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Activities in the subregion
 Interactive cultural activities will mark the World Day Against Child Labour 2009 in Central and Eastern Europe
 The annual World Day Against Child Labour is 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 released 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. more
Activities for Combating Child Labour and Trafficking in Children in Ukraine
Regional Workshop to prepare a network of Trade Union Focal Points in source and destination countries
25 - 26 November 2008, Kiev, Ukraine
This high-level event is closely linked to the Global Trade Union Alliance to Combat Forced Labour and Trafficking and will raise awareness and facilitate co-operation and partnership to fight human trafficking, bringing together representatives from trade unions and NGOs from Greece, Italy, Ireland, Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain and Ukraine.
The regional workshop is part of the EC funded ILO project “Elimination of human trafficking from Moldova and Ukraine through labour market based measures” and is organized in cooperation with ILO and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The workshop will feature experts and key actors in the fight against forced labour and trafficking for labour exploitation.
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Regional Workshop for Employers' Organisations on Strategies against Human Trafficking and Forced Labour
Organized by the ILO, the International Center for Migration Policy Development and the Federation of Employers of Ukraine
21-22 May 2008, Kiev, Ukraine
The workshop brought together representatives of employers' organisations and international enterprises from Moldova, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Ukraine, as well as experts from the ILO Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour (Geneva), ILO SRO-Budapest and ILO SRO-Moscow, representatives of OSCE, IOM, UN Global Compact, and La Strada Ukraine. The regional workshop was organized in the framework of the "Elimination of human trafficking from Moldova and Ukraine through labour market based measures" project, financed by the European Commission.
The overall objective of the workshop was to demonstrate the role employers' organizations and business can play at different levels of their management and operations to prevent forced labour and trafficking, and to support employers' organizations to develop strategies and activities against human trafficking and forced labour.
Launch of the Code of Conduct for Employers on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Agriculture and the Food Industry
19 December 2007, Chisinau, Moldova
On 19 December the Council of the National Federation of Employers in Agriculture and Food Industry (FNPAIA) in Moldova unanimously endorsed a Code of Conduct for Employers on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Agriculture and the Food Industry with the support of the Bureau for Employers Activities (ACT/EMP) of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Code was the result of a three year long project funded by the Norwegian Government. The Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade, Mr Sergiu Sainciuc who met with representatives of FNPAIA and ACT/EMP on the previous day expressed his appreciation that the National Federation of Employers in Agriculture and Food Industry had responded so positively to the challenge of child labour in this sector. He considered this initiative gave practical support and reinforcement to the Government’s ratification of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 182 in July 2007.
Interview with Ms Anne Knowles, Senior Specialist of the ILO SRO-Budapest Office on Employers' Activities about the significance of this Code of Conduct
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Seminar on Promoting a Sound Policy of Non-discrimination in Employment and Occupation in Bulgaria in the light of ILO Standards and Community Law, Sofia,
9-10 April 2003.
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World Day Against Child Labour
12 June 2008
Education: The right response to child labour
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A package for social and economic progress
The Albanian pilot of the One UN Programme will make use of the experiences of the International Labour Organization (ILO) gained in the field. As the only tripartite organisation within the United Nations system, the ILO plays a key role in involving social partners in the recently launched UN reform process.
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