Events
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Events

March 2013

  1. Unpaid=Unfair? The Law, Economics and Ethics of Unpaid Internships

    18 March 2013, Washington, DC

    ILO Washington Director Nancy Donaldson participated on a panel of experts at a discussion at Georgetown University on Monday, March 18th, 2013.

  2. Managing Human Capital in Global Supply Chains

    7 March 2013, Ithaca, NY

    Policy leaders, executives and scholars discuss profitability and corporate responsibility at the Cornell Industrial and Labor Relations School

January 2013

  1. Internships: Building opportunities and skills for youth

    17 January 2013, Washington

    ILO Washington Office Deputy Director Erick Zeballos speaks about the value of internships as well as the ILO position on intern exploitation on AlJazeera's "The Stream"

  2. ILO at IFC Conference on Assessing Private Sector Contributions to Job Creation

    14 - 15 January 2013, Washington, DC

    The IFC Jobs Study Conference marked the launch of the Jobs Study Report “Assessing Private Sector Contributions to Job Creation.” The event provided an opportunity for participants to share perspectives, best practices, and practical lessons on promoting job creation in developing countries through the private sector.

September 2012

  1. Policy Priorities for International Trade and Jobs

    13 September 2012, Washington, D.C.

    ILO Washington office Director Nancy Donaldson participated in the seminar “Policy Priorities for International Trade and Jobs”, jointly organized by the OECD and the World Bank, which introduced the results of the ICITE (International Collaborative Initiative on Trade and Employment) project, in association with the Jobs Knowledge Platform.

  2. 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference

    11 - 13 September 2012, Washington D.C.

    The Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference is the leading annual global conference on increasing economic opportunities for young people. This year's conference showcases 60 sessions and 120 world-class speakers from 25 countries among which M. Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director for Employment, ILO.

July 2012

  1. International Conference on Child Labor in Agriculture

    28 - 30 July 2012, Washington, D.C.

    The International Labor Organization participated in the International Conference on Child Labor in Agriculture. The Conference was attended by he 159 participants from 39 countries. For two and half days the participants discussed and explored how to better support farmers especially small scale farmers , agriculture workers, and their families, so that these workers and their families can earn decent living and send their children to schools.

  2. International AIDS Conference (IAC)

    22 - 27 July 2012, Washington, D.C.

    The International Labor Organization (ILO) organized and participated in a series of events to highlight the importance of workplace actions in prevention and of policies to reduce stigma and discrimination at work at the occasion of the 19th International AIDS Conference.

  3. Support to the National Pact for the Eradication of Slave Labor

    19 - 20 July 2012, Washington, D.C.

    ILO WAS Hosts Experts Dialogue on Sustainability for Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives.

June 2012

  1. Child labor: a challenge to development

    12 June 2012, Washington, D.C.

    On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labor, the World Bank in collaboration with the Understanding Children’s Work Programme (a joint research cooperation initiative by the International Labor Organisation (ILO), UNICEF, and the World Bank) has organized a seminar that focused on the child labor challenge in Africa and its implications for World Bank programming in the region.

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