Events and meetings

May 2012

  1. Youth Employment Forum

    23 - 25 May 2012

    As youth unemployment reaches unprecedented levels in many countries, the ILO is to hold a Global Youth Employment Forum to address the challenges young people face in the labour market. A hundred young men and women (aged 18-29), from all regions of the world will share their experiences and views on the current employment situation and discuss practical examples of successful initiatives which have led to the promotion of decent work for youth.

  2. Managing your Agricultural Cooperative - My.Coop. First official online Training of Trainers course

    14 May - 6 July 2012

    This on-line training will give you additional pedagogical guidelines and advice on how to structure and how to facilitate the My.Coop contents from the general My.Coop training package. After successful completion of this course you will be trained on how to use the My.Coop training package in your own context.

  3. Austerity and the jobs crisis: Live Q&A session on Twitter with ILO expert Raymond Torres

    8 - 10 May 2012

    Ask ILO expert Raymond Torres your questions on alternatives to austerity against an uncertain economic backdrop. Join the ILO’s live Question and Answer session on Twitter, on Thursday 10 May at 14:30 GMT (16:30 Geneva time).

April 2012

  1. The ILO-IFC Better Work programme: improving working conditions and promoting competitiveness in global supply chains

    24 April 2012

    Tuesday, 24 April 2012 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

  2. ILO/World Bank discussion on Jobs and Policy Responses to the Crisis

    20 April 2012

    The World Bank (WB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are holding a discussion on how the recent financial and economic crisis and the policy responses to that crisis have affected the quality and the quantity of jobs. During the discussion, a new ILO/WB inventory of policy responses to the financial and economic crisis and a joint report will be launched.

  3. Disability in the Workplace and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network

    3 April 2012

    Tuesday, 3 April 2012 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

March 2012

  1. Youth Employment Month Events in Thailand

    28 March 2012

    As Thailand's contribution to the global Youth Employment Month, there will be a panel discussion on Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific and a student debate on The ASEAN Economic Community will damage youth employment in Thailand. The events are open to the public. Chulalongkorn University, 9.30-15.30 hours

  2. Tripartite Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification in Kyrgyzstan

    14 March 2012

    A workshop with representatives from relevant government and education institutions as well as employers' and workers' representatives from the respective sectors was organized in Bishkek to discuss and validate initial findings of conducted analysis and promote skills dialogue among stakeholders.

  3. Global Youth Consultations

    1 March - 31 May 2012

    The ILO held events in more than 40 countries around the world from March to May 2012 to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.

February 2012

  1. Breaking ground: Partnerships for more and better jobs for young people

    27 February 2012

    An event co organized by the ILO, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) to strengthen the partnership between governments and the private sector in advancing youth employment and decent work.

  2. Webinar on Women’s Entrepreneurship Development: ILO experiences in assisting women entrepreneurs in starting-up a productive business with growth potential

    21 February 2012

    Tuesday 21 February 2012 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

  3. World Youth Report Launch Event

    6 February 2012

    To coincide with the 50th session of the Commission for Social Development, the Division for Social Policy and Development will hold a launch event for its World Youth Report: “Youth Employment: youth perspectives on the pursuit of decent work in changing times.”

January 2012

  1. Tailor Made Course on Value Chain Development

    1 January - 31 December 2012

    A one week tailor made course for project implementers and policy makers based on ITC-ILO's Value Chain Development training methodology.

December 2011

  1. International Day of Persons with Disabilities - 3 December 2011

    3 December 2011

    Observed on the 3rd of December each year, the day aims to encourage better understanding of disability issues. This year’s theme is “Together for a better world for all: including persons with disabilities in development”. It seeks to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their communities in development efforts.

November 2011

  1. Webinar on HIV and AIDS in the workplace: how companies can make the difference in prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS

    28 November 2011

    Monday 28 November 2011 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

  2. The Global Development Agenda after the Great Recession of 2008-2009: Revisiting the Seoul Development Consensus - Employment Policy Department Knowledge-Sharing Conference

    21 November 2011

    The Employment Policy Department’s Knowledge-Sharing Conference was held on 21 November 2011 at ILO headquarters in Geneva. Its goal was to provide a forum for distinguished external experts to share their knowledge on the evolution of the global development agenda after the great recession of 2008-2009. By revisiting the framework of the Seoul Development Consensus, the conference sought to assess whether it should and could be implemented with greater vigour in the current economic context of the G20 countries. It was also a great opportunity to discuss how to build a new development framework by sharing different country case studies.

  3. Course on implementing labour principles in global supply chains

    14 November - 2 December 2011

October 2011

  1. Webinar on Eradicating Forced Labour from Global Supply Chains

    26 October 2011

    Wednesday 26 October 2011 - Webinar convened by the ILO and the UN Global Compact Office

  2. Social and Solidarity Economy Academy, Montreal (Canada)

    24 - 28 October 2011

  3. ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy, second edition

    24 - 28 October 2011

    The first training academy, organized by the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC ILO), was held in October 2010 in Turin, Italy. Known as the "ILO Social and Solidarity Economy Academy (SSE Academy)", this inter-regional training opportunity has gather together more than 70 practitioners and policy-makers from around the world, to share their experiences and meet leading SSE specialists.