Events

May 2012

1. 101st Session of the International Labour Conference

   30 May - 15 June 2012, Geneva

   The 101st session of the International Labour Conference of the ILO, is to be held in Geneva (Switzerland) from 30 May to 15 June 2012. Each member State of the ILO is represented by a delegation consisting of two government delegates, an employer delegate, a worker delegate and their respective advisers.

2. Youth Employment Forum

   23 - 25 May 2012, Geneva, ILO Headquarters

   As youth unemployment reaches unprecedented levels in many countries, the ILO is to hold a Global Youth Employment Forum to address the challenges young people face in the labour market. A hundred young men and women (aged 18-29), from all regions of the world will share their experiences and views on the current employment situation and discuss practical examples of successful initiatives which have led to the promotion of decent work for youth.

3. Decent Work Forum No. 66 - Revisiting the Economics of Fiscal Austerity. Rhetoric vs Reality

   22 May 2012, ILO, Room VI

4. National Conference: Towards a new growth strategy for employment, decent work and development in Zambia

   21 - 22 May 2012, New Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia

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   Conference: Towards a new growth strategy for employment, decent work and development in Zambia

   21 - 22 May 2012, Lusaka, Zambia

   The Government of Zambia, the ILO and the IMF organized a high-level conference on social dialogue entitled Towards a New Growth Strategy for Employment, Decent Work and Development in Zambia on 21-22 May 2012, in Lusaka, Zambia

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   Brazil’s Contribution to the ILO’s South-South Cooperation Strategy - An overview: 2010-2012 - VI Annual Review Meeting, Brasilia, 17-18 May 2012

   17 - 18 May 2012, Brasilia

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   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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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).