Past events

Innovation in skills financing for a just transition

A panel of experts will discuss how investment in skills development can drive sustainable growth and resilience, contributing to a just transition. It will share insights on innovative financing practices and examples that can foster skills...

Empowering the Green Workforce: Education and Skills for a Just Transition

The Greening Education Partnership (GEP) is a global initiative launched at the UN Transforming Education Summit in 2022 to equip every learner with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to address climate change and promote sustainable...

COP28 in UAE

G7 Green jobs and skills: Increasing international cooperation and investment for just transitions

The panel discussion will involve leaders from G7 countries, partners countries and social partners to discuss progress on just transition and the importance of green jobs and skills strategies for achieving the SDGs.

Advancing an Inclusive Financial Ecosystem that Enables Responsible Digital Wage Payments for SMEs and Workers in Indonesia: an OJK-ILO...

The workshop is intended to facilitate discussions on the challenges and opportunities faced by financial and payroll service providers in responsibly transitioning to digital wage payments.

Webinar: Inclusive property insurance - Bridging the gap to financial security

On 6 December 2023, the ILO's Social Finance Programme organized the webinar "Inclusive property insurance: bridging the gap to financial security".

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Heroes among Us: Celebrating Differences in Ability and Expression

Globally, people with disability, excelling in various fields from art and culture to technology and sports, often have their potential underestimated by the broader society. This exhibition will help dismantle preconceptions by revealing the...

Skills and enterprise

Workshop for Committee Formation for Industry Skills Council of Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Cox's Bazar

Formalization of the Informal Economy Project

Moving towards e-formalization to facilitate the formalization of informal businesses and workers

Webinar: How can fast-paced digitalization be sustainable in the financial sector? - Exploring good practices to promote decent work

On 5 December 2023, the ILO's Social Finance Programme and the Sectoral Policies Department organized the webinar "How can fast-paced digitalization be sustainable in the financial sector? - Exploring good practices to promote decent work".

Book Presentation

Human-centred economics: The living standards of nations

Richard Samans' book calls for a macroeconomic overhaul, prioritizing societal well-being and robust policy over mere economic growth, to bridge the gap between wealth and living standards.

1st Youth Employment Research Forum, 5-6 December 2023

The dynamics of youth employment and its supporting policy framework

Tagging to the forthcoming 20th anniversary edition of the ILO Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024, the 1st Youth Employment Research Forum will bring together researchers from across the globe, who are advancing the frontiers of knowledge on...

Skills and enterprise

Capacity Building Workshop for the Principals and Trainers of TVET Institutions in Cox’s Bazar

ILO in partnership with UNDP, FAO and BRAC, together with the Department of Youth Development, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports has launched the skills and livelihoods programme with the financial support of Global Affairs Canada and the Kingdom...

Ethiopia's 100th Anniversary of ILO membership

Ethiopia celebrates 100th Anniversary of ILO Membership with a National Labour Conference. The High-Level Opening Ceremony will involve the ILO Regional Director, Deputy Director-General, Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers, trade unions'...

ILO Child Labour Platform 14th Annual Meeting

The impact of climate change on child labour: Challenges and opportunities for action

Organized during the 14th annual meeting of the ILO Child Labour Platform, the conversation aims to foster understanding of the interlinkages between climate changes and labour rights, particularly child labour, and to provide an overview of what...

1-11 December 2023

COP28: Follow ILO events streamed from the Just Transition Pavilion

For the second year in a row, the ILO and the European Commission are hosting the Just Transition Pavilion, a convening space for events, meetings and knowledge sharing around just transition and climate action in cooperation with the UNFCCC,...

ILO Child Labour Platform 14th Annual Meeting

From the Ground Up: Collective Action to End Child Labour in Supply Chains

The Platform’s annual meeting is an important opportunity to take stock of our collective efforts to combat child labour, exchange knowledge on common and emerging challenges, and foster partnerships and actions on the ground. Companies from across...

Labour migration

ILO Roundtable: Migrant workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining

The ILO will host a virtual roundtable to discuss and present the findings of its latest report on the freedom of association and collective bargaining (FACB) rights of migrant workers. The roundtable will gather a panel of stakeholders representing...

Tracking Progress: FCDO's In-Depth Review of Labour Migration Interventions in Kenya

A high-level monitoring visit on the ongoing ILO Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Program interventions in Kenya (Nairobi and Mombasa)

Online Event

Social protection in the Gulf countries: what rights can migrant workers access?

This event launched a first-of-a-kind comprehensive report on migrant workers’ access to social protection across the GCC countries: Social protection for migrant workers in countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC):...

ILO in Bangladesh message for 16 days of gender activism

ILO staff and constituent partners got together to send a message on the need to eliminate gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work