Think Tank Meeting on the Impact
of the 11 September Events for Civil Aviation

29-30 October 2001

The attacks in the United States on 11 September had direct and dire consequences for the civil aviation industry and the workers in that industry. Because of the strong fall in passenger demand, airlines were forced to reduce capacity. This, in turn, made staff reductions unavoidable. In the weeks immediately following the attacks, the airlines announced 200,000 job reductions. More are likely to follow, also in related industries.

In response to the crisis in civil aviation, the ILO organized an informal Think Tank Meeting on the Impact of the 11 September Events for Civil Aviation.

The Meeting, which was held in Geneva from 29-30 October 2001, brought together a small group of independent and industry experts, two employer and two worker experts as well as a limited number of advisers and observers.

The main purpose of the Meeting was to discuss ways and means for the Office to respond to the crisis and for the preparation of the Tripartite Meeting on Civil Aviation: Social and Safety Consequences of the Crisis Subsequent to the 11 September Events, to be held in Geneva from 21 - 25 January 2002.

A briefing paper (pdf, 97k) was prepared for the Meeting. Subsequent to the Meeting, the Office prepared a fact sheet on the impact of the 11 September events on the Air Transport sector.

Contact address for more information

Sectoral Activities Department,
International Labour Office,
4, route des Morillons,
CH-1211 GENEVE 22 -- Switzerland
Tel. +41.22.799.6443, Fax +41.22.799.7046,
e-mail: sector@ilo.org