ILO100 Events

June 2019

  1. Celebration of ILO 100

    Celebration of ILO 100: ILO Virtual Run - Running for Decent Work

    30 June - 14 July 2019

    All stakeholders and the public at large are getting together to celebrate ILO 100 years and to acknowledge the collaborative achievements on the employment and labour issues in the country

August 2019

  1. Event

    Summer School on the Future of Work

    12 - 23 August 2019

    For its 100th anniversary, the ILO is inviting young people from all over the world for a Summer School and Global Debate on the Future of Work.

  2. Event

    2019 TICADVII ILO Side Event

    29 August 2019

    ILO Future of Work High-Level Dialogue Jobs4Youth: A Human-centered Agenda to Boost Investments and Productivity in Africa

October 2019

  1. ILO100

    The Future of Work: Participatory democracy in the making

    1 - 3 October 2019

    A three part conference series set to take place from 1-3 October 2019, within the context of the Canton of Geneva's Democracy Week and the ILO Centenary.

  2. ILO100

    ILO Open Day: 100 years of action for social justice!

    15 October 2019

    To mark its Centenary, the International Labour Office (ILO), the first specialized agency of the United Nations, will open its doors to the public for the first time in 100 years on Tuesday, 15 October in Geneva. Register now!

November 2019

  1. Event

    100 Years of Maternity Protection: Transforming Leave and Care Policies for All

    8 November 2019

  2. Centenary event

    The Centenary of Convention No 1: A Landmark for Workers' Rights

    14 November 2019

    This event provides the opportunity to reflect on the key role of the ILO in the development of working time over the past 100 years and to analyse some of the major trends in working time legislation.

June 2020

  1. 25th June 2020

    Book launch: "Still Work to be Done"

    25 June 2020

    In this book, Luc Cortebeeck examines the future of work: how can we eliminate child labour and exploitation?How do we make governments ans multinationals respect all workers in supply chains? How will we work in the post-coronavirus world? These are some questions that Luc Cortebeeck tried to respond in this book which is a plea for effective international social regulations and a strong ILO as cornerstone for social progress.

  2. 29 June 2020

    Book Launch: "An ILO For All Seasons"

    29 June 2020

    Over a hundred years, the ILO has developed International Labour Standards and Policy Responses to mitigate the effects of employment and social crises. 2020 will be remembered as the year the world of work was brought to its knees by the COVID-19 pandemic. ​The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how hasards move in a globalized world. It has highlighted the need to use the tools that are available for countering social and economic crises and securing the safety and health of workers. This book traces the development of these tools and the ways in which they have been successfully applied over the last hundred years.

December 2021

  1. Event

    National tripartite conference on the global call to action for a human centred recovery from COVID-19, in the context of India, jointly with the Ministry of Labour and Employment

    10 December 2021

    The conference is envisaged to foster convergence and tripartite action contributing to the implementation of the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work and SDGs in India.