Events

Employment injury schemes and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases

8 - 19 October 2012, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy

The general objective of the course is to strengthen the capacity of employment-injury institutions to improve the coverage and management of occupational accidents and diseases and to promote prevention as a means to occupational safety and health.
Post-graduate course on Occupational Safety and Health at the Workplace (7th edition)

1 October 2012 - 22 March 2013, International Training Centre of the ILO (Turin, Italy) and distance learning

This postgraduate course was designed to contribute to the development of competent occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals. The general objective is to facilitate the knowledge and skills required for effectively dealing with safety and health management.

XIX International AIDS Conference

22 - 27 July 2012, Washington, D.C.

ILO/AIDS is participating to the conference which will take place in Washington, D.C. on 22-27 July 2012 under the theme "Turning the Tide Together".

RIO+20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)

20 - 22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Day Against Child Labour 2012

12 June 2012, Worldwide

This year the World Day Against Child Labour will provide a spotlight on the right of all children to be protected from child labour and from other violations of fundamental human rights. In 2010 the international community adopted a Roadmap for achieving the elimination of the worst forms of child labour by 2016, which stressed that child labour is an impediment to children’s rights and a barrier to development. World Day 2012 will highlight the work that needs to be done to make the roadmap a reality.
Occupational safety and health management in the enterprise

4 - 15 June 2012, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy

The general objective of the course is to strengthen the capacity for the implementation and development of OSH management practices in enterprises.

SOLVE training of trainers: Integrating health promotion in occupational safety and health policies

28 May - 8 June 2012, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy

The overall objective of this course is to develop knowledge and skills that will lead to the integration of the psychosocial and health promotion issues into a comprehensive enterprise policy and establish a framework for preventative action. This course will be held in French.

30th International Congress on Occupational Health

18 - 23 March 2012, Cancun, Mexico

The 30th Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) will bring together occupational health researchers and practitioners from all over the world to share and learn from each other the most current advances in the field of occupational health. The theme of the congress is "Occupational health for all: From research to practice" and is based on the belief that all workers require health protection to prevent any occupational disease or injury as part of their human and labor rights.

Global Dialogue Forum on Conditions of Personnel in Early Childhood Education

22 - 23 February 2012, Geneva, Switzerland

The purpose of the Forum is to address issues identified in the international study on the employment and working environment in early childhood education prepared by the ILO.
Webinar on Women’s Entrepreneurship Development: ILO experiences in assisting women entrepreneurs in starting-up a productive business with growth potential

21 February 2012, Webinar - ILO and UN Global Compact Office

Tuesday 21 February 2012 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office