Events and meetings

2020

  1. ILO Webinar on COVID-19: Protecting Workers in the Workplace in Asia and Pacific

    23 July 2020

    This webinar will offer trade unionists in Asia-Pacific an opportunity to discuss “Pillar 3: Protecting workers in the workplace” while exploring possible actions and strategies to influence, shape and support successful policy outcomes linked to the ILO Policy Framework.

  2. ILO Webinar on COVID-19:Supporting Enterprises, Jobs and Income in Asia and Pacific

    16 July 2020

    This webinar, part of the ACTRAV Webinar Series 2.0, will explore how to cushion the devastating consequences for the loss of income many workers face during lockdown as well as the policies in place such as wage subsidies, job retention schemes and other efforts in terms of short-term support and extension of social protection. Trade union strategies that can influence, shape and support these actions will also be discussed.

  3. ILO Webinar on COVID-19: Stimulating the Economy and Employment​ in Asia and Pacific

    23 June 2020

    The lockdown measures have sparked an unprecedented economic crisis in most countries around the world. “Jobs-led” and “human centred” economic policies have become increasingly important and necessary in the COVID-19 crisis and recovery response. The ILO Policy Framework on COVID-19 Crisis based on International Labour Standards identified out four (4) pillars to fight the crisis and one of which is the pillar on “Stimulating the Economy and Employment”. This webinar, part of the ACTRAV Webinar Series 2.0 will explore how economic and employment policies (in particular active labour market policies) can support workers and sectors in the Asia Pacific region to promote employment growth and more decent work on the road to recovery.

  4. Domestic workers and COVID-19

    19 June 2020

    The ILO's Work in Freedom Programme, Nepal and WOREC, join collaboration in co-organizing the discussion to mark the International Domestic Workers' Day (16 June 2020).

  5. COVID-19 and Child Labour: Looking forward in times of crisis

    12 June 2020

    Join us for a high-level virtual debate on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour

2019

  1. National Workshop on Action against Violence and Harassment in the World of Work with focus on Gender-Based Violence in Nepal

    16 December 2019

    The ILO Country Office for Nepal, in collaboration with UN Women and CARE, organized a national workshop on “Action against Violence and Harassment in the World of Work with focus on Gender-Based Violence” in Kathmandu.

  2. Nepal: National Capacity Building and Planning Workshop for Stakeholders of Home Based Workers and Informal Workers in Supply Chains

    21 November 2019

    The two-day workshop was aimed to build capacity, create a common understanding and concertize possible actions on the issue of home workers, home-based workers, and other workers in the informal economy, who are part of global supply chains.

  3. Asia Regional Conference on reaching SDG Target 8.7: Eradicating forced labour, human trafficking and child labour

    20 - 22 November 2019

  4. Reporting on forced labour and fair recruitment

    14 - 15 November 2019

    In collaboration with Foreign Employment Board, the ILO organized a workshop to train Nepali journalists to report on issues of forced labour and fair recruitment.

  5. Discussion on the report of the Global Commission on the Future of Work: Work for a brighter future

    20 May 2019

    The Government, representatives of employers and workers, and prominent economists have called for newer paths and committed actions to realize a human-centred agenda for the future of work in the event of growing challenges posed by technological advances, climate change and demography.

  6. National Tripartite Consultative Workshop for Promoting Occupational Safety and Health in Nepal

    11 March 2019

    Tripartite workshop to disseminate to understand the new national OSH policy of Nepal,draft OSH in construction sector standards and exchange practical experiences for improving OSH of construction sector and informal/home-based workers.

  7. Review and Planning Meeting

    28 February - 1 March 2019

    Work in Freedom programme in Nepal is organizing review and planning meeting with its partners who are implementing community-based interventions.

2018

  1. Launch of Job portal applications for android and iOS platforms and final project wrap up

    24 August 2018

    The programme is jointly organized by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Department of Labour and Occupational Safety and ILO to launch the Employment Service Centres job portal and its applications.

  2. Technical Consultation on Alliance 8.7

    28 June 2018

    The workshop aims at providing information on Alliance 8.7, building commitments and discussing possible next steps to make Alliance 8.7 operational in Nepal.

  3. Capacity development training on effective use of job portal apps and programme review

    11 - 14 June 2018

    The training provides orientation on use of newly designed and developed job portal applications in Android and iOS platforms.

  4. Consultation on Responsible Business Conduct and Competition in Supply Chains

    26 March 2018

    The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), invites Employer Organizations and Sectoral Associations to join with Small and Medium Enterprises for a consultation on Responsible Business Conduct and Competition in Supply Chains.

2017

  1. Launch of How Immigrant Contribute to Thailand's Economy in Bangkok (ECLM project)

    29 November 2017

    An event was held in Bangkok on 29 November 2017 to launch the report, How Immigrants Contribute to Thailand’s Economy. The report was produced in the context of the project "Assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in developing countries as countries of destination" (ECLM). The agenda for this event can be downloaded below.

  2. A Seminar cum Interaction Programme on Youth Employment in Domestic Labour Market

    26 - 16 September 2017

    A seminar cum interaction programme on Youth Employment in Domestic Labour Market was organized on 26 September 2017 to provide information on the current policies and practices in three sectors including agriculture, infrastructure and manufacturing sectors and to develop a results oriented action plan.

  3. Musings on my experience at the International Labour Conference

    16 September 2017

    This 106th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) took place in June 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland. This year’s ILC discussed issues such as climate change, the future of work, occupational safety and health, social protection, forced labour with a World of Work Summit focusing on women in the world of work.

  4. The 11th Kathmandu Marathon-Run for SDGs 2017

    16 September 2017

    The 11th Kathmandu Marathon was organized this year, with “Run for SDGs” as its main theme.