Events

2013

  1. Provincial Stakeholder Workshop on Addressing Child Labour in the Shrimp and Seafood Processing Industry in Surat Thani

    14 February 2013

    ILO-IPEC together with its Provincial partners in Surat Thani Province will organize a one day Project Stakeholder meetings to review progress made and plan for activities to address child labour in the provinces. These meetings are closely coordinated with Provincial Governor Office and chaired by representatives from Provincial Offices of the Department of Labour and involve both Provincial Government officials, trade union, private sector and civil society representatives.

2012

  1. Webinar: Human rights and social justice: Let's end child labour

    27 November 2012

    Join experts from the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour to discuss “Human Rights and Social Justice: let’s end child labour”, the theme of the 2012 World Day Against Child Labour.

  2. Training course on child labour in agriculture: “Harvesting a future without child labour: Eliminating harmful practices in agriculture”

    26 - 30 November 2012

    This one-week course takes a broad view on child labour in agriculture with an emphasis on the policy options to eliminate this practice and promote safer and more sustainable production processes. Participants will have gained knowledge on child labour in agriculture, including fisheries and aquaculture, forestry and livestock rearing, and on the strategies for mainstreaming child labour issues into rural development programs, policies and activities. The course will also address occupational safety and health (OSH) issues specific to child labour in agriculture and participants will learn how to carry out and implement an OSH risk assessment. Teaching language English. For further information, contact Laura Biscaro at L.Biscaro@itcilo.org.

  3. Minister of Labour of Thailand presides Shrimp and Seafood industry signing of commitment to work against child labour and forced labour

    24 November 2012

  4. Training course on child labour and education: “Achieving education for all and eliminating child labour”

    1 - 5 October 2012

    Child labour is a barrier to education for all. This course explores policy measures and programmes to remove barriers to education that working children face. It will be of interest to officials responsible for public education policy and planning; representatives of Ministries of Labour, workers’ representatives; employers’ representatives and international and national organisations concerned with child labour and education.

  5. International Conference on Child Labour in Agriculture

    28 - 30 July 2012

    Global March Against Child Labour as a part of its strategic targeting of agriculture as a priority is organizing an International Conference on Child Labour in Agriculture.

  6. Consultation with Thai Frozen Foods Association (TFFA) on Good Labour Practice Programmes

    5 July 2012

  7. Labour Inspection Management Workshop

    28 June - 29 May 2012

    A 3-day consultation meeting co-organized by the ILO/IPEC project "Addressing child labour in the shrimp and seafood processing areas in Thailand" and the Department of Labour Protection of the Ministry of Labour on issues concerning labour administration and inspection needs.

  8. Commemorating the World Day Against Child Labour 2012 in Indonesia

    20 - 30 June 2012

    The ILO through its Child Labour and Education Project will conduct a series of activities to commemorate the World Day at the national level in Indonesia with a variety of activities throughout June 2012.

  9. Workers' Voices in the Thai Shrimp and Seafood Processing Sector Consultation Meeting

    17 June 2012

    A one day meeting with representatives of the trade unions from the fishing, shrimp and seafood processing to discuss working conditions and workers' welfare in the sector. Organized by the ILO-IPEC initiative "Addressing Child Labour in the Shrimp and Seafood Processing Areas in Thailand".

  10. World Day Against Child Labour

    12 June 2012

    Thai Frozen Foods Association members commit to the elimination of child labour in the industry. The association will launch a policy aimed to encourage responsible business practices and promote conditions of work that provide a safe and motivating working environment that is free of child labour and uphold and promote national labour laws and relevant international labour standards. The launch will be on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour which this year focuses on Human Rights and Social Justice. Let's end Child Labour!

  11. World Day Against Child Labour 2012

    12 June 2012

    This year the World Day Against Child Labour will provide a spotlight on the right of all children to be protected from child labour and from other violations of fundamental human rights. In 2010 the international community adopted a Roadmap for achieving the elimination of the worst forms of child labour by 2016, which stressed that child labour is an impediment to children’s rights and a barrier to development. World Day 2012 will highlight the work that needs to be done to make the roadmap a reality.

  12. IPEC-Thailand: Dialoguing with NGOs Partners

    7 - 8 June 2012

    The project ILO-IPEC "Addressing child labour issues in the shrimp and seafood sector in Thailand" will dialogue with selected NGOs partners operating in the provinces of Samut Sakhon, Surat Thani, Songhklha and Nakhon Si Thammarat on issues related to child labour, education and livelihood services.

  13. Side event on child labour in agriculture at the IUF 26th World Congress

    16 May 2012

    The IUF and the International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture organized a special side event on child labour and agriculture and the role of trade unions in eliminating this global ill.

  14. Dealing with Labour Issues in Export Supply Chains – Labour Rights and CSR – The Case of Thailand.

    4 May 2012

    Jointly organized by the ILO-IPEC programme and ECOT, the meeting will be an opportunity to provide better understanding of labour and human rights issues in supply chains as well as proactive approaches to address these issues in industry and businesses in Thailand. The half-day meeting is part of a partnership between the ILO and the Royal Thai Government to work on the issues of child labour, forced labour and improvements of working conditions and competitiveness of businesses in Thailand.

  15. Meeting of the Child Labour Platform / UN Global Compact Labour Working Group

    17 April 2012

    This one-day, multi-stakeholder, multi-sector meeting of the Child Labour Platform / UN Global Compact Labour Working Group will introduce participants to approaches in tackling child labour and highlight opportunities for further collaboration.

  16. National consultation combating child labour in fisheries in Cambodia

    22 - 24 February 2012

    The Fisheries Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MoAFF) of Cambodia, with technical and financial support provided by the ILO and FAO, will organize a national consultation in Phnom Pehn, from 22-24 February 2012. In this three-day consultation will participate key stakeholders of the Fisheries Administration from central and provincial levels, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, community fisheries representatives, related local authorities, agencies and NGOs.

2011

  1. IPEC Team Year-end Assessment Meeting

    14 - 16 December 2011

    The IPEC team will hold a year-end meeting to assess its performance in 2011 and how to meet challenges in 2012.

  2. Global South-South Development Expo 2011: ILO Solution Exchange Forum on social protection, decent work and food security

    6 December 2011

    As part of the forthcoming 2011 Global South-South Development Expo, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will be hosting a Solution Exchange Forum on social protection, decent work and food security.

  3. Project Management Training for IPEC Bukidnon Partners

    28 November - 1 December 2011

    The IPEC staff to facilitate the conduct of Project Management Team Training and orientation on finance procedures to the implementing agencies in Bukidnon Province, conduct training on Child Labour Knowledge-Sharing System, and mentoring on Direct Beneficiaries Monitoring and Reporting.