ILO Events

Ethiopia celebrates 100th Anniversary of ILO Membership with a National Labour Conference. The high-level event will have an in-depth exploration of the evolution of labour administration in Ethiopia, highlighting milestones, challenges, and reforms that have shaped the nation's approach to promoting social justice and decent work throughout the past century and aims to chart a new roadmap for the coming decades.

Organized during the 14th annual meeting of the ILO Child Labour Platform, the conversation aims to foster understanding of the interlinkages between climate change and labour rights, particularly child labour, and to provide an overview of what the ILO is doing to address this challenge. Participants will be able to share knowledge and learn about good practices among existing due diligence initiatives on climate change and child labour in supply chains. The session also seeks to inspire collaborative action and provide participants with the opportunity to identify key partners and stakeholders such as trade unions, government officials, and local businesses and communities, with whom multinationals can collaborate.

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.

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.

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the "Labour Overview" of the ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, this symposium will analyse the current context of the world of work in the region in the light of the advances and challenges that conditioned and/or favoured its performance in terms of employment generation, income opportunities and working conditions.

The ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN) 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. The conference will provide an opportunity to welcome new ILO GBDN members, facilitate the exchange of best corporate practices in disability inclusion, showcase the latest global and local business initiatives related to disability, and encourage informal networking among conference attendees. The conference will cover topics such as disability inclusion in companies' environmental, social, and governance efforts, addressing the intersectional needs of individuals with disabilities, self-identification and career advancement of employees with disabilities, and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on disability inclusion in the workplace.

This International Day of Care and Support seeks to foreground care and support as a cornerstone of sustainable development and accelerator for gender equality. It will allow all stakeholders to make, renew or enhance their commitment and take action to promote the rights of caregivers, care workers and those receiving care and support. Follow the event live from UN Headquarters in New York.

As 500 statisticians from around the world attend the 21st International Conference of Labour Statisticians at the ILO in Geneva, this World of Work Show will explore the crucial role played by labour market data in creating better economies and better lives. What exactly do these statisticians do and how do their insights shape business strategies and government policies. The Show will also take you behind the scenes of the #CoffeePeople campaign, which aims to promote and maintain safe and healthy working conditions within the global coffee supply chain.

The 21st International Conference of Labour Statisticians  (ICLS) held at ILO headquarters in Geneva from 11-20 October 2023 will celebrate the centenary of the Conference, that was first held in October 1923. Worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO’s Member States will tackle a wide range of issues that have a long-term impact on the world of work, including concepts, statistical definitions and methods for measuring key indicators for the advancement of social justice.

As Heads of State and Government gather at the UN General Assembly in New York to review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the ILO World of Work Show will discuss where we stand on the 17 SDGs and what more needs to be done to achieve them. The show will also offer a sneak peek at the ILO’s soon to be launched campaign - “This Way to Social Justice - which aims to help combat inequalities for a greener, healthier and more sustainable future for all.