GENEVA – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will hold its annual International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva from 30 May to 10 June 2016.
Worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO's 187 member States will tackle a wide range of issues, including global supply chains, decent work for peace, security and disaster resilience, as well as the impact of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization. Delegates will also consider amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention and review the report of the Director-General on poverty.
Details on the ILO Conference programme are available on ilo.org/ilc (Please note the programme is being regularly updated).
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Geneva-based correspondents already accredited to the UN:
The ILO no longer requires a specific ILC press badge for journalists accredited by UNIS to access the Palais premises of the Conference that are open to the press. They will be allowed into the press gallery by presenting their UN press badge showing a valid date, including during visits of high-level guests.
Access to all ILC meeting rooms at the Palais (including the main floor of the Assembly Hall) or at the ILO is not allowed even outside high-level visits unless accompanied by a staff member from the ILO Department of Communication and Public Information (DCOMM).
High-level visits: A specific badge will still be required for those journalists (especially photographers and videographers) wishing to access the main floor of the Assembly Hall during high-level visits. Badges can be requested in advance for each session by contacting the ILO Department of Communication, as in previous years.
Since the ILO will no longer deliver a specific press badge to UNOG-accredited journalists for the ILC 2016, in order to access the ILO headquarters during the Conference, UNOG journalists must go to the R2 North reception area (only) as they normally would when visiting the ILO premises, where they will be given a visitor’s badge in exchange for a valid ID (for example, a driver's license). The UNOG press badge must be worn visibly at all times while working on the premises of the ILO.
For more information, please contact ILO Spokesperson Hans von Rohland ([email protected]).
For all other correspondents:
To obtain accreditation for the Conference, correspondents should complete an Accreditation Form, to be sent by email ([email protected]), fax (+4122/799-8577) or by post (addressed to ILO, Department of Communication and Public Information, 4 route des Morillons, 1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland).
Journalists should collect their badges upon their arrival at the Accreditation Pavilion located at the entrance to the main building of the ILO, 4 route des Morillons (NOT at the Palais des Nations) on presentation of a valid identity card or passport (with photo), a valid professional press card and a letter of assignment from the Editor-in-Chief of the media concerned. The badges also give access to a specific shuttle bus for visitors and media which runs between the ILO building (R2 North – parking P1) and the Palais des Nations where the Conference takes place.
During plenaries, the ILC badge gives access to the press gallery. Rules to enter ILC meeting rooms during and outside high-level sessions are the same as for UN-accredited correspondents. Video journalists and photographers who want to film on the plenary floor must be assigned a location in the Assembly Hall and therefore should make a specific request to the press office for access.
Journalists wishing to bring in photo or video equipment to the Palais des Nations or the ILO should inform DCOMM beforehand.
For more information on media accreditation, please contact:
ILO Department of Communication and Public Information (DCOMM) Tel.: +4122/799-7912 E-mail: [email protected]
