July 2008

1. Regional workshop on forced labour and human trafficking

   7 - 9 July 2008

   The International Trade Union Confederation - African Regional Organisation (ITUC-Africa) in collaboration with the ITUC, the ILO and the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACLIS) organised a three day Capacity Building Regional Workshop on Forced Labour and Human Trafficking for Trade Union Leaders in Africa

June 2008

1. Addressing Forced Labour: The Role of Employers' Organisations and Business

   30 June - 1 July 2008

   The conference will discuss why forced labour is an issue for employers and business and what role employer organisations should play to support the efforts of business in combating forced labour at national and international levels.

2. 

   XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work - World Summit on Safety and Health

   29 June - 2 July 2008

   Over 4,000 industry leaders, policy-makers and specialists are to attend the largest international event on occupational safety and health, the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, which opens in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on 29 June. Jointly organized every three years by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Social Security Association (ISSA), it aims at contributing to the development of a ‘preventative safety and health culture’ through the exchange of information, knowledge and experiences. The XVIII World Congress is hosted this year by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), under the theme "Safety and health at work: A societal responsibility".

3. 46th annual meeting of CIS centres

   29 June 2008

4. 

   ILO-OECD Conference on Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalizing Economy - 23-24 June 2008

   23 - 24 June 2008

   The ILO and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are jointly organizing a High-level Conference on the employment and labour aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to be held in Paris, at the new OECD Conference Centre on 23-24 June 2008.

5. Regional Workshop on Labour inspection and Forced Labour in Latin America

   18 - 20 June 2008

   This technical workshop will gather about 50 persons linked to labour inspection and forced labour from 12 Latin American countries

6. 

   Side event at the 97th International Labour Conference, 2008: Flexicurity and decent work

   6 June 2008

   Friday, 6 June 2008, 1 pm – 3 pm, Palais des Nations, Room XXIV

7. 

   Interactive Panel Discussion on Social Dimensions of Public Procurement (4 June 2008 13:00-15:00)

   4 June 2008

   Panel discussion organized by the International Labour Standards Department (NORMES) and the Department of Communication and Public Information (DCOMM) with the financial support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES)

May 2008

1. Regional Workshop for Employers’ Organizations on Strategies against Trafficking and Forced Labour

   21 - 22 May 2008

   Workshop organized on 21-22 May 2008 in the framework of the ILO project "Elimination of human trafficking from Moldova and Ukraine through labour market based measures". This high-level event raised awareness and facilitated cooperation and partnership to fight human trafficking bringing together representatives from employers’ organizations and business from Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Poland, and Ukraine. Their involvement is a key to the success of ILO efforts to rid the world of these abuses by 2015.

2. Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage

   19 - 20 May 2008

   The broad objective of the meeting was to identify some policy approaches that countries can use to extend the social security coverage of their workforce and make it more effective, with a particular focus on workers in the informal economy and unorganized sectors.