Past events

Mutual recognition of skills

7th Regional Skills Technical Working Group (RSTWG) Meeting 2023

The 7th Regional Skills Technical Working Group (RSTWG) Meeting will be held on 28-29 September 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. With Thailand as the ATC Vice-Chair and co-host, this meeting aims to provide updates on the MRS initiative and the pathways...

Climbing the career ladder: grooming talent with disabilities

How can companies support employees with disabilities grow professionally and progress their careers?

Greening TVET and skills development to equip and capacitate future workforce for a just transition

This online event is organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the RES4Africa Foundation. Skills development is one of key policy areas to address environmental, economic and social sustainability. Join us for...

Human Rights Talk

Ensuring adequate minimum income, a matter of human rights

We have the pleasure to invite you a Human Rights Talk, organized by the United Nations Human Rights Regional Office for Europe and ILO-Brussels.

Formalization of the Informal Economy Project

ILO launched a new project to promote transition to formality in Mongolia

On 27 September 2023, the International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the Formalization of the Informal Economy Project in Mongolia. The project will provide technical assistance to the tripartite constituents of Mongolia in implementing an...

Forum on Green Jobs: Transitioning to a Green and Blue Economy - Learning from North Sulawesi

The overall objective of the Green Jobs Forum in North Sulawesi is to facilitate the transition towards a green and blue economy by fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovative approaches among stakeholders.

Academy

Global Academy on the Green Economy

The 5th edition of the Global Academy on the Green Economy, organized with the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), aims to support decision makers to navigate green economy policies in complex socio-economic contexts and current...

Training

With ILO’s support through the ACTION/Portugal project, the Course on Social Protection Statistics kicks-off

A course on social protection statistics kicked off today in Praia, Cabo Verde, bringing together members of the Interinstitutional Working Groups on Social Protection Statistics (GITEPS) from Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São...

Panel discussion

Child labour and education exclusion among indigenous children

The panel will discuss the findings of an ILO issue paper on the twin challenges of child labour and education exclusion among indigenous children. The findings of the issue paper make clear that child labour and education exclusion of indigenous...

Technical meeting on digitalization in the retail sector as an engine for economic recovery and decent work

TRIANGLE in ASEAN

2023 Technical Meeting of Focal Points on International Labour Migration Statistics in ASEAN

Collection of International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) data in ASEAN is done annually together with the help of a network of focal points in national institutions in all ASEAN Member States. This network of focal points was established in...

FAIRWAY Migrant Resource Center Symposium

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the FAIRWAY programme convened a symposium on Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) that brought together participants from three African countries of origin: Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria. The central...

World of Work Show

How tackling inequalities can help us achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

As Heads of State and Government gather at the UN General Assembly in New York to review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the ILO World of Work Show discusses where we stand on the 17 SDGs and what more needs to be...

Book presentation

The Irish Influence: Building the League of Nations and the International Labour Organization

Discover the impact of Seán Lester and Edward Phelan, who played pivotal roles in the League of Nations and ILO respectively. Former ILO staff Gerry Finnegan tells the story of two Irish diplomats who shaped global diplomacy and social justice...

“Enhancing the effectiveness of legal pathways for labour migration in ASEAN”

National Tripartite Preparatory Workshops for the 16th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

National tripartite preparatory workshops for the 16th AFML will be held in several ASEAN Member States to take stock on the progress of stakeholders in implementing the previous AFML recommendations and to discuss the theme of the 16th AFML.

ILO Research Department Training

Training on evidence-based policymaking for the African Labour Research Network (ALRN)

It is widely recognized that evidence (data, research, best practices) is essential for decision and policy making. In practice, the use of evidence in the policy-making touching the world of work is still at its early stages and unevenly practiced.

SDG Summit 2023

Leaders' Dialogue: Strengthening integrated policies and public institutions for achieving the SDGs

During the Sustainable Development Goal Summit on Monday 18 September, the ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, will address Leaders' Dialogue 4 on Strengthening integrated policies and public institutions for achieving the SDGs. Watch on ILO...

18-26 September 2023

78th session of the United Nations General Assembly

The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly marks a crucial milestone in the journey towards achieving the 2030 Agenda and the urgent need to put the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track.

Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC)

International Equal Pay Day: High Level pledging event

ILO Symposium, 18-20 September 2023

New Approaches to Strengthen Workers' Education for Trade Union Revitalization

This global symposium will bring together senior trade union leaders, academia and workers’ education institutions, activists and cooperation partners from all regions in a three-day virtual format from 18 to 20 September 2023. The three-day...