Events

September 2004

1. The African Union extra-ordinary summit on employment and poverty alleviation

   3 - 9 September 2004, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

   African Heads of State and Government are stating that the route out of poverty is a decent job.

April 2004

1. 

   World Day for Safety and Health at Work

   28 April 2004, Geneve, Switzerland

   The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is intended to focus international attention on the magnitude of the problem and how promoting and creating a safety and health culture can help to reduce the number of work-related deaths each year. Because decent work is safe work.

March 2004

1. 

   International Women's Day 2004

   8 March 2004, Geneve, Switzerland

   Every year, the ILO celebrates International Women's Day to emphasize its commitment to gender equality and equal recognition. On the schedule this year are a three-day film festival and a panel discussion on women in the judiciary.

December 2003

1. Tenth African Regional Meeting

   2 - 5 December 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethopia

   This meeting brings together governments, employers and workers of Africa to discuss ILO's planning activities as well as Decent Work strategies for Africa's development.

November 2003

1. 17th International Conference of Labour Statisticians

   24 November - 3 December 2003, Geneva, Switzerland

   The Conference adopted three resolutions concerning: household income and expenditure statistics, consumer price indices, and further work on the International Standard Classification of Occupations.

August 2003

1. Switzerland vs. France Red Card Campaign at Geneva Stadium

   20 August 2003, Geneva Stadium, Switzerland

   A new edition of Red Card Campaign against child labour will be launched on the occasion of the Football match Switzerland vs France at the Geneva Stadium on 20 August 03, with the support of the Swiss Football Association and the French Federation of football.

June 2003

1. 

   World Day Against Child Labour 2003

   12 June 2003, Geneva, Switzerland

   Child trafficking is one of the worst forms of child labour. Although no precise figures exist, an estimated 1.2 million children - both boys and girls - are trafficked each year into exploitative work in agriculture, mining, factories, armed conflict or commercial sex work. On 12 June 2003, the second World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO will focus attention on trafficking in children - everywhere it occurs and in whatever form - to prevent and stop the practice.

December 2002

1. Red Card and Real Madrid

   18 December 2002, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

   The Real Madrid football club and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are teaming up to raise a "Red card" to the child labour in its worst forms - a practice that traps one of every eight children - or some 180 million worldwide - in exploitative, often dangerous work.

2. Fifteenth American Regional Meeting

   10 - 13 December 2002, Lima, Peru

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) held its XVth Regional Meeting of ILO member States in the Americas to seek a "productive solution" to the region's labour troubles, at a time when the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a situation marked by a rise in unemployment, an increase in poverty and a pronounced decline in social and labour conditions.

June 2002

1. World Day Against Child Labour

   12 June 2002, ILO Geneva, Switzerland

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the first World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 as a way to highlight the plight of working children. Observed on June 12th, the day is intended to serve as a catalyst for the growing worldwide movement against child labour.