ILO-Campaigns

International Day of the World's Indigenous People

09 August 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
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>The ILO will celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous People on August 8th.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April 2008

14 April 2008-16 May 2008, Geneva
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>2008: My life, my work, my safe work - Managing risk in the work environment

International Women's Day – 7 March 2008

07 March 2008-27 March 2008, Geneva
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>Investing in Decent Work for women: Not just right, but smart!

International Day of Disabled Persons – 3 December 2007

03 December 2007, Geneva
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>Observed for 15 years, the International Day of Disabled Persons, 3 December, aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. This year's IDDP focuses on the right of persons with disabilities to have a decent work, on an equal basis with others.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2007

28 April 2007, Global
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>World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an international campaign to promote safe, healthy, and decent work.

Africa Cup of Nations

01 June 2006, Egypt
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>An ILO campaign to fight child labour; calling for the progressive elimination of child labour and its worst, most hazardous forms as an urgent priority

Child to Child Solidarity Concert

16 April 2006, Turin, Italy
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>A partnership initiative with the 14th Suzuki Method World Convention.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2006

28 April 2006, Global
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>The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is intended to focus international attention on promoting and creating decent, safe work. The ILO aims to reduce the number of work-related deaths each year, including those resulting from HIV/AIDS, and to make work decent by eliminating workplace stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS.

International Women's Day: "Women in Sports"

08 March 2006, Geneve, Switzerland
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>In keeping with the ILO commitment to gender equality and the improvement of working conditions for women, the International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrates International Women's Day each year by hosting a round table discussion and a film festival highlighting the role and/or achievements of women in a particular field of work. ...

Campaign on Social Security and Coverage for All

22 November 2005, Geneve, Switzerland
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>Only one in five people in the world has adequate social security coverage. The other four need it too, but somehow must manage without. Governments, employers' and workers' organizations considered that the highest priority should be given to "policies and initiatives that bring social security to those who are not covered by existing systems". ...

World day against child labour 2005

17 November 2005-22 November 2005, ILO Geneva, Switzerland
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>This year World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) called our attention to a form of work that is dangerous to children in every way; child labour in quarrying and mining. It is physically dangerous because of the heavy and awkward loads, the strenuousness of the work, the unstable underground structures, the tools, the toxic chemicals, and the exposure to sun and water.

SCREAM – Stop Child Labour - Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and Media

17 November 2005-28 November 2005, Geneve, Switzerland
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>SCREAM is an education and social mobilization initiative, to help educators worldwide promote understanding and awareness of child labour among young people

Red Card to Child Labour

17 November 2005-24 November 2005, ILO Geneva, Switzerland
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>In several sporting disciplines, but especially in football, the red card sanctions faults which are liable to exclusion from the field. In 2002, the ILO and IPEC decided to use the symbol of the red card to raise awareness in preventing, challenging and eliminating child labour.

World Day Against Child Labour

12 June 2005, Geneve, Switzerland
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>An estimated one million children work in small scale mining and quarrying around the world. These children work in some of the worst conditions imaginable, where they face serious risk of work-related death, injury or chronic illness.