Events

April 2012

1. Decent Work Forum No. 63 - Decent Work and the Social Economy

   12 - 12 April 2012, ILO, Room VII

2. Disability in the Workplace and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network

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

   Tuesday, 3 April 2012 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

March 2012

1. 

   ILO Consultation in Brussels: "Decent Work for Youth – the EU Dimension"

   16 March 2012, Brussels, Belgium

   On 16 March 2012, the ILO and the EESC co-organised a Consultation in Brussels, titled Decent Work for Youth – the EU Dimension. This event took place in the run-up to the ILO's 2012 International Labour Conference (ILC), where a discussion on Youth Employment will be held. The ILO is organizing 45 national and regional ILO consultations on youth employment around the world in March 2012. The results of the Brussels Consultation will be used as an input for the June 2012 International Labour Conference, and for the ILO Youth Employment forum taking place on 23-25 May 2012.

2. 

   313th Session of the Governing Body of the ILO

   15 - 30 March 2012, Geneva, ILO Headquarters

   The Governing Body is the executive body of the International Labour Organization (the Office is the secretariat of the Organization). It meets three times a year, in March, June and November. It takes decisions on ILO policy, decides the agenda of the International Labour Conference, adopts the draft Programme and Budget of the Organization for submission to the Conference, and elects the Director-General.

3. Migrant workers: responsible recruitment & fair hiring to combat human trafficking in South Asia

   13 March 2012, India Habitat Centre, Delhi

   The Institute for Human Rights and Business and Verité organize a multi-stakeholder roundtable to explore the challenges, risks and human rights responsibilities around recruiting Indian, Bangladeshi and Nepali migrant workers for overseas employment, and ensuring responsible practice to combat human trafficking.

4. International Women's Day

   8 March 2012, Geneva, ILO Headquarters

   In 2012, the theme for ILO's celebration is "Empower rural women – end hunger and poverty".

5. Decent Work Forum No. 62 - Spain: Quality jobs for a new economy

   7 - 7 March 2012, ILO, Room VII

6. Human trafficking for labour exploitation in Germany

   5 March 2012, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS), Berlin, Germany

   Workshop organised by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)which will discuss the development of sustainable support structures for victims of human trafficking for labour exploitation

7. 

   The importance of decent work for indigenous women in rural areas: Joint NORWAY-ILO side event at 56th Session of the CSW

   2 March 2012, United Nations, New York

   On 2 March 2012, over 70 delegates from governments, UN entities, employers, workers and NGOs attended the side event on the importance of decent work for indigenous women in rural areas during the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

8. 

   Global Youth Consultations

   1 March - 20 April 2012, Worldwide

   The ILO is holding events in more than 40 countries around the world throughout March and April 2012 to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.