 7 March 2008
  Investing in Decent Work for women: Not just right, but smart! (Campaign)
  • Message by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office on the occasion of International Women’s Day
  • Global Employment Trends for Women 2008: More women enter the workforce, but more than half of all working women are in vulnerable jobs
  • Slideshow - International Women's Day, ILO Geneva, 7 March 2008
  • Slideshow - Investing in Decent Work for women: Not just right, but smart!
• 06 March 2008 - 20 March 2008, geneva
  301st Session of the Governing Body - 6-20 March 2008
  website of 301st Session of the Governing Body - 6-20 March 2008 (Meeting)
• 25 February 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
  ILO Regional Training on Indigenous Issues in Asia
  The training brought together indigenous resource persons, internationla experts, governments, donors and agency staff working at the level of policy dialogue and development as well as field of implementation. (Event)

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