Geneva

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ILC Conversations 2025

113th Session of the International Labour Conference

Opening of the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference

Plenary debates – Morning sitting

Plenary debates - Afternoon sitting

World Day Against Child Labour 2025

Annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

Key intervention’s Spotlight - Living wages: A driver of social and economic development   

Closing of the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference

Switzerland

The 5th Employment Policy Research Symposium, organized by the ILO in partnership with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, will provide a platform for economists, specialists, policymakers, and social partners to discuss how integrated employment policy development can promote inclusive transitions, advance social justice and a better future of work.

Agenda for the Fifth Employment Policy research Symposium

Agenda

Information note

The Welcome and Opening Session aims to set the scene for the two-day Symposium with discussions and presentations on research and innovations to feed employment policy development that can promote&nbsp;inclusive transitions, advance social justice and a better future of work. It will also lay the foundation for subsequent parallel sessions and panel discussions on a wide range of issues in the world of work.

How can employment policy development  promote inclusive transitions, advance social justice and a better future of work?

ILO Headquarters

This session will cover the main takeaways of the first day of the Symposium with discussions on the parallel sessions and their policy implications.

What are the main takeaways from parallel sessions and their policy implications?

S.M. Sibeko of the Parliamentary Budget Office of South Africa will deliver the second keynote speech on the topic of "Macroeconomics and social justice"

Macroeconomics and social justice

This closing session will summarize the main takeaways of the two-day Symposium with discussions on how employment policy development can promote inclusive transitions, advance social justice and a better future of work looking ahead.

5th Employment Policy Research Symposium: Employment policies for social justice

Full schedule

Thursday, 11 May 2023

Friday, 12 May 2023