Past events

February 2013

  1. Addressing Youth, Employment and Migration Issues through Joint Programming

    8 February 2013

    The Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations will host an event co-sponsored by the ILO and the Secretariat of the MDG Achievement Fund, “Addressing Youth, Employment and Migration Issues through Joint Programming”, to share good practices and lessons emerging from the implemenation of the UN joint work on Youth Employment and Migration.

  2. Special Panel Discussion: Innovative Youth Employment Strategies for Decent Work

    7 February 2013

    Exploring the latest developments in increasing youth employment, the U.S. Mission to the UN and the International Labour Organization(ILO)will convene a special forum bringing together key stakeholders to explore the challenges in implementing successful strategies.

  3. Building knowledge-base and promoting rights of the Bangladesh workers on the move

    6 February 2013

    A Tripartite Workshop titled "Building Knowledge-base and Promoting Rights of the Bangladesh Workers on the Move" co-organized by the Human Development Research Centre (HDRC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Dhaka. The workshop included a wide range of stakeholders representing private and public sector banks, civil society organizations, migrant workers associations, international organizations, media and the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment (MEWOE). The workshop was conducted in order to gather information and exchange experiences to inform five comprehensive studies on international labour migration from Bangladesh.

January 2013

  1. European Commission conference "Exploiting the employment potential of personal and household services"

    31 January 2013

    In April 2012, the European Commission opened a public consultation on exploiting the employment potential of the personal and household services. This conference will examine the main outcomes of the consultation. The ILO-Brussels office will chair the panel on working conditions and standards.

  2. Join our Twitter Q&A session on global unemployment

    25 January 2013

    ILO Senior Economist Ekkehard Ernst will be answering questions on the new report, Global Employment Trends 2013, on Friday 25 January at 10:00 Geneva time (09:00 GMT). Tweet your questions to @ILONEWS, using the hashtag #GET2013.

  3. Call for Contributions to the United Nations World Youth Report 2013 - Youth Migration and Development

    23 January - 22 February 2013

    The UN Focal Point on Youth will organize a number of interactive activities, among them, an online survey, an e-consultation, a Google+ Hangout with young people and experts.

  4. Join our Q&A session on domestic workers

    14 January 2013

    ILO expert Amelita King-Dejardin will be answering questions on the new global report on domestic workers, on Monday 14 January at 15:00 Geneva time (14:00 GMT). Send your questions to http://twitter.com/ILONEWS, using the hashtag #ILO2013.

December 2012

  1. The Commemoration of the International Migrant Day: The 2012 Review – Progress, Opportunities and Challenges on Labour Migration

    18 December 2012

    The 2012 review is conducted as part of raising the media awareness concerning issues related to labour migration.

  2. ILO-Luxembourg conference on "Green Jobs. Opportunities and challenges for green and decent jobs"

    13 December 2012

    The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the ILO are organizing a conference on green jobs and its opportunities in Luxembourg on 13 December 2012.

  3. Briefing on growth and employment in the post-2015 development agenda

    13 December 2012

    On 13 December 2012 the Permanent Mission of Japan, the United Nations Development Programme and the International Labour Organization organized a briefing on Growth and Employment in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Participants included permanent and observer missions to the United Nations, UN agencies and civil society organizations.