Highlights

• Conference: « Prospects for an efficient management of the migrants’ remittances »
  24 June 2009 - Parlamentino del CNEL, Viale David Lubin 2, Rome - 10:00 a.m.

• World Day Against Child Labour
  12 June 2009 - The World Day Against Child Labour will be celebrated on 12 June 2009. The World Day this year marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the landmark ILO Convention No. 182, which addresses the need for action to tackle the worst forms of child labour. Whilst celebrating progress made during the past ten years, the World Day will highlight the continuing challenges, with a focus on exploitation of girls in child labour. Around the world, an estimated 100 million girls are involved in child labour. Many of these girls undertake similar types of work as boys, but often also endure additional hardships and face extra risks. Moreover, girls are all too often exposed to some of the worst forms of child labour, often in hidden work situations.

• International Labour Conference: Heads of State, government and leaders from the world of work tackle the global jobs crisis
  2 June 2009 - Some 4,000 representatives of government and employers’ and workers’ organizations are to meet here on 3-19 June to search for an effective response to the growing impact of the economic and financial crisis on employment, social protection and the world of work. The annual Conference of the International Labour Organization has been called on to discuss ways and means to protect workers, families and enterprises from the effects of the crisis and to promote rapid economic and employment recovery.

• ILO says job losses are increasing due to economic crisis
  28 May 2009 - The International Labour Office issued new labour market projections for 2009, showing a further increase in unemployment, working poor and those in vulnerable employment. In presenting the new data, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia, said the ILO’s annual International Labour Conference, to be held in Geneva on 3-19 June, was to consider an emergency “global jobs pact” designed to promote a coordinated policy response to the global jobs crisis.

• New ILO report says “cost of coercion” to workers in forced labour surpasses USD 20 billion per year
  12 May 2009 - In a new study on the patterns of forced labour worldwide, the ILO says the “opportunity cost” of coercion to the workers affected reaches over USD 20 billion per year. The report, entitled The Cost of Coercion, also details the growing number of unethical, fraudulent and criminal practices that can lead people into situations of forced labour, and calls for increased efforts to eradicate the practices.

• The Italian Council of Ministers approves the white book on the future of welfare presented by Labour Minister, Maurizio Sacconi
  6 May 2009

• ILO 90th anniversary: 90 years working for social justice
  21 April 2009 - Conference in occasion of the 90th anniversary of the ILO - Parlamentino del CNEL, Viale David Lubin 2, Rome - 10:00 a.m.

• 4th Seminar on child labour, education and youth employment
  Istanbul (Turkey), 15-16 Octobre 2009 - UCW Program and University of Galatasaray are calling for papers relevant to the following themes for presentation at the seminar: determinants of child labour and education; link between child labour and education; impact of child labour involvement on youth employment outcomes; labour market entry processes and school-to-work transitions (deadline for submission: 1 June 2009).