Events

May 2012

1. 

   Side event on child labour in agriculture at the IUF 26th World Congress

   16 May 2012, International Conference Center, Geneva, Switzerland (Room TBA, 13:00 - 14:30)

   The IUF and the International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture organized a special side event on child labour and agriculture and the role of trade unions in eliminating this global ill.

2. Setting the development agenda beyond 2015

   15 - 16 May 2012, Tokyo, Japan

   Leading experts, workers, private sector and labour practitioners among policy makers, civil society, academia and think tanks from around the world are meeting in Tokyo to discuss the technical and political work needed to shape the post-2015 development agenda.

3. Managing your Agricultural Cooperative - My.Coop. First official online Training of Trainers course

   14 May - 6 July 2012, on-line training

   This on-line training will give you additional pedagogical guidelines and advice on how to structure and how to facilitate the My.Coop contents from the general My.Coop training package. After successful completion of this course you will be trained on how to use the My.Coop training package in your own context.

4. Austerity and the jobs crisis: Live Q&A session on Twitter with ILO expert Raymond Torres

   8 - 10 May 2012, Online

   Ask ILO expert Raymond Torres your questions on alternatives to austerity against an uncertain economic backdrop. Join the ILO’s live Question and Answer session on Twitter, on Thursday 10 May at 14:30 GMT (16:30 Geneva time).

5. Decent Work Forum No. 65 - Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Latin American Middle Class

   3 - 3 May 2012, ILO, Room VII

April 2012

1. 

   World Day for Safety and Health at Work in 2012: Promoting safety and health in a green economy

   28 April 2012, Geneva

   The 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy. There is a shift in the world to a greener and more sustainable economy. However, even if certain jobs are considered to be “green”, the technologies used may protect the environment but not be safe at all.

2. Decent Work Forum No. 64 - Defining the borders of the WTO agenda

   26 - 26 April 2012, ILO, Room VII

3. 

   Sub-Regional meeting supporting teachers infected and affected by HIV in West and Central Africa

   24 - 26 April 2012, Accra, Ghana

   The meeting aims at generating ideas to strengthen teachers’ roles in contributing to HIV prevention efforts and ensuring that teachers living with HIV can be supported through effective policies and HIV prevention, treatment and care programmes, protecting them from HIV-related stigma and discrimination. The meeting will address specific challenges faced by teachers living with and affected by HIV and AIDS in West and Central Africa. The meeting will be organized jointly by ILO, UNESCO, the World Bank, UNAIDS, WHO, Ministries of Education, Education International (EI), and Partnership for Child Development (PCD).

4. The ILO-IFC Better Work programme: improving working conditions and promoting competitiveness in global supply chains

   24 April 2012, Webinar - ILO and UN Global Compact Office

   Tuesday, 24 April 2012 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

5. 

   2012 Spring Meetings - International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group (20-22 April)

   20 - 22 April 2012, Washington D.C.