Past events

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2009

National tripartite celebration of the 90th anniversary and launch of the campaign to promote the Social Justice Declaration

Celebrations of ILO's 90th anniversary in conjunction with the launch of the campaign to promote Social Justice was carried out and attended by several tripartite constituents.

High-level tripartite event to mark the ILO 90th Anniversary

The International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2009. To mark this milestone in China, a high-level tripartite gathering, jointly organised by MOHRSS, ACFTU, and CEC, and supported by the ILO, was held on Wednesday, 22...

ILO 90th Anniversary in the Philippines: Decent Work and Social Justice in Times of Crisis

As the International Labour Organization marked its 90th anniversary, a forum on “Decent Work and Social Justice in Times of Crisis” was held on 22 April 2009. The forum discussed impacts of the global economic crisis on the labour sector and...

ILO celebrates its 90th anniversary

In 2009 the International Labour Organization celebrates its 90th anniversary. To mark this milestone in Asia and the Pacific, special events will be held in many countries between 21-28 April, on the theme of “90 years working for social justice”.

The Celebration of the ILO 90 in Indonesia

This year the ILO and its members will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Organization’s formation in 1919. The ILO is the oldest specialized agency of the United Nations (which was formed in 1946) and the only surviving major creation of the...

ILO/WBI Geneva Dialogue on Trade and Labor: Economic slowdown, openness to trade and labor market adjustment

8 March 2009

ILO celebrates International Women's Day

Work and family: The way to care is to share!

Tripartite Technical Workshop on the Impact of the Food Price Crisis on Decent Work

The Launch of the ILO’s Project on Mobilization and Capacity Building of Teachers’ Trade Union and Wider Trade Unions in Combating Child...

Funded by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO), the project will run for three years. The Project aims to mobilize and capacitate teachers’ trade unions and other trade unions in combating child labours to reinforce the involvement of...

Joint IMO/ILO Ad Hoc Expert Working Group on Liability and Compensation regarding Claims for Death, Personal Injury and Abandonment of...

Sub-regional Workshop on Social Dialogue in the Public Service

Global Dialogue Forum on the impact of the financial crisis on finance sector workers

Global Dialogue Forum on the Impact of the Financial Crisis on Finance Sector Workers

ILO/MOL Training Workshop on Labour Migration Policy and Management in Thailand

The workshop aims to enhance the capacity of government officials to improve and rationalize the management of labour migration.

20 February 2009

World Day of Social Justice

The first World Day of Social Justice, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly last November, will be observed on Friday 20 February 2009. On this occasion, the ILO will organize a panel discussion in Geneva on “The Crisis: Threat or Opportunity for...

Seafarers’ Wages and Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Recommendation, 1996 (No.187): The updating of the basic wage of able seafarers...

Europe and Central Asia

8th European Regional Meeting

The 8th European Regional Meeting (ERM) will provide the space for governments and worker and employer organisations, from across Europe and Central Asia, to come together and shape the ILO's future strategy in the European and Central Asian member...

ILO at 90

90 years working for social justice

In 2009 the ILO celebrates its 90th Anniversary, against a backdrop of financial crisis and critical levels of unemployment around the world. Looking to the future means understanding the past, and as such the ILO's 90th anniversary celebrations...

The Labour Dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): from principles to practice

Audience: the course is designed for ILO constituents and professionals involved with CSR and labour practices issues, such as project managers, executives and technical experts from: Enterprises of all sectors and sizes, Workers’ and employers’...