GENEVA – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will hold its annual International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva from 1 to 13 June 2015.

Worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO's 185 member States will tackle a wide range of issues, including the transition from the informal to the formal economy, small and medium-sized enterprises and decent and productive employment creation, social protection (labour protection), the application of international labour standards, and programme and budget proposals for 2016-17.

For more details on the ILO Conference programme, please see the ILO web site: www.ilo.org/ilc.

Please note the programme is being regularly updated.

Media accreditation

Geneva-based correspondents already accredited to the UN:

The ILO no longer requires a specific ILC press badge for journalists accredited by UNOG to access the Palais premises of the Conference that are open to the press. They will be allowed into the press gallery by presenting their UN press badge showing a valid date, including during visits of high-level guests.

However, for security reasons, rules remain unchanged for accessing the main floor of the Assembly Hall during visits by high-level guests. These rules not only apply to the press, but also to all ILO staff members as well. A specific badge will still be required for those journalists (especially photographers and videographers) wishing to access the main floor of the Assembly Hall during high-level visits. Badges can be requested in advance for each session by contacting the ILO Department of Communication, as in previous years.

Since the ILO will no longer deliver a specific press badge to UNOG-accredited journalists for the ILC 2015, in order to access the ILO headquarters during the Conference, UNOG journalists must go to the R2 North reception area (only) as they normally would when visiting the ILO premises, where they will be given a visitor’s badge in exchange for a valid ID (for example, a driver's license). The UNOG press badge must be worn visibly at all times while working on the premises of the ILO.

For more information, please contact Hans von Rohland (rohland@ilo.org) or Jean-Luc Martinage (martinage@ilo.org).

For all other correspondents:

To obtain accreditation for the Conference, correspondents should complete an Accreditation Form, to be sent by email (communication@ilo.org), fax (+4122/799-8577) or by post (addressed to ILO, Department of Communication and Public Information, 4 route des Morillons, 1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland).

Journalists should collect their badges upon their arrival at the Accreditation Pavillion located at the entrance to the main building of the ILO, 4 route des Morillons (NOT at the Palais des Nations) on presentation of a valid identity card or passport (with photo), a valid professional press card and a letter of assignment from the Editor-in-Chief of the media concerned. The badges also give access to a specific shuttle bus for visitors and media which runs between the ILO building (R2 North – parking P1) and the Palais des Nations where the Conference takes place.

During plenaries, the ILC badge gives access to the press gallery. Video journalists and photographers who want to film on the plenary floor must be assigned a location in the Assembly Hall and therefore should make a specific request to the press office for access.

For more information on media accreditation, please contact:

ILO Department of Communication and Public Information (DCOMM)
Tel.: +4122/799-7912
Fax: +4122/799-8577
E-mail: communication@ilo.org