Events

June 2013

1. 

   © Photograph by OAS 2013

   The 52nd OAS Policy Roundtable on "Raising Awareness of Domestic Servitude in the Americas"

   25 June 2013, Washingtob, D.C.

   ILO Deputy Director Erick Zeballos talked about the implementation and ratification of Convention 189 in Latin America.

May 2013

1. Promoting Labor and Human Rights Through Investment

   17 May 2013, Washington, DC

   ILO Washington Director Nancy Donaldson participated in a Workshop hosted by The U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Harvard Law School’s Pensions and Capital Stewardship Project Labor and Worklife Program on May 17, 2013.

2. Labor Market Core Course - Debate on Balancing Flexibility and Security

   16 May 2013, Washington, DC

   ILO Washington Director Nancy Donaldson participated as panelists in the World Bank's Labor Market Core Course debate on Balancing Labor Market Flexibility & Security on Thursday, May 16 2013. The course was built on the latest research by the World Bank and other academic and research institutions, as well as on practical lessons learned from country experiences.

March 2013

1. Unpaid Equals 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.