2013

1. Revisiting Theories on International Migration: A Dialogue with Asia

   25 - 26 April 2013

   The international dialogue on migration theories intends to discuss the theoretical dimension of various migration aspects, such as: the determinants of migration; the governance of migration; the political economy of migration; the human rights of migrants; multicultural societies; the reintegration of migrants; the gender perspective in the analysis of migration; and migration transition.

2. Training on International Labour Standards, Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining in the Philippines (Luzon)

   22 - 23 April 2013

   With the continuing collaborative efforts of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to implement the technical cooperation programme resulting from the ILO High Level Mission to the Philippines, DOLE officials and personnel will attend and participate in this area-wide training to be conducted in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

3. Improving Financial Institutions’ Micro-insurance Offering Training

   11 - 12 April 2013

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) will run a pilot course aimed at helping microinsurance service providers to identify ways to improve their products and delivery services to low income households.

4. Renewing the Labour Movement through Organizing

   18 - 20 March 2013

   The workshop aims to level-off and unify on key organizing principles and concepts, share experiences organizing and knowledge-sharing on what works given the current context.

5. Workshop on Negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements: Capacity Building for Trade Union Negotiators

   18 - 21 March 2013

   The workshop aims to know the key elements and processes of (win-win) negotiations and be able to go to the negotiation table prepared for the positive or negative results. It also aims for unions to know how to use social dialogue in productive or negative results.

6. Focus Group Discussion on the Comparative Study on Competency and Equivalency Standards Between Philippines and Selected Destination Countries

   14 - 19 March 2013

   From 14-19 March 2013, the CGFNS International team will be in the Philippines to conduct interviews and focus group discussions to highlight rich professional context and important qualitative observations to support the interpretation of findings.

7. Online Discussion on Access and Portability of Social Protection for Migrants

   11 - 22 March 2013

   This online discussion will discuss the situation of millions of Asian migrant workers who, for one reason or another, also suffer the disadvantage of not being able to enjoy benefits from social protection already being enjoyed by national workers.

8. Technical Mission Towards Effective Application of the Revised Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention in the Philippines

   10 - 16 February 2013

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) initiates technical assistance to the Philippine government through a technical mission on the revised Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 2003 (No. 185) to ensure its effective application.

9. Consultation/advancing the Promotion of the ILO Convention Indigneous and Tribal Peoples (No. 169)

   7 - 8 February 2013

   The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), will conduct a Second Roundtable Discussion on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to discuss Indigneous Peoples Participation in the Mindanao Peace Process and the way forward in the ratification of ILO Convention No. 169.

10. Training on Respecting, Protecting and Fulfilling of Workers’ Rights

    15 - 16 January 2013

    A series of joint training sessions involving the Philippine National Police, the Department of Labor and Employment and the ILO will be held to promote freedom of association and workers rights by implementing agreed guidelines and adopting a human rights approach.

11. Legislative Advocacy Planning Workshop for Stakeholders and Duty Bearers on Interventions to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding for Workers in the Informal Workplace

    8 - 9 January 2013

    The two-day event was organized for stakeholders and duty bearers on the intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding for workers in the informal workplace.

2012

1. Livelihood Cluster Responds to Onslaught of Typhoon Pablo

   13 December 2012

   The onslaught of Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) in the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental affected the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and their families. Agriculture and agricultural industries, service sectors and infrastructure are among the critical areas for livelihood recovery.

2. National Partners Forum on Child Labour

   10 - 12 December 2012

   Partners in the fight against the worst forms of child labour will gather in the Second International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) National Partners Forum to share best practices and lessons learned including emerging challenges in the provinces of Bukidnon, Masbate, Northern Samar and Quezon Province.

3. National Conference on ILO Convention No. 151

   28 November 2012

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted in 1981 the Convention No. 151 – Labour Relations (Public Service), which concerns protection of the right to organize and procedures for determining conditions of employment in the public service, noting the considerable expansion of public-service activities in many countries and the need for sound labour relations between public authorities and public employees’ organizations.

4. Individuals and Organizations Pledge for Financial Support of Child Labourers

   27 November 2012

   Strong community involvement is among the highlight features of the ILO-IPEC and DOLE child labour programme called “Taking Children Out of Child Labour through a Functional and Institutionalized Child Labour Monitoring and Integrated Services Delivery System in the Communities.”

5. Forum on ILO Convention No. 151 for Senate Legislative Staff and Officers

   26 November 2012

   The ILO Convention No. 151 seeks to address current problems faced by civil servants. The Convention seeks to create an international legal framework for ensuring the right to organize of civil servants, facilities for unions, procedures for determining terms and conditions for employment, settlement of disputes and civil and political rights.

6. Workshop on Blogging about Children

   20 - 21 November 2012

   Child labourers suffer in silence but bloggers and writers have united to give children a voice and to fight the worst forms of child labour through blogs.

7. Roundtable on the Design of Unemployment Insurance Systems: Learning from ASEAN Experience

   19 - 20 November 2012

   The International Labour Organization Country Office for the Philippines (ILO CO-Manila), the ILO/Japan-ASEAN Unemployment Insurance Project, and the Government of the Philippines will organize an experts’ meeting to recall international labour standards relating to unemployment benefits, share experiences of ASEAN’s on-going initiatives to protect and support the unemployed, as well as worldwide practices, on unemployment insurance.

8. SWOT Exercises

   17 October 2012

   One of the activities of the US State Department funded ILO Freedom of Association Project, is the undertaking of a series of SWOT exercises to examine the institutional needs of our social partners to engage in good faith collective bargaining and meaningful social dialogue.

9. DWAB Online Photo Competition

   15 October - 15 November 2012

   The purpose of the photography competition is to capture images related to migration from the perspective of young health professionals and increase the awareness of Filipinos on decent work, safe and ethical migration particularly of health professionals.