October 2021

1. Virtual Symposium

   Integrating Trade and Decent Work: Assessing impact of trade on labour markets

   The Virtual Symposium on “Integrating Trade and Decent Work: Assessing impact of trade on labour markets” is jointly organized by the ILO Research Department and the European Commission. The event will present the key outputs of the “Trade, enterprises and labour markets: diagnostic and firm level assessment” (ASSESS) project, followed by an interactive roundtable discussion on trade and labour market challenges, with the participation of government representatives and social partners. The target audience includes technical experts, policymakers, ILO tripartite constituents and international organizations.

July 2021

1. Virtual Workshop

   Effects of Trade on the Labour Market: A Firm-level Perspective

   The virtual workshop will present key findings of the ILO project on “Trade, enterprises and labour markets: Diagnostic and firm-level assessment” (ASSESS), which is funded by the EC. ASSESS provides tools and techniques at the macro, sectoral and firm level to analyse the impact of trade on labour markets. The workshop will focus on micro-level research that takes into account the characteristics of firms and workers. Researchers from ILSSA will present the preliminary findings of a study on labour market effects of trade in Viet Nam using firm-level data, complemented by interventions from social partners. The ILO Research Department will present key findings and main messages of the project, followed by insights from a firm-level case study in Mexico. The event will be in English and Vietnamese with interpretation.

May 2021

1. ILO Research Department Webinar

   COVID-19 and Multinational Enterprises: FDI, Trade and Decent Work in Asia Pacific

   This Research Webinar will focus on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on multinational enterprises, focusing on FDI, trade and decent work in the Asia and the Pacific region. The Webinar will present a recent ILO Brief that was prepared jointly by the ILO's Research Department, the Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement Unit of ILO's Enterprises Department, and the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

October 2016

1. Conference

   Transformation and diversity of enterprises: What are the consequences for work and employment in the world

   The conference will discuss the future of work, issues of enterprises in its diversity, recent and future developments and implications for the world of work.