Events and meetings

2013

  1. Training Workshop on Abolition of Forced Labour and Trafficking

    29 November - 1 December 2013

    This is an ILO-Ministry of Land Reform and Management (MoLRM)joint workshop. The Government of Nepal achieved already impressive moves to address Bonded Labour systems in the agriculture sector. However, new forms of forced labour are emerging that call for the strengthening of the capacities of the relevant national institutions, and for the development of improved and better coordinated action plans. The workshop aims contributing to this objective. The participants include officials from the MoLRM, central and district levels, Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and other concerned Ministries.

  2. Conference of Trade Union Educators: Strengthening Trade Unions through Sustained Trade Union Education

    19 - 20 September 2013

    The two day conference of sixty (60) trade union educators will discuss on various trade union issues, priorities and strategies of strengthening trade unions through trade union education in Nepal. The conference is a follow-up action of basic trade union education campaigns of All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANTUF), General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) and Nepal Trade Union Congress - Independent (NTUC-I). Under this campaign they have organized more than twenty two-day trade union education programmes for their local leaders throughout Nepal. The conference will share the experiences of the trainers, discuss on issues and target groups of regular education and remedies of sustained education programmes in Nepal.

  3. Regional Symposium for Asia and the Pacific: Follow up of the Ratification Campaign and Implementation of ILO Conventions Nos 87 and 98

    11 - 13 September 2013

    The main purpose of the symposium is to review the ratification campaign since 2010 when the first activity was held in Malaysia and the ratification was launched. Since then a number of activities have taken place and there have been some significant developments in some countries. The symposium which will be held in New Delhi will provide an opportunity for other countries to learn about the strategy. The main outcome expected out of the event is to develop a strategy for the campaign for the next 2 years building up towards 2015 and ILO timeline for universal ratification of fundamental conventions.

  4. Sharing the Study report on Informality in Construction sector in Nepal and Planning Workshop

    25 July 2013

    The major objectives of the workshop are to share, disseminate and validate the findings of the study report on informality in construction sector in Nepal. It is to get feedback and suggestions from the relevant stakeholders and actors on the findings of the study. An Action Plan based on the findings of the study report and the spirit of the project's objective will be prepared. There will be fifty-five (55) participants from government, employers' organization, trade unions and ILO.

  5. Tourism Sector Informality in Nepal Study Report Sharing and Planning Workshop

    24 July 2013

    The major objectives are to share, disseminate and validate the findings of the study report on informality in tourism sector in Nepal. It is also to get feedback and suggestions from the relevant stakeholders and actors on the findings of the study. Finally, it is to prepare an Action Plan based on the findings of the study report and the spirit of the project's objective. There will be sixty (60) participants from government, employers' Organization, trade unions and ILO.

  6. Workshop on Defining the Informality and Indicators in Nepal

    23 July 2013

    The objective is to share the existing definition and scenario of informal economy and its indicators and redefine the informal economy and its indicators in Nepalese context that will be endorsed by the National Steering Committee and included in Labour Law, National Employment Policy and Labour Force Survey. There will be thirty-seven (37) participants from Government, Employers' Organization, Trade Unions organizations and ILO.

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    Launch of DFID-ILO “Work in Freedom” programme

    15 July 2013

    The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will launch the new “Work in Freedom” programme to fight trafficking of women and girls from South-Asia.

  8. No to child labour in domestic work - World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2013

    11 - 12 June 2013

    The Department of Labour (DoL), Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) together with the ILO, UNICEF, social partners and the civil society organizations are organizing a Media Conference on 11 June 2013 in Kathmandu highlighting the global slogan “No to child labour in domestic work”. Similarly, a Walkathon on 12 June 2013 is organized with the initiation of DoL, in Kathmandu, where around fifteen hundred people concerned with child labour issues are expected to participate. Besides, a wide range of information and awareness raising materials will be disseminated in collaboration with DoL, ILO, UNICEF and Joint Trade Union Coordination Centre (JTUCC) to support the Day.

  9. Training of Trainers Course for Trade Union Educators

    22 - 26 April 2013

    The five day Course intends to equip major Nepalese trade unions with trained human resources in strengthening unions' capacity through regular trade union education. There will be twenty-five (25) participants (at least one third women) coming from five major trade union national centres in Nepal. The training focuses on training methodology, adult learning/teaching practices in a participatory approach. It is supported by ILO/ACTRAV Norway Project on Trade Unions for Social Jistice. The unions in support with the project will organize follow-up Trade Union education programs by utilizing the trainers.

  10. Training on International Labour Standards Reporting on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)

    11 - 12 April 2013

    The training contributes to enhance knowledge base on the reporting mechanism and process of the ILO, with focus on Convention No. 169. The participants include constituents, the government officials and representatives from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Indigenous Peoples’ organizations (IPOs) and human-rights based non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

  11. Consultative Workshop on the Home Work Convention, 1996 (No. 177) and Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)

    9 - 10 April 2013

    The workshop, with the participation from the government (Ministry of Labour and Employment and Central Bureau of Statistics), workers and employers organizations and relevant non-governmental (NGO) organizations, promotes awareness to move towards the ratification and application of these Conventions.

  12. Sensitization Programme on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No.169: Land and Natural Resources

    28 February 2013

    The main aim is to have a conceptual clarity on the ILO Convention No.169 to the policy makers and concerned key stakeholders in the formulation of National Land Policy in Nepal. This is a joint programme with the Ministry of Land Reform and Management (MoLRM), Nepal.

2012

  1. Consultative workshop on Application of International Labour Standards (ILS) for Judges, Government Attorneys, Private Lawyers and Legal Educators

    12 - 13 December 2012

    The National Judiciary Academy (NJA) in collaboration with the ILO is organising the workshop. The programme aims to enable the government and key stakeholders for effective application of the International Labour Standards ratified by the country in their daily practice.

  2. Planning Workshop of Project on Way Out of Informality: Facilitating Formalization of Informal Economy in Nepal

    11 December 2012

    To share the overall concept of the project Way Out of Informality, present the global, South Asian and Nepal’s situation on the informal economy and discuss and prepare an initial tentative plan to guide the launching of the Project.

  3. Training on International Labour Standards Reporting Obligations

    10 - 11 December 2012

    The training aims to strengthen national capacity to discharge the reporting obligations on international labour standards under the ILO Constitution.

  4. Knowledge Sharing Workshop of Project on Way Out of Informality: Facilitating Formalization of Informal Economy in Nepal

    10 December 2012

    The objective of this workshop is to share the global and South Asian and Nepal’s good practices on the informal economy and formalization of firms and workers and share the overall concept of the proposed project with stakeholders.

  5. Consultations Workshop with Constituents on Finalizing Results Framework and Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Nepal Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2013-2017

    6 December 2012

    In this workshop, the draft Results Framework and Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) Plan will be presented to the constituents. The major objectives are to build a consensus among the constituents and the ILO on the country programme priorities for intervention and two to three major intended results, the indicators to measure the achievement of the results for the measurement of the expected results and major outputs to be delivered by each constituent towards achieving the expected results.

  6. Workshop for Developing Results Framework and Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Nepal Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2013-2017

    3 - 5 December 2012

    The workshop with the ILO staff is to develop a draft Results Framework and Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) Plan for the Nepal's Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2013-2017. The Office has conducted consultations with constituents and major partners to define country programme priorities.

  7. Workshop on Survey of Cross-Border Migration and Trafficking of Adults and Children for Forced Labour

    29 November 2012

    Following the initiation of the ILO Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL), a one day workshop, will be organized by the ILO IPEC Project in Nepal. The main purpose of the workshop is to identify the tools and methods to be adopted for the mentioned survey. ILO's constituents including the key stakeholders, academia, research institutes and individuals working on forced labour, migration, trafficking and child labour issues will form part of the workshop.

  8. Workshop on Reformation of Bonded Labour Act

    23 - 24 November 2012

    The main objective was to communicate the key decision of the government on reformation of the Bonded Labour Prohibition Act and have inputs from the key stakeholders and the target groups about the needs to be addressed in the reformed law. Both technical and financial support were provided to the Ministry of Land Reform and Management (MoLRM). There were forty-six participants from the concerned Ministries (Ministry of Labour and Employment and Ministry of Law Ministry of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly & Parliamentary Affairs), external legal experts, key non-governmental organizations working for elimination of bonded labour, and the concerned groups (Kamaiya, Haliya and Haruwa/Charuwa).