Unions
Unionists from all over the world visited ILO Office in Turkey
A delegation of 27 unionists from 26 countries visited the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Turkey on 18 April 2017.
24 April 2017
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The TODAİE (Public Administration Institute for Turkey and Middle East), MEMUR-SEN and SESRİC are presently conducting an international training programme in trade unionism and social policies in Ankara that started on April 1st and will continue until June 1st. 27 participants from 26 countries including Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Indonesia, Cameroon, Ghana, Mauritania, Mongolia, Niger, Somali and Yemen have come to Turkey for this training programme. Part of the training was a visit to the ILO Office in Turkey.
In the seminar organised upon the visit, Numan Özcan, the Director of ILO Office in Turkey reminded the unique tripartite structure of ILO and underlined the cooperation of Government and employers’ and workers’ organizations in ensuring social and economic progress as the most fundamental element shaping the work of ILO.
ILO Director Özcan also gave information about the ILO in general, the ILO-Turkey relations, and the work of the ILO in Turkey.
Participants were informed about the following projects: ‘Promotion of Social Dialogue in Working Life’, ‘Improvement of Working Conditions and Productivity in SMSEs in Turkey’, ‘Work Safety and Health in Turkey through Alignment with International Standards’, and ‘More and Better Jobs for Women’. In addition, Nejat Kocabay, Senior Programme Manager in ILO Office for Turkey supplied detailed information concerning activities and work plan under the project ‘Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) in Seasonal Hazelnut Agriculture in Turkey’.
The visiting delegation also participated a training session on ILO Conventions related to social dialogue, organised under the ‘Technical Assistance for Improving Social Dialogue in Working Life’ project
In the seminar organised upon the visit, Numan Özcan, the Director of ILO Office in Turkey reminded the unique tripartite structure of ILO and underlined the cooperation of Government and employers’ and workers’ organizations in ensuring social and economic progress as the most fundamental element shaping the work of ILO.
ILO Director Özcan also gave information about the ILO in general, the ILO-Turkey relations, and the work of the ILO in Turkey.
Participants were informed about the following projects: ‘Promotion of Social Dialogue in Working Life’, ‘Improvement of Working Conditions and Productivity in SMSEs in Turkey’, ‘Work Safety and Health in Turkey through Alignment with International Standards’, and ‘More and Better Jobs for Women’. In addition, Nejat Kocabay, Senior Programme Manager in ILO Office for Turkey supplied detailed information concerning activities and work plan under the project ‘Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) in Seasonal Hazelnut Agriculture in Turkey’.
The visiting delegation also participated a training session on ILO Conventions related to social dialogue, organised under the ‘Technical Assistance for Improving Social Dialogue in Working Life’ project