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The ILO celebrates its 90th Anniversary in April 2009. The overall theme of the celebrations is “Social Dialogue on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization”, which underlines the ILO’s enduring quest for social justice, starting with the Constitution in 1919, reinforced by the Philadelphia Declaration in 1944 and the 1998 Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and again powerfully reconfirmed by the Declaration on Social Justice in 2008.
In Ethiopia, the ILO 90th Anniversary will be marked by a range of coordinated national and regional events, which will take place during the week of 21-28 April. A National Tripartite Preparatory Team, chaired by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA), and comprising the Ethiopian Employers Federation (EEF), and Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) is responsible for the planning and implementation of the events.
The celebrations in Ethiopia will be marked under the theme: “Poverty reduction through Decent Work: The Implications of the global financial Crisis”, which underpins the Government commitment to end poverty through a series of multi-sectoral strategies enshrined in its Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP). Planned activities include national symposium, exhibition, media related activities and essay competition among Addis Ababa schools - [pdf, 66 KB].
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Event(s) |
| 21-23 April |
Media Activities
- Putting up ILO 90th Anniversary posters in 50 public locations.
- Production and installation of Street Banners, Billboards, and Roll up banners.
- 15th April - Journalists’ workshop (20 news editors, national senior correspondents and foreign correspondents based in Addis Ababa).
- 20th April Tripartite Press Conference.
- 21st April Insert in “What’s Up” magazine (5000) copies.
- 21 -24 April Pan Africa Photography Exhibition on Social Dialogue on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization. Open to public until 24 April 2009. Venue: Greek Club, Addis Ababa.
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| 23 April (whole day) |
Exhibition of ILO’s work and its supported programmes in Ethiopia at the UNCC for VIPs. Creative exhibition showcasing the work of Ethiopian women entrepreneurs and women with disabilities as well as ILO’s activities in Ethiopia. |
| 23 April (Morning) |
National Symposium on “Mitigating the present Economic and Job Crisis through Decent Work and Social Dialogue.” See Programme - [pdf, 111 KB] and Researched Papers: Macro economic policies - [pdf, 418 KB], Private Sector Response - [pdf, 500 KB] and Strengthening Employment policy through social dialogue - [pdf, 1 MB]. |
| 23 April (Evening) |
Presentation to Winners of School Essay Competition on “Consequences of Child Domestic Labour.” |
| 26-28 April |
Exhibition of ILO’s work and its supported programmes in Ethiopia at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) premises. |
| 28 April |
World Occupation Safety and Health (OSH) Day on the theme “Health and life at work: A basic human right”, events to include:
- 26th April - Street guided march and assembly as Meskel Square
- Panel Discussion on OSH
- Drama presentation on safety
- Exhibition at MOLSA
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