Events and training on labour migration
April 2021
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Event
Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment
12 - 15 April 2021
The forum, organized by International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) will gather global brands, suppliers, recruitment agencies, governments, employers’ and workers' organisations, and intergovernmental and civil society organisations to take stock, nurture ideas, foster engagement, and inspire action.
March 2021
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Supporting the future of Syria and the region
Employment, resilience and social cohesion: Success stories and challenges of labour market access for refugees and host communities
25 March 2021
The ILO, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Netherlands' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and UNICEF are organizing a side event to the fifth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region,” hosted by the European Union.
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Event
Spotlight on Gender-sensitive Reporting in Journalism
24 March 2021
The joint ILO-UN Women Safe and Fair Programme, as part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, will host a webinar to discuss and share good practices for responsible and ethical reporting of labour migration and gender-based violence and discrimination against migrant workers among media professionals. Safe and Fair will also launch the Media-friendly glossary on migration: Women migrant workers and ending violence against women edition. The glossary serves a guide for journalists, reporters, researchers and trainers who conduct trainings or write about women’s labour migration, and who write about violence against women in the context of migration.
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5th Brussels Conference - Side event
The nexus between livelihoods, protection and women’s empowerment – Syrian refugees
22 March 2021
A side event to the 5th Brussels Conference, organised by UN Women, ILO and UNHCR examined how international and national partners are working to support the empowerment of Syrian refugee women across the region, focusing on their access to decent work & livelihoods, safety and well-being.
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Event
Access to decent work for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
15 March - 23 April 2021
The course aims to strengthen the capacities of policy-makers and practitioners in adopting measures to facilitate the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour market, and in promoting inclusive employment strategies and policies.
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International Women's Day 2021
Re-emphasising Women’s Right to Mobility
5 March 2021
The Office is organizing a panel discussion to mark the International Women’s Day.
February 2021
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Event
Virtual launch of the ILO Arabic-language toolkit for journalists
24 February 2021
Join the ILO and a panel of distinguished employers’ representatives, workers’ representatives and journalists on 24 February 2021, to celebrate social justice, discuss ethical reporting on labour migration and discover the new Arabic-language ILO Media Toolkit on Forced Labour and Fair Recruitment.
January 2021
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Event
Promoting Social Cohesion in Fragile Contexts through TVET – a training workshop in Jordan
23 - 26 January 2021
The ILO held a four-day training of trainers workshop for technical vocational education and training (TVET) experts, aimed at building their capacity to promote social cohesion in future training programmes.
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Fair recruitment
GFMD Side Event: Advancing fair and ethical recruitment for all in a COVID-19 context
19 January 2021
Join the ILO, the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) for an interactive panel discussion on fair and ethical recruitment in the context of COVID-19.
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Panel discussion
Beyond Recovery: A Post-COVID-19 Socio-Economic Response for Migrants and their Communities
18 January 2021
Join ILO, UNDP, UNU-MERIT for a discussion on integrating migrants into COVID-19 responses and recovery plans.