Past events

November 2023

  1. Integrating Trade and Decent Work: What Works and Why?

    27 November 2023

    The high-level seminar will present key findings from the SUPPORT project, focusing on aligning trade policies with labour market institutions for sustainable development. The event features a high-level panel, including ILO, UNCTAD, and WTO representatives, to discuss innovative strategies and best practices in the trade-labor nexus.

  2. XXIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work: Shaping Change

    27 - 30 November 2023

    The XXIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work (WCSHW), jointly organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Government of Australia, Safework New South Wales and the International Social Security Association (ISSA), will be held in Australia, 27-30 November 2023. The theme of this year's World Congress is “Shaping change. Collaborating for a heathier and safer world of work”.

  3. Conclave on Promotion of Sustainable Enterprises for Local Development

    24 November 2023

    The conclave aims to bring together policymakers, industry leaders, MSMEs, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders from India and other emerging economies with the objective of sustainable, resilient and inclusive development and Decent Work for All.

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    How will the Global Coalition for Social Justice address world of work challenges?

    23 November 2023

    In this episode of the World of Work Show, Deputy Director-General Celeste Drake discusses the Global Coalition for Social Justice, recently endorsed by the Governing Body of the ILO. With just days until the next UN Climate Summit, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, we look ahead to what is likely to be on the table in Dubai, the backdrop for the talks and what the ILO will be doing during the Conference. We also provide a sneak peek of what's in store at the forthcoming Congress on Safety and Health at Work, scheduled to take place in Sydney at the end of this month.

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    The role of social dialogue and its institutions in combating inequalities in the world of work

    23 - 24 November 2023

    The International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) and the Economic and Social Council of Greece (OKE) are jointly organizing a Conference on “The Role of Social Dialogue and its Institutions in Combating Inequalities in the World of Work”. The Conference is organized in the framework of a cooperation agreement between AICESIS and ILO.

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    Technical meeting on decent and sustainable work in the inland waterways sector

    20 - 24 November 2023

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    Disability in sustainability efforts: businesses leading the way

    14 - 15 November 2023

    The ILO Global Business and Disability Network will host its 10th annual conference on “Disability in sustainability efforts: businesses leading the way” on 14th and 15th November 2023 at the ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

  8. Road to COP28 UAE: G7 Driving Collective Action and Financing on Just Transitions and Green Jobs and Skills

    13 November 2023

    In the lead up to COP28, G7 countries, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and German cooperation (GIZ/BMZ), convened a virtual knowledge exchange on November 13 to present their international cooperation strategies and programmes related to just transitions and green jobs.

  9. Joint IMO/ILO Conference on Work at Sea

    13 November 2023

    The Conference will focus on sharing best practices, views and experiences on: ensuring the rights of seafarers and fishers; identifying gaps in the current regulatory framework, including in relation to responsible management; and exploring how governments, industry, IGOs and NGOs can collaborate to improve the relevant international maritime legal framework.

  10. Complexities of local peace: climate change, forced displacement and decent work

    1 November 2023

    The workshop will identify challenges, opportunities and lessons learned in working with forcibly displaced populations and host communities to address climate change, inclusivity, food systems resilience and decent work.