Campaigns

2008

1. 

   International Women's Day – 7 March 2008

   Investing in Decent Work for women: Not just right, but smart!

2007

1. 

   International Day of Disabled Persons – 3 December 2007

   Observed for 15 years, the International Day of Disabled Persons, 3 December, aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. This year's IDDP focuses on the right of persons with disabilities to have a decent work, on an equal basis with others.

2006

1. Africa Cup of Nations

   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

2. 

   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.

3. Child to Child Solidarity Concert

   A partnership initiative with the 14th Suzuki Method World Convention.

4. 

   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. In follow-up to the International Year of Sport and Physical Education (2005), the subject of the 2006 events is "Women in Sports".

2005

1. 

   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". At the International Labour Conference in June 2001, they asked the ILO to launch a Global Campaign on Social Security and Coverage for All.

2. 

   Red Card to Child Labour

   In several sporting disciplines, but especially in football, the red card sanctions faults which are liable to exclusion from the field. In 2002, the ILO and IPEC decided to use the symbol of the red card to raise awareness in preventing, challenging and eliminating child labour.

3. 

   SCREAM – Stop Child Labour - Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and Media

   SCREAM is an education and social mobilization initiative, to help educators worldwide promote understanding and awareness of child labour among young people

4. 

   World day against child labour 2005

   This year World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) called our attention to a form of work that is dangerous to children in every way; child labour in quarrying and mining. It is physically dangerous because of the heavy and awkward loads, the strenuousness of the work, the unstable underground structures, the tools, the toxic chemicals, and the exposure to sun and water.