Past events

April 2014

  1. South Asia Labour Conference 2014: Fostering regional cooperation for Decent Work

    24 - 26 April 2014

    ILO Islamabad provided technical support to the Government of Punjab, Labour & Human Resource Department in organizing a 3-day ‘South Asia Labour Conference’. Purpose of the conference is to strengthen regional cooperation for promoting Decent Work in South Asia. The conference discussed seven thematic areas of common interest for South Asian countries. More than 300 delegates from Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan participated in the conference.

  2. Workshop on the Fair Recruitment Initiative

    23 - 24 April 2014

    On the 23rd and 24th of April 2014, the ILO Special Action Programme to combat Forced Labour (SAPFL), in collaboration with the ILO’s Labour Migration Branch (MIGRANT) and the International Training Centre in Turin, hosted a first consultative workshop on the ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) under the auspices of the Global Migration Group (GMG), which is currently chaired by ILO.

  3. Workshop on the Fair Recruitment Initiative

    23 - 24 April 2014

    This workshop aims at reviewing and discussing recent evidence on the nexus between recruitment, labour migration and human trafficking. The overall framework and objectives of the “Fair Recruitment Initiative” will also be discussed, including benchmarks for Fair Recruitment based on International Standards and the development of policy guidance. The meeting is held under the auspices of the Taskforce on Migration and Decent Work of the Global Migration Group (GMG), which is chaired by the ILO in 2014.

  4. Officials from Kuwait and Jordan explore methods to implement ILO international instruments on domestic workers

    23 - 24 April 2014

    Government representatives from Jordan and Kuwait meet to enhance their ability to implement ILO Convention No. 189 and Recommendation No. 201.

  5. Kuwait and the ILO discuss the foundations of a national migration policy

    21 - 22 April 2014

    ILO experts and Kuwaiti government officials meet in a two-day consultation to formulate the objectives of a national migration policy.

  6. GMG Statement at the First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation: Building Towards the Post-2015 Development Agenda

    15 - 16 April 2014

  7. The School of Music of Gardanne dedicates the concert of the professors to the fight against child labour

    15 April 2014

    In partnership with the initiative "Music against child labour", two songs on the fight against child labour: "Free the Children" and "The Music" played by the orchestra of the school and the choral group Gabriel.

  8. Extraordinary Retreat of ILO Directors in Africa

    14 - 16 April 2014

    ILO directors in the Africa Region met in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia from 14 - 16 April, 2014 to discuss the work progress in the Region, as well as activities related to Ouaga+10.

  9. Seminar on The Macroeconomics of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective

    11 April 2014

    The seminar would explore the macroeconomic implications of rising income inequality, the potential trade-off between redistributive policies and growth, and policy measures that are most likely to deliver redistribution with the least harm to growth.

  10. Global Dialogue Forum on Challenges to Collective Bargaining in the Public Service

    2 - 3 April 2014

    The purpose of the Forum was for tripartite participants to discuss the impact of the economic and financial crisis on collective bargaining in the public service and other challenges to the development of good labour relations.