All events: employment + employment policy + employment security + unemployment

Employment Seminar Series

Maximising green in the industrialisation path of African countries

EMPLOYMENT Seminar #40. This seminar will present a view on the potential green industrialisation path in African countries and the role of green industrial policies in the continent.

Virtual event

Technical tripartite webinar for the ratification campaign of ILO Conventions on Employment Service, and Private Employment Agencies

This tripartite webinar aims to raise awareness of the importance of the fundamental role played by the Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) and the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181) in supporting a human-centred,...

Virtual webinar

Understanding automation and employment in the apparel and automotive sectors

Organized by the “Building Partnerships on the Future of Work” project, this webinar will bring together experts to share knowledge on the automotive, apparel and footwear industries and discuss technological change and the future of work in these...

Creating jobs through inclusive infrastructure investments

This 6-week eLearning course on inclusive infrastructure investments provides an opportunity to explore how to effectively create more and better jobs through sustainable and inclusive infrastructure investments. Participants will learn more on how...

Virtual webinar

Labour market transitions and life courses

This webinar will present and discuss recent research undertaken or commissioned by the ILO and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission on transitions from or into self-employment in Europe and on available data sources to measure...

Employment Seminar Series

Labour overview of Latin America and the Caribbean in times of COVID-19

EMPLOYMENT Seminar #39 - This seminar will present an updated overview of labour and income indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to the end of 2021 to better understand the impact as well as the...

Research Seminar

Skills and employment transitions in Brazil

Climate change adaptation through Green Works

This 4-week eLearning course on Green Works provides an opportunity to explore how to effectively design and implement green works initiatives to transition to a greener and more resilient society. Participants will learn how to identify and develop...

Employment Seminar Series

Employment Impact Assessments and Informality: The effectiveness of interventions to reduce informality in low- and middle-income countries

EMPLOYMENT Seminar #38. This seminar will discuss the effectiveness of interventions to reduce informality based on a recent systematic review of impact studies.

Skills development & lifelong learning

South-East Asia Skills Forum

The virtual event will promote regional dialogue and collaboration on the development of effective policies and strategies for improving lifelong learning and skills development systems.

Virtual webinar

Lessons from the COVID-19 crisis: An unprecedented role for labour market policies?

This webinar will take stock of the different labour market policies and programmes employed during the COVID-19 crisis, highlight key lessons and gaps in their implementation, and identify major issues for further policy monitoring during the...

ILO side-event at the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Panel discussion on women’s empowerment in the world of work in fragile settings

The event was an opportunity to launch the ILO Guide “Gender equality and women’s empowerment in the world of work in fragile, conflict and disaster settings” and to engage in a global conversation with constituents, partner organizations and other...

Employment Seminar Series

How to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the recovery process: Lessons from the ILO Monitor Series

EMPLOYMENT Seminar #37. The seminar will discuss how to monitor and analyse labour market changes in a timely and cost-effective manner in times of crisis, drawing lessons from the ILO Monitor Series.

Seminar

Friday is the New Saturday: the economic case for the four-day working week

Friday is the New Saturday makes a compelling, provocative and timely case for societal change.

BBJS Project Advisory Committee Mobilizes Interdisciplinary Knowledge Management System

The Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project Advisory Committee (PAC), in its second meeting on 24 February 2022, agreed to set in motion three working groups. Co-chaired by DOLE Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay and DICT Assistant Secretary Alvin...

Virtual event: 14 Feb

Thriving Youth – From Ageism to Intergenerational Solidarity

A virtual side event on ageism and youth organized by UN DESA, WHO, ILO and the Major Group on Children and Youth during the 60th Commission for Social Development.

Online event: 8-9 Feb

EU-Korea Policy dialogue on the future of work

The objective of this online dialogue is to bring together experts and stakeholders to discuss various future of work-related topics, including youth and older workers’ transitions, digitalization and new working arrangements.

Online workshop: 3 Feb

Big data and the future of work

The workshop will discuss the possibilities of using big data sources to analyze ongoing future of work trends in both developed and developing economies.

Skills development

Accessing database and services of PES for job matching

The third event of the Webinar Series on Public Employment Service (PES) and Its Linkage to Skills Development and Employment

Online

Gender-responsive employment policies for a job-rich and fair recovery

A new generation of gender-responsive employment policies can play an important role to promote an inclusive and job-rich recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. This webinar will bring together experts and policymakers from different regions to share...