Past events

ILO Live

Plenary debates – Morning sitting

Discussion of the Reports of the Director-General and of the Chairperson of the Governing Body.

ILO Live

World Day Against Child Labour

Panel discussion The high-level side event organized by the ILO during the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference, at the fringes of the Recurrent Item Discussion on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, celebrates the 25 years since the adoption of ILO Convention No. 182.It also provides an opportunity for tripartite constituents to discuss advances and challenges in relation to the elimination of child labour with the aim to improve implementation worldwide, as well as to promote universal ratification of ILO Convention No. 138. Let’s Act on our Commitments: End Child LabourThis year’s World Day will focus on celebrating the 25th anniversary of the adoption of ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour,1999 (No. 182), which, in 2020, was the first ILO Convention to be universally ratified. While calling on all member States that have not yet done so to ratify the Convention on the Minimum Age, 1973 (No. 138), the World Day is also an opportunity for reminding all stakeholders to improve their implementation of the two fundamental ILO Conventions on child labour – Conventions No. 182 and No. 138.While much progress has been made in reducing child labour over the years, recent years have seen global trends reverse, and, now more than ever, it is important to join forces to accelerate action towards ending child labour in all its forms.With the adoption of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 8.7, the international community made a commitment to the elimination of child labour in all its forms by 2025.  Governments around the world have ratified ILO Conventions on child labour (Convention No. 182 ratified by all 187 ILO member States, and Convention No. 138 ratified by 176 Member States) and are committed to their implementation. The Durban Call to Action, adopted by delegates following the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in 2022, shows the way. This year, the Regional Initiative “Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour” is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and the event will feature a video message by tripartite representatives of the Initiative. 

Arab Social Protection Compass Webinar series: Part I

Integrating contributory and non-contributory social protection in Oman

ILO Live

Plenary debates – Evening sitting

Discussion of the Reports of the Director-General and of the Chairperson of the Governing Body.

ILO Recovery Programme

Development partners meeting in support of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

ILO Live

Strategic Dialogue with Co-Facilitators of the World Summit for Social Development

As the preparations for the Second World Summit for Social Development to be held in 2025 are under way, this Strategic Dialogue is an opportunity to exchange views with Ambassador Kridelka of Belgium and Ambassador Hilale of Morocco, the two co-facilitators of the process. The session will be opened by the President of the Conference and includes a statement from the ILO Director General, followed by a statement from a representative of the workers’ and of the employers’ group.  Delegates will be invited to take the floor and engage in a dialogue with the two co-facilitators.

ILO Live

Plenary debates - Afternoon sitting

Discussion of the Reports of the Director-General and of the Chairperson of the Governing Body.

ILO Live

Plenary debates - Afternoon sitting

Discussion of the Reports of the Director-General and of the Chairperson of the Governing Body.

ILO Live

Plenary debates - Evening sitting

Discussion of the Reports of the Director-General and of the Chairperson of the Governing Body.

ILO Live

Opening of the 112th International Labour Conference

The opening sitting of the 112th International Labour Conference will elect the Conference President and Vice-Presidents, adopt the operational arrangements for the conduct of the Conference and the constitution of committees. It will hear the opening addresses of the President of the Conference, the Employers’ and Workers’ Groups Chairpersons as well as the ILO Director-General and a special address by Ms Jayati Ghosh -Development Economist- on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Declaration of Philadelphia.

Webinar Series

Arab Social Protection Compass “Towards Integrated Approaches for Universal Social Protection”

Employment Seminar series

The gendered employment impacts of the Covid-19 trade collapse and recovery

Le projet ''An Ka Baara'' renforce les capacités d'une vingtaine de staffs techniques de l'OIT sur les approches de Développement de Systèmes de Marché (DSM) à Bamako au Mali

High-Level roundtable on Freedom of Association in Belarus

Launch of the Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook (APESO) 2024 report

Masterclass Series “The SKILLS Bridge” - Episode 7

Revolutionizing Skill Development: India's Sector Skills Councils

Knowledge sharing forum: Innovative solutions to reduce child labour and forced labour in Africa

Launch event - Think Impact Toolkit for guarantee instruments

On 21 May 2024, the ILO's Social Finance Programme launched the Think Impact Toolkit for guarantee instruments. The Think Impact Toolkit for guarantee instruments contains a set of practical tools that can easily be adopted and integrated into the broader impact management framework of a guarantor. The toolkit was co-developed through a partnership between the ILO and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida). Speakers: Rie Vejs-Kjleldgaard (ILO), Ulf Källstig (Sida), Anders Rönquist (Sida), Gustav Lindskog (Sida), Osman Kajmovic (ProCredit Bank), Patricia Richter (ILO) and Fernando Libano (ILO).Download the PowerPoint presentation used during the event.

Deadline for application: 12 April 2024

ILO Code of Practice on Occupational Safety and Health in the Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear Industries

Artificial Intelligence

The Economic Impacts and the Regulation of AI: A Review of the Academic Literature and Policy Actions (IMF, 2024)

This webinar examines the economic impacts of AI and its global regulation, highlighting discrepancies between theoretical predictions and empirical data on employment and productivity, and noting divergent focuses in academic and regulatory discussions.