Events and meetings

2012

1. Green Jobs in Asia Regional Conference

   20 - 22 June 2012, Singgasana Hotel Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia

   On 20-22 June 2012, a tripartite regional workshop will discuss the Green Jobs in Asia project to highlight successful approaches, areas of improvement and the way forward. Representatives from GJA will include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. They will be joined by additional countries with Green Jobs experience: China, Fiji, India and Thailand.

2. World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2012 "Human Rights and Social Justice: Let's End Child Labour

   12 June 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal

   The global theme of the World Day against Child Labour 2012 very much complements the national drives towards child labour elimination. On 12 June 2012, ILO, UNICEF, World Education and the National Human Rights Commission (the four co-developers of WDACL 2012) in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management are organizing a “Breakfast Seminar” for the media journalists and other key stakeholders on 12 June 2012. The purpose of this Breakfast Seminar is to inform about and discuss the current child labour situation in Nepal, the international standards and national child labour elimination commitments made and the challenges at stake in light of the WDACL 2012 theme on Human Rights and Social Justice. The seminar is believed to give impetus to the endorsement of the National Master Plan (2011-20) on Child Labour by the Government of Nepal and initiate interventions resulting in a sustained action for its elimination. Besides, production and dissemination of the Promotion materials (i.e. brochures, posters and briefs) adapted in the national context, awareness program through national and local medias and facilitation of a broad-based signature campaign covering more than five thousand stakeholders will be undertaken with financial assistance from the ILO IPEC and in close cooperation with the co-developers of WDACL 2012, prior to and on 12 June. Similarly, a one minute stand will be followed all over the country (in schools, colleges, Ministries, UN agencies, trade unions, employers’ organizations) on 12 June to pledge for the child labour elimination.

3. Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific

   1 May 2012, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste and Viet Nam

   As a lead-up to the Youth Employment Forum to be held in Geneva, 23-25 May 2012, many activities were held globally to highlight youth employment issues. Thirteen countries in Asia and the Pacific are organizing various activities to raise awareness on the importance of youth employment.

4. Dissemination workshop for the key findings from studies related to HIV and TB in Nepal

   27 April 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal

   The key findings of two innovative studies funded from the UNAIDS Programme Allocations Fund (PAF) Project; 1. HIV and TB transmission risk assessment in street vendors 2. Behaviour of returnee sex workers from India were disseminated at the workshop. There were four press releases and fact sheets presented during the workshop.

2011

1. 

   Nepal: Campaign for Ratification and Application of ILO Conventions Nos. 87 and 98 in the Asia-Pacific Region

   15 - 19 August 2011, Katmandu, Nepal

   The Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ILO-ACTRAV), in cooperation with the International Trade Union Confederation-Asia Pacific (ITUC-AP) and the trade union organizations of Nepal, is running a campaign for the ratification and application of ILO Conventions Nos.87 and 98 in a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

2. Green Jobs-AP online discussion forum on policies, programs and measures to promote Green Jobs

   16 May - 5 June 2011, Online

   This forum seeks participants’ experiences, expertise and feedback on the issue. Participation is open to all who have an interest in green jobs related issues.

3. APYouthNet online discussion forum on the effects of labour migration policies on young people

   16 - 27 May 2011, Online

   This forum seeks participants’ experiences, expertise and feedback on the issue. Participation is open to all who have an interest in youth employment related issues.

4. National Conference on Climate Change and Green Jobs

   28 April 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal

5. Workshop on Employment-led Growth in Nepal - an input to the Three-Year Plan (2010/11-2012/13)

   7 March 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal

6. Asia-Pacific Knowledge Sharing Network on Youth Employment (APYouthNet): Rejuvenation Event

   25 - 28 January 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia

   APYouthNet will host a rejuvenation event to take stock of the progress made in the community since its launch two years ago.

2010

1. 

   APYouthNet Online Discussion Forum on Active Labour Markets for Young People

   19 - 31 July 2010, Online

   Moderated by Professor Niall O’Higgins from Salerno University in Italy, this forum seeks participants’ experiences, expertise and feedback on the issue. Participation is open to all who have an interest in youth employment related issues.

2. Jobs for Peace Project Nepal launches Requests for Proposals for Youth Employment Fund

   2 - 20 April 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal

   Funded by the UNPFN, the FAO and ILO are jointly implementing the Jobs for Peace (J4P) Project in Parsa and Rhautat districts. The overall objective of the project is “to contribute to national peace building and poverty reduction through engaging youth in productive employment activities and empowerment”. FAO and ILO have launched a Youth Employment Fund for youth-led projects and request proposals from interested applicant organizations, and facilitating organizations if relevant.

3. National Steering Committee Meeting with Final Evaluation Findings Sharing of the ILO/Employment Creation and Peace Building through Local Economic Development (EmPLED) Project

   31 March 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal

   The meeting will share the preliminary findings of the evaluation of the ILO/EmPLED Project. This is a consultative and participatory process as it will involve the tripartite constituents and key stakeholders.

4. Workshop on Rural Road Maintenance

   30 March 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal

   The workshop is co-organized by the Department of Local Infrastruture Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR) under the Ministry of Local Development (MoLD) and the ILO. It aims to discuss the problems and opportunities existing in the maintenance of rural roads, focusing on routine and recurrent maintenance.

5. International Training Workshop on Lobbying and Advocacy

   25 - 26 March 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal

   The two-day International Conference on Lobbying and Advocacy is for the employers' representatives of Employers' Federation of Pakistan (EFP) and Federation of Nepal Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Nepal. A total of thirty employers' representatives of Pakistan and Nepal will participate at the meeting. The meeting will discuss on lobbying strategies, the development of a business agenda, the research function, the implementation process and communication for lobbying and advocacy. It is one of the key objectives of the ILO to support Employers' Organization in capacity building to strengthen their capacity in co-determining on behalf of their constituents, the socio-economic policies.

6. 

   Training Workshop on Labour Inspection

   1 - 3 March 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal

   A three-day training workshop on Labour Inspection for Labour Inspectors and senior officials of the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM), Nepal was organized as part of the on-going Labour Market Governance Programme in Nepal. The course was to expose participants to the international experience and selected best practices to allow participants to analyze and discuss these experiences and improve both the labour inspectorate performance and their competences.

2009

1. Workshop on Infrastructure Development for Employment Creation and Social Safety Nets

   22 October 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal

   The primary objective of the workshop was to help the Government formulate policy on employment generation and public investment. The workshop shared regional and national experiences of employment intensive public works programmes, discussed ILO research findings of "Karnali Employment Programme", and recommended strategies for the future employment programmes through infrastrucrtue development. The workshop was co-organized by ILO Kathmandu, National Planning Commission and World Bank.

2. Workshop on Methods of Organizing Informal Economy Workers in Nepal

   14 - 16 October 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal

   Informal economy is growing in Nepal especially due to the fact the formal sector is either stagnant or deteriorating by recent political change. The largest sector of informal economy in Nepal is agriculture with traditional employment relationship with so called feudal system. There are other sectors growing in urban areas particularly on home based activities ranging from domestic house works to ancillary activities for some big export items like woollen carpets, garments, mbroidery ande handicrafts. Construction is another sector of steady growth in big cities like Kathmandu and Biratnagar where most of the work takes place in informal employment relationship.

3. Training of Trainers on Joint Union-Management Negotiating Skills

   8 - 11 September 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal

   The training is for ILO's constituents on skill of negotiation for resolving disputes at workplaces.

4. 

   World Day Against Child Labour

   12 June 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal

   The annual World Day Against Child Labour was marked by events in scores of countries around the world on 12 June amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic crisis on child labour, and in particular girls. For the World Day, the ILO will release a new report entitled "Give Girls a Chance: Tackling child labour, a key to the future," highlighting the exploitation of girls in child labour and warning that the crisis could force more girls out of education and into child labour.