Events

June 2009

1. National Workshop on the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Tajik migrant workers

   3 June 2009, State Complex “Kokhi Vahdat”, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

   Event organized in conjunction with the Launch of ILO’s Global Report on Forced Labour 2009 “The Cost of Coercion”

2. National Workshop on Labour Market in Tajikistan: Performance and Challenges

   2 June 2009, State Complex “Kokhi Vahdat”, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

   The purpose of the National workshop is to discuss the results of the ETF Labour Market Review and Migration Survey in Tajikistan.

May 2009

1. Africa Regional Good Practice Seminar

   26 May - 30 June 2009, Kenya

2. National Stakeholder Hearing on the plight of Indonesian domestic workers

   19 - 19 May 2009, Plaza FX Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

   Event organized in conjunction with the Launch of ILO’s Global Report on Forced Labour 2009 “The Cost of Coercion”: Global Report under the Follow up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work”

3. Addressing Forced Labor in a Time of Global Economic Crisis

   18 - 18 May 2009, Georgetown Law, Washington, USA

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Harrison Institute for Public Law at Georgetown Law organizes a panel discussion on a unified approach to ending forced labour -- the role of governments, business, trade unions and civil society.

4. Briefing “Forced Labour: The Cost of Coercion”

   14 May 2009, DPI /NGO Resource Center, New York, USA

   This briefing will look at what new tactics are being employed to combat forced labour and what steps must still be taken to create a world where human labour cannot be bought.

5. Identifying Good Practices for Producers/Purchasers to Reduce the Use of Child or Forced Labor

   11 - 12 May 2009, Keck Center, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC

   The workshop is part of a National Research Council (NRC) study sponsored by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) of the Department of Labor. Participants will discuss the elements of a possible framework for identifying and organizing a standard set of practices that will reduce the likelihood that persons will use forced labor or child labor to produce goods, with a focus on business and governmental practices.

April 2009

1. 

   World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2009

   28 April 2009, Global

   World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an international campaign to promote safe, healthy, and decent work.

2. The programme of the event

   28 April 2009, Geneva

3. Seminar on Labour and Human Rights, United Arab Emirates

   27 April 2009, Dubaï, United Arab Emirates

   The seminar is jointly organised by the Ministry of Labour of the United Arab Emirates, the ILO and the UNHCR, and is part of a national campaign aiming at spreading awareness on human rights in companies. One of the sessions will be dedicated to “Strategies for Deterring, Detecting and Combating Forced Labour”.