All events: United States
Informal Dialogue
Labour Standards and Economic Resilience: A Tripartite Perspective
This informal dialogue brings together representatives from the Canadian government, employers, and workers' organizations, alongside the ILO Director-General, to explore practical pathways for reinforcing labour standards as the foundation of...
Research webinar
Worker power and wage bargaining in the context of algorithmic control
This seminar examines how algorithmic and data-intensive management is reshaping worker bargaining power in the United States, even amid periods of labour scarcity.
ILO Live
World Youth Skills Day 2026: Skills for a shared future
World Youth Skills Day 2026 shines a spotlight on young people as changemakers and architects of a more inclusive, resilient and human-centered future. The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN and the Permanent Mission of Portugal to...
Research webinar
AI adoption, productivity and jobs: New evidence from firms
This seminar presents new cross-country evidence on how firms are adopting and using artificial intelligence (AI), based on surveys of more than 5,000 business executives across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Australia. The...
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
20th American Regional Meeting
Delegates representing governments, workers, and employers from across the Americas will meet to discuss world of work issues and set priorities for advancing decent work and social justice.
An ILO and Thomson Reuters co-hosted high-level roundtable
Game Plan for Change: Advancing Decent Work through the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup presents a powerful opportunity to leverage global sport to promote decent work. For the first time, FIFA has embedded a comprehensive Human Rights Framework into World Cup delivery, aligning with international labor...
ILO Live
Rebuilding trust, renewing solidarity: State of social justice in the world
The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the State of Qatar, the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the U.N., the Delegation of the European Union to the U.N., and the U.N. Department of Economic and Social...
ILO Live
SDG 8 and interlinkages with other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Decent work and economic growth
High-Level Political Forum 2025
ILO Live
Enhancing the role of MSMEs as drivers of sustainable growth and innovation
MSME Day 2025
ILO Live
Briefing by the UN Secretary-General on the UN80 Initiative
Watch the informal address to the General Assembly plenary by UN Secretary-General Guterres on the UN80 Initiative, which aims to ensure the UN remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves.
ILO Live
Strengthening a just transition for a sustainable future
World Day of Social Justice 2025
A CSIS and ILO Event
Defending the Caregivers: The Care Economy and Gender-Based Violence and Harassment
A CSIS and ILO Event
Consult and Cooperate in Times of Great Need: Indigenous Rights and Just Transition
This discussion aims to bring together experts in indigenous rights and critical minerals to discuss what real consultation and cooperation would look like and how human rights protections can play a vital role in the current critical minerals...
ILO Live
Global launch of the World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal Social Protection for Climate Action and a Just Transition
Meeting
Congressional Briefing in collaboration with Congressman Brad Sherman
ILO Briefing on Confronting and Eradicating Forced Labour
Attendees will gain valuable insights into the global dimensions of forced labour, with a focus on the ILO's extensive work in addressing this issue. The session will explore the progress made through the ILO’s international standards and...
Panel discussion
Ending Forced Labour: Partnerships for a Path Forward
According to the most recent data, approximately 28 million people are trapped in forced labour every day. These individuals span the globe and are present across nearly every industry. While there are a multitude of stakeholders working to end...
ILO Live
UN Secretary-General's Call to Action on Extreme Heat
Meeting
ILO Live
What is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills
Workshop on Reducing Inequality to Promote Social Justice
Research Seminar
Hard Times: Routine Schedule Unpredictability, Worker Wellbeing, and What to Do About it
Examining the challenges faced by essential service sector workers in the U.S., both pre and post-COVID19, using data from the Shift Project. The study highlights the prevalence of unstable work schedules and assesses the potential for improved...
Galvanizing Commitment for Action: Ending Violence and Harassment at Work