Meetings and Events

2012 - 2013

• 8-11 April 2013, Oslo, Norway
  9^th ILO European Regional Meeting: Jobs, Growth and Social Justice

2011

• 21 October 2011, Brussels
  Presentation of the book "Trade and Employment - From Myths to Facts"
  Organized by the ILO and the European Commission - DG Development & Cooperation EuropeAid
  • Invitation - (pdf 150 KB)
• 3-4 October 2011, Geneva
  ILO High-Level Brainstorming Conference on economic, employment and social prospects in Europe
  • Programme • French (pdf 76 KB)
  • "Europe is at stake" - European Brainstorming Conference calls for socially responsible fiscal consolidation and more political willingness to cooperate among European countries - Press release, 6 October 2011
  • Photos -
• 15 June 2011, Geneva
  Informal Ministerial Meeting
  • Youth employment in Eastern Europe: Crisis within the crisis - (pdf 502 KB) • French (pdf 368 KB) • Russian (pdf 547 KB) • Spanish (pdf 370 KB)
  • EU and ILO enhancing the fight against youth unemployment in Eastern Europe - (pdf 176 KB) - Press release, 17 June 2011
  • Group photo -

2010

• 3-4 December 2010, Moscow
  International conference on Building Democracy and Trade Union Rights in the NIS (new independent states) countries
• 15 June 2010, Geneva - The meeting was cancelled.
  Informal Ministerial Meeting
  • Youth Employment in Crisis - (pdf 832 KB) • Chinese (pdf 546 KB) • French (pdf 558 KB) • Spanish (pdf 512 KB)

2009

• 7-8 December 2009, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  United Nations Ministerial Conference on the Social Impact of the Economic Crisis in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Turkey
• 5-6 November 2009, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Subregional High Level Conference
  • Conclusions of the Subregional High Level Conference on The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis: Wage Fixing and Policy Responses - (pdf 42 KB)
• 2-3 November 2009, Nicosia, Cyprus
  High-level Tripartite Seminar on Wage policy in Central Asia and Caucasus
  • Conclusions of the High-level Tripartite Seminar on Wage Policy in Caucasus and Central Asia: Assessment and Policy Answers to the Economic Crisis - (pdf 63 KB)
• 16 June 2009, Geneva
  Informal Ministerial Meeting
  • Opportunities and challenges for labour mobility in times of crisis and beyond - (pdf 188 KB) • French (pdf 212 KB) • Russian (pdf 434 KB) • Spanish (pdf 216 KB)
  • Group photo -
• 9-13 February 2009, Lisbon
  8^th ILO European Regional Meeting

2008

• 12 June 2008, Geneva
  Informal Ministerial Meeting
  • Young people and their transition to decent work in the Western Balkans - (pdf 233 KB)
  • La transition des jeunes vers le travail décent dans les Balkans occidentaux - (pdf 209 KB)
  • Group photo -

2007

• 18-19 October 2007, Nicosia, Cyprus
  ILO High-Level Tripartite Seminar "Settlement of Labour Disputes through Mediation, Conciliation, Arbitration and Labour Court"
  • Collective Dispute Resolution through Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration: European and ILO Perspectives - (pdf 240 KB)
  • Explanatory Note, Synopsis of procedures, Seminar, Summary, Analysis - (pdf 670 KB)
    Documents compiled by A. F. Valkovoi
  • Labour Courts in Germany and their Influence on Settlement of Labour Disputes - (pdf 54 KB)
    Dr. h.c. Reinhard Schinz
  • Labour Dispute Settlement in a Transitional Country: The Bulgarian Experience - (pdf 1,36 MB)
    Krassimira Sredkova
• 12 June 2007, Geneva
  Informal Ministerial Meeting
  • Growth, employment and social protection: A strategy for balanced growth in a global market economy - (pdf 265 KB) • German (pdf 289 KB) • Chinese (pdf 479 KB) • Portuguese (pdf 324 KB)
  • Group photo -

2006

• 11-12 September, Istanbul
  Subregional Conference of South-East European countries
  • Istanbul Declaration - (pdf 40 KB)
  • Employment and Development in South-East Europe in the Context of Economic Globalization - (pdf 163 KB)
    Background paper
• 6 June 2006, Geneva
  Informal Ministerial Meeting
  • Introductory paper for the informal ministerial meeting on flexi-curity in the Western Balkans to be held in ILO - (pdf 54 KB)
  • Combining flexibility and security for employment and decent work in the Western Balkans - (pdf 233 KB)
  • Group photo -

2005

• 17-18 October 2005, Cyprus
  High-Level Tripartite Seminar on Labour Administration and Public Employment Services
  • Challenges to Labour Market Governance in Selected CIS Countries - (pdf 903 KB)
  • Проблемы регулирования рынка труда в отдельных странах СНГ - Russian (pdf 1,33 MB)
  • Conclusions and plan of action - (pdf 31 KB)
• 9 June 2005, Geneva
  Informal Ministerial Meeting
  • The internationalization of employment: a challenge for a fair globalization? - (pdf 114 KB) • French (pdf 135 KB)
  • Background Note - (pdf 39 KB) • French (pdf 43 KB)
  • Photo gallery -
• 14-18 February 2005, Budapest
  7^th ILO European Regional Meeting

2003

• 10 June 2003, Geneva
  Informal Ministerial Meeting
  • Recent Trends in Pension Reform and Implementation in the EU Accession Countries - (pdf 403 KB) • French (pdf 418 KB)
  • Group photo -
• 28 February - 1 March 2003, Malta
  High-Level Tripartite Conference on Social Dialogue
  • Agenda - (pdf 128 KB)
  • ILO introductory remarks - (pdf 141 KB)
  • Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) and its Effects on Labour Market Performance - (pdf 687 KB)
  • Labour Law Reform in EU Candidate Countries: achievements and challenges - (pdf 1,36 MB)
  • Social Dialogue at National Level in the EU Accession Countries - (pdf 965 KB)
  • ILO concluding remarks - (pdf 125 KB)
  • Site of the meeting - (pdf 65 KB)
  • List of participants - (pdf 136 KB)
  • Photos from the Conference -

2002

• 13 June 2002, Geneva
  Informal Ministerial Meeting
• March 2002, Cyprus
  Cyprus Conference
  • Pension Reform in Central and Eastern Europe - Volume 1 - (pdf 1,08 MB)
    Restructuring with Privatization: Case Studies of Hungary and Poland
  • Pension Reform in Central and Eastern Europe - Volume 2 - (pdf 752 KB)
    Restructuring of Public Pension Schemes: Case Studies of the Czech Republic and Slovenia

2001

• June 2001, Geneva
  Informal Ministerial Meeting

2000

• 12-15 December 2000, Geneva
  6^th ILO European Regional Meeting
• September 2000, Malta
  High level tripartite informal conference about "Social Dialogue, Employment Policy and the Principles of Equal Treatment"
  • Employment revival in Europe Small countries on the way to success
  • EQUAL REMUNERATION FOR work of EQUAL VALUE: European Perspectives
  • Presentation of Mrs G. LANGE – Principal adviser from the European Commission MALTE
  • Social Dialogue in Central and Eastern European countries: trends, issues and challenges
  • Seminaire tripartite de haut niveau pecos/bit sur le dialogue social, la politique de l'emploi et l'egalite des chances