Events

May 2013

1. How global enterprises are responding to the global call for the extension of social protection

   14 May 2013, Webinar - ILO

   Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

2. International Research Conference

   9 - 10 May 2013, Geneva

   Improved working conditions, safety and health, training and performance in SMEs: In search of a win-win scenario in developing and transition economies

3. UNRISD Conference on Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy

   6 - 8 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - ILO - GB Room and Room II

   The conference - co-organized with the ILO in collaboration with UN-NGLS, will explore the potential and limits of Social and Solidarity Economy organizations such as cooperatives, women’s self-help groups, social enterprise and associations of informal workers.

April 2013

1. 

   World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2013

   28 April 2013, Worldwide

   The World Day for Safety and Health at Work in 2013 focuses on the prevention of occupational diseases.

2. Course: Promoting Labour Standards through Corporate Social Responsibility - instruments and practices

   22 - 26 April 2013, International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO), Turin, Italy

3. 

   © IMF Photo/Michael Spilotro 2013

   2013 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

   19 - 21 April 2013, Washington D.C.

4. ILO ACTRAV Regional Seminar on Wage Policy

   16 - 18 April 2013, Bali, Indonesia

   Extremely low wages for many workers in the formal and the informal economy are keeping millions of workers and their families in poverty. Wage growth in many countries has been lacking productivity growth. Policies in favour of systematic trade surpluses have deprived workers from their fair share of the wealth creation in money countries.

5. Course"Identifying and investigating cases of forced labour and trafficking"

   15 - 19 April 2013, ILO International Training Centre Turin, Italy

   The main objective of the course is to train participants to better identify and investigate cases of forced labour, including trafficking for labour exploitation. The course addresses the different stages of the process (inspecting workplaces, interviewing victims, gathering evidence), with a focus on the private sector (textile, agriculture, domestic work, etc.).

6. 

   Training "Identifying and investigating cases of forced labour and human trafficking"

   15 - 19 April 2013, Turin

   This course, organized by the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin, will train participants to better identify and investigate cases of forced labour, including trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation. It will introduce forced labour indicators and address different stages of the investigative process, such as victim interviews and gathering evidence, with a focus on the pre-trial phase. The course will focus on forced labour occurring in the private economy (including textile, agriculture, domestic work sectors).

7. 

   ILO Director-General on official visit in Algeria

   13 - 16 April 2013, Algiers, Algeria

   The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Guy Ryder, paid an official visit to Algeria from 13 to 16 April 2013 at the invitation of the Algerian Government and the social partners.