Events, meetings and trainings

The ILO Country Office for the Philippines organizes and takes part in a number of events and meetings. Below is a list of upcoming and past events. Any queries should be sent to the office by email.

2012

  1. Greener Business – Better Workplace Plus+ Knowledge Sharing Workshop

    12 - 14 September 2012

    The main focus of this knowledge sharing is on enterprise and industry greening, and related issues that support a fair transition for workers, employers and government to gain most benefit from it.

  2. Online Discussion on Circular Migration

    1 - 10 September 2012

  3. Green Jobs in Asia Regional Conference

    29 - 31 August 2012

    On 29-31 August 2012, a tripartite regional workshop will discuss the Green Jobs in Asia project to highlight successful approaches, areas of improvement and the way forward. Representatives from GJA will include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. They will be joined by additional countries with Green Jobs experience: China, Fiji, India and Thailand.

  4. Training on Entrepreneurship Development for TESDA (Mindanao)

    6 - 10 August 2012

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the MDG-F Joint Programme on Youth Employment and Migration has partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to conduct the Training of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Trainers on Entrepreneurship.

  5. United Nations Photo Exhibit on Indigenous Women at the SM North Edsa

    3 - 10 August 2012

    A photo exhibit on indigenous women will be featured on 3-10 August 2012 at the SM North Edsa in celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

  6. Promoting Decent Work for Migrant Health Professionals

    6 July 2012

    The EU funded Decent Work Across Borders: A pilot project for migrant health professionals and skilled workers was launched on 6 July 2012 in Manila. The project's advisory committee composed of representatives of the government, employers, trade union and professional organizations meet and endorse the three-year project to be implemented in the Philippines, India and Viet Nam as major source countries of health professionals bound to Europe. The project aims to better understand temporary migration schemes and develop adequate services for this particular group of migrant workers.

  7. One-day Presentation for Entrepreneurship Development for the Youth

    3 - 24 July 2012

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) conducted the coaching and mentoring phase of the Entrepreneurship Development for the Youth from 3 July to 24 July 2012.

  8. World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) Philippines Celebration 2012

    26 June 2012

    The Philippines will celebrate the World Day Against Child Labour on 26 June this year by presenting to the public the preliminary results of the 2011 Survey on Children done by the National Statistics Office (NSO). This comes 10 years after the last survey done in 2001 which revealed that there were 4.2 million working children, 2.4 million of which were into child labour because of their exposure to hazardous conditions. After the NSO presents the 2011 Survey, a national campaign dubbed “Batang Malaya: A Child Labour-Free Philippines” will be launched by the National Child Labor Committee. The President of the Philippines has been invited to the event as well as key partners in the fight to eliminate child labour in the country and around 100 child labourers. More than 300 participants are expected to attend the activity which will be held at Fun Ranch, a play area for children.

  9. Experts Meeting on the Philippines Country Review of the Skills Development System and Delivery

    4 June 2012

    With funding from the ILO/Korea Partnership Programme, an experts meeting to initiate the review of the Philippines skills development system and delivery will be conducted.

  10. Entrepreneurship Skills Training

    21 May - 29 June 2012

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Department of Labor and Employment-Bureau of Welfare with Special Concerns (DOLE-BWSC) conducted and implemented the Third and Fourth batches of the entrepreneurship training for disadvantaged youth in Masbate, Antique and Agusan del Sur.

  11. Community-Based Pilot Training (C-BED)

    21 - 23 May 2012

    Community-Based Enterprise Development (C-BED) is a newly developed ILO intervention tool which builds the capacity of current aspiring entrepreneurs without the use of external trainers or facilitators.

  12. Philippine Tripartite-plus Stakeholders Assessment Workshop on Ethical Recruitment in the Health Sector

    17 May 2012

    Conduct of a workshop to gather relevant stakeholders and their inputs to the Country Report based on the Code of Practice monitoring worksheets.

  13. Workshop on Labour Disputes and Settlement in the Public Service

    15 - 16 May 2012

    The workshop is in support to the clamor of public sector unions towards ratification of Convention 151 and to enhance their capacities in addressing collective bargaining issues and labour dispute resolutions in the public service sector.

  14. Start and Improve Your Business Training of Trainers (SIYB-ToT) Post Evaluation Workshop

    10 May 2012

    This one-day event seeks to pool the graduates of ILO SIYB - ToT training in Quezon, Province. The workshop will follow a structured set of guide questions to process and consolidate the learning and recommendations for conducting SIYB-ToT. The workshop will also formulate an action plan to ensure the application of the module and enhance the business skills in Quezon Province and neighboring areas.

  15. Guidelines Launched for the Police and Military to Apply Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining

    7 May 2012

    The guidelines specifies the role of key players and addresses human rights and workers’ rights, particularly the important issues raised by workers, including violence against unionists, presence of the military in (or near) the workplace, labelling and stigmatization of unionists and harassment.

  16. Launch of the Vermicomposting Project

    7 May 2012

    In partnership with FAO, the local Government of Mulanay and Social Action Center, the Bondoc-LED project will launch the "Vermicomposting Project" in Mulanay, Quezon. The project supports the sustainable use of natural resources available in the area to promote the practice of organic farming. The vermicomposting project seeks to capacitate the local farmers and produce their own organic fertilizers to address long-term issues on environment and food security, and advocate for green jobs and sustainable livelihoods.

  17. Participatory Approach in the Monitoring of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel

    2 - 10 May 2012

    Conduct of preliminary meetings to orient five groups of stakeholders on Code of Practice and the monitoring tool.

  18. Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific

    1 May 2012

    As a lead-up to the Youth Employment Forum to be held in Geneva, 23-25 May 2012, many activities were held globally to highlight youth employment issues. Thirteen countries in Asia and the Pacific are organizing various activities to raise awareness on the importance of youth employment.

  19. Youth employment forum: Any time, any where: decent work for young Filipinos

    29 March 2012

    More than a hundred youth leaders and representatives met with government agency officials, workers and employers group, academe, and civil society organizations. The event was part of ILO’s declaration of March as youth employment month and of a series of nationwide action planning workshops to address concerns on youth employment and migration in the Philippines.

  20. Going Back, Moving On-Final Project Conference

    27 March 2012

    The ILO-EU Project on “Economic and Social Empowerment of Migrants, Including Victims of Trafficking Returned from the European Union (EU) and Neighbouring Countries” (Thailand and the Philippines) will have a Final Project Conference in Manila on 27 March 2012.