Media accreditation for the 114th International Labour Conference

GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will hold the 114th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) from 1 to 12 June 2026. The Conference activities will be held at three different venues including the ILO Headquarters building, the Palais des Nations and the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG).

Worker, Employer and Government delegates from the ILO’s 187 Member States will discuss a wide range of key issues shaping the world of work. The Conference agenda includes the reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General, discussions on the Programme and Budget, and the application of international labour standards.

The Conference will also address major policy themes, including a recurrent discussion on social dialogue and tripartism, a second standard-setting discussion on decent work in the platform economy, and a general discussion on advancing gender equality in the world of work.

Details of the full agenda are available on the ILO website. The programmes of work of the technical committees will be finalized closer to the Conference and published on their dedicated webpages.

Please note that press access to the Committee on the Application of Standards will only be authorised if accompanied by a member of the ILO Department of Communication (DCOMM).

For Geneva-based and accredited journalists

Journalists accredited to the United Nations in Geneva or to the ILC, including those part of accredited delegations, can access the press galleries of meetings taking place at the Palais that are open to the press using their UNOG or ILC press badges. Please note that for security reasons, filming on the plenary floor of meetings is limited and requires a staff member from the Department of Communication (DCOMM) to be informed in advance. Those with photo or video equipment should inform the ILO News Unit in advance ([email protected] or +4122/799-7912), specifying the time and date they wish to enter.

To access the ILO building UNOG-accredited journalists should inform the ILO News Unit in DCOMM ahead of their visit ([email protected] or +4122/799-7912).

For journalists not accredited to the UN

To obtain accreditation for the conference journalists should complete the accreditation form and send it, with all the information and documents requested, to [email protected], using the subject line ‘ILC press accreditation’.

Journalists who may require assistance from the ILO to facilitate entry visas for Switzerland should send a request by email to [email protected], using the subject line ‘VISA & ILC’, along with the exact dates of the intended visit, a copy of a valid passport, a copy of a valid professional press card and a letter of assignment from the Editor-in-Chief of the media outlet concerned.

Press badges will be available for collection from the ILO accreditation desk at ILO headquarters, on presentation of a valid passport, a valid professional press card and a letter of assignment from the Editor-in-Chief of the media concerned.

Further details on the location and opening hours of the accreditation desk will be made available in due course.

Journalists wishing to bring in photo or video equipment into the Palais des Nations or the ILO should inform the ILO News Unit in DCOMM in advance ([email protected] or +4122/799-7912) and be prepared to pass through a security checkpoint at the Palais des Nations with their equipment.

More information for journalists will be published ahead of the opening of the Conference.

For more information please contact [email protected].