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Be part of IOE’s effort to bring the business voice to the IMRF Details on IOE’s participation in this landmark meeting and on how you can join. First IOE NY Update of 2022 The IOE office in New York got off to a busy start in 2022 expanding relations with selected UN agencies and highlighting the private sector's… Last call to register for ILO Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour Register by 14 April to the ILO Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour which will take place 15 -20 May 2022 in Durban,… JUST RELEASED: Private sector guidance on social clauses in trade agreements IOE, together with several Geneva-based institutions, has published an in-depth analysis of the impact of social clauses in international trade… Call for comments on the 2022 CEACR General Survey: Securing decent work for nursing personnel and domestic workers, key actors in the care economy Invitation to comment on the General Survey to prepare the Employers' position for the discussion at the 2022 Committee on Application of… IOE and Microsoft partner to scale up digital skills in 4 LDC countries The global employer community joins with Microsoft to train 20,000 people, in four African least developed countries, in digital and… IOE highlights the importance of partnership dialogue in the new EU-OACPS agreement (post-Cotonou agreement) IOE participates in the hearing of the European Economic and Social Council working group to review the role of organised civil society in the… Participate in IOE/Ardea International Survey on Eliminating Child Labour in Supply Chains IOE, in collaboration with Ardea International, is calling on its members to disseminate its global survey asking companies about their efforts… The global employer community congratulates the newly elected ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo IOE welcomes the election of the first African Director-General of the International Labour Organization Mr Gilbert Houngbo. Support Polish employer's campaign to assist Ukrainian refugees Donate to the Polish business community’s fund to assist refugees from the Ukraine conflict. IOE, FEDEPRICAP and CEIB condemn the arbitrary and illegal conviction of the former President of COSEP, José Adán Aguerri The former President of the Nicaraguan employer organisation COSEP has been detained since 8 June 2021. Call for employers to participate in the ILO Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour and to join IOE preparatory meeting Register now for ILO Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, on 15-20 May 2022, and for IOE preparatory meeting, on 28 March… New dates for upcoming Migration Governance workshops and key takeaways from the East Africa workshop Save the new dates for the next preparatory sub-regional meetings for employers and governments for West Africa region (29-30 March 2022) and… Second IOE's Policy Working Group on Gender Equality and Diversity event on "Women Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Barriers and Challenges" On 7 March 2022, IOE's Policy Working Group on Gender Equality and Diversity held an event on "Women Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Barriers and… Five steps to succeed as a woman entrepreneur On International Women's Day, IOE and its network team up to advance gender equality and diversity. The world’s largest employer and trade union groups unite to call for support of UN Ukraine appeal IOE and ITUC issue joint call to support UNHCR's urgent humanitarian work in Ukraine. IOE Statement on Ukraine crisis IOE Statement on the aggression against Ukraine IOE's new mentoring initiative for women professionals IOE is now accepting applications for both mentors and mentees for its newly launched Mentorship Programme. Latest Business and Human Rights Newsletter now available Do not miss the new edition of IOE’s Business and Human Rights Newsletter. New publication: MNE Declaration - A self-assessment tool for enterprises IOE and ILO jointly published today a guide for enterprises on assessing their alignment with the MNE Declaration. The Future of Labour Mobility Calls for Inclusion of Private Sector in Decision-Making UN Migration (IOM) and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) leaders issue a joint call for the inclusion of business in decisions… SAVE THE DATE: ILO Global Forum for a Human-centred Recovery Follow the discussions from 22-24 February as international leaders set the agenda for post-Covid recovery. Guidance report on climate change, employment and just transition IOE has released a new guidance for business on the latest climate change policy developments. NOW AVAILABLE: 2022 Report of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations 2022 Report of the CEACR (Report III - 1A) now online via the link in the Resources box. IOE Policy Working Groups - update The IOE Management Board decided at its September 2021 session to amend the names of two of the Organisation's Policy Working Groups to better… Three vacancies on the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations IOE recommends members of our global network consider identifying independent and solid candidates to be an expert on the CEACR. Latest business guidance on Covid-19 vaccination and prevention IOE has just published a new Covid-19 guidance report for employers on recent vaccination and prevention developments. Employers make significant contribution to new guidelines on principles of labour inspection A new balanced set of guidelines were agreed during a recent ILO meeting. Loss of IOE Honorary President François Perigot The IOE was sad to learn that our Honorary President, Mr François Perigot, passed away. Page 2 of 2. Previous 12 Load more