Recent events and campaigns
December 2008
November 2008
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06 November 2008 - 21 November 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
303rd Session of the Governing Body - 6-21 November 2008
Amid growing concern over the impact of economic turmoil on workers, employers and governments, the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) took the first steps toward forging employment and social policy responses through social dialogue aimed at meeting the challenges of the deepening global economic crisis.
October 2008
September 2008
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08 September 2008 - 10 September 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Measurement of Decent Work
The meeting of experts is expected to discuss and make recommendations on a methodology to measure progress toward decent work that involves the identification of quantitative and qualitative indicators.
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22 September 2008, New York, USA
High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: A Decent Work Approach to Development and the MDGs"
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05 September 2008, Oslo, Norway
High-Level Forum on “Decent Work: A Key to Social Justice for a Fair Globalization”
The High-Level Forum “Decent Work: A Key to Social Justice for a Fair Globalization” held in Oslo on 5 September 2008 was the first public international discussion of the ILO Declaration on “Social Justice for a Fair Globalization” (June 2008), and gave rise to new ideas for policy coherence and global governance. The meeting was organized by the Government of Norway and the Financial Times.
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08 September 2008 - 09 September 2008, Monrovia, Liberia
High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: A Decent Work Approach to Development and Growth in Africa"
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22 September 2008 - 26 September 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
Tripartite Expert Meeting to Develop Guidelines for Port State Control Officers Carrying out Inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
The 94th (Maritime) Session of the International Labour Conference, which adopted the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, also adopted a number of resolutions.
Resolution IV, concerning the development of guidelines for port State control, requested
that the Director-General of the ILO convene a tripartite expert meeting to develop suitable
guidance for port State control officers.
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15 September 2008 - 19 September 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
Tripartite Expert Meeting to Adopt Guidelines on Flag State Inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
The 94th (Maritime) Session of the International Labour Conference, which adopted the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, also adopted a number of resolutions.
Resolution XIII, concerning the development of guidelines for flag State inspection, requested that the Director-General convene a tripartite expert meeting to develop suitable guidance for flag State inspection.
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08 September 2008 - 10 September 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Measurement of Decent Work
In its March 2008 session, the Governing Body approved a Tripartite
Meeting of Experts to provide further detailed advice on the viability of the options, and to provide guidance on the various possible ways of measuring the dimensions of decent work in order to prepare comprehensive recommendations for consideration by the Governing Body.
August 2008
June 2008
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06 June 2008, Geneva
Side event at the 97th International Labour Conference, 2008: Flexicurity and decent work - [pdf 435 KB]
Friday, 6 June 2008, 1 pm – 3 pm, Palais des Nations, Room XXIV
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29 June 2008 - 02 July 2008, Seoul, Korea
XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work - World Summit on Safety and Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 29 June – 2 July 2008
Over 4,000 industry leaders, policy-makers and specialists are to attend the largest international event on occupational safety and health, the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, which opens in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on 29 June. ...
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04 June 2008, ILO Building, Room II (R3 level)
Interactive Panel Discussion on Social Dimensions of Public Procurement
(4 June 2008 13:00-15:00)
Panel discussion organized by the International Labour Standards Department (NORMES) and the Department of Communication and Public Information (DCOMM) with the financial support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES)
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23 June 2008 - 24 June 2008, Paris
ILO-OECD Conference on Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalizing Economy - 23-24 June 2008
The ILO and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are jointly organizing a High-level Conference on the employment and labour aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to be held in Paris, at the new OECD Conference Centre on 23-24 June 2008.
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008