Events

April 2012

1. 

   ILO/World Bank discussion on Jobs and Policy Responses to the Crisis

   20 April 2012, Washington, D.C.

   The World Bank and the ILO launched the ILO/WB inventory of policy responses to the financial and economic crisis (a database covering 77 countries) and a joint report based on the results of this inventory.

March 2012

1. 

   Navigating a New Era: An Experts' Dialogue on International Labor Standards & the U.S. Judiciary

   28 March 2012, Washington, D.C.

   The ILO and Columbus School of Law will host a one-day conference to address both the questions and criticisms surrounding the interpretation and application of international labor law to domestic disputes.

December 2011

1. 

   Launch of the ILO Survey Guidelines to Measure Forced Labor of Adults and Children

   15 December 2011, Washington, D.C.

   On 15 December 2011, the ILO has launched the first guidelines on how to measure forced labor of adults and children.

October 2011

1. 

   Workers, businesses and government: understanding labor compliance in global supply chains

   26 - 28 October 2011, Washington, D.C.

   The conference seeks to draw on analysis and experience from around the world, including lessons learned through the first years of operations of the Better Factories Cambodia and Better Work programmes, as well as explore the impact of improving labor standards compliance on supplier competitiveness, worker wellbeing and broader development goals.

2. 

   UN Specialized Agencies Working for US National Security

   11 October 2011, Washington, D.C.

3. 

   Making Globalization Socially Sustainable: A new ILO-WTO book

   4 October 2011, Washington, DC

   The Peterson Institute for International Economics will host a symposium on a joint ILO-WTO publication entitled “Making Globalization Socially Sustainable” on October 4, 2011. The book, an edited volume with contributions from experts, addresses some of the most ressing issues concerning globalization and its impact on the lives of millions of workers around the globe. The chapters in the volume analyze the various channels through which globalization affects jobs and wages and examine whether and how trade and employment policies should be accommodated to make globalization socially sustainable.

September 2011

1. Job Growth Challenges Facing Developed Nations – DC LERA Lunch Discussion with IMF and ILO hosted at the Embassy of France.

   28 September 2011, Washington, D.C.

   A day after G20 Employment and Labor Ministers met in Paris to discuss the ongoing job crisis, the Embassy of France and the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association hosted a lunch discussion on the impact of economic policies on sustained job growth in the G20 countries. Dr. Emil Stavrev, Deputy Chief of the Multilateral Surveillance Division at the Research Department of the IMF and Nancy A. Donaldson, Director of the ILO Washington Office shared their views on strategies to promote job growth in G20 countries and beyond.

2. Launch of the joint ILO-WTO publication: Making Globalization Socially Sustainable

   20 September 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

   Globalization is widely seen as a powerful engine that has the potential to promote growth and development. For many years, however, concerns have also been raised about the effects of globalization on jobs and wages. This has led to questions about the social sustainability of globalization.With the aim of contributing to the elaboration of relevant policy proposals, The International Labour Office and the World Trade Organization are jointly undertaking a book project with the title “Making Globalization Socially Sustainable”.

3. Latin America and the Caribbean Internal Coordination Meeting

   1 - 2 September 2011, Lima

4. Ideas on the ACTEMP-ACTRAV Meeting

   1 - 2 September 2011, Lima