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The way to development starts in Turin
On Friday 20 November, the International Training Centre of the ILO will launch the Turin School of Development at the official opening of the 2009/2010 Academic Year.
Beautiful? Even more so....
The Turin Centre is definitely embellishing itself. This month, it will see several changes in terms of renovation and moves. Most of the exhibition held in Turin in 1961, to celebrate Italy’s centenary as a unified nation, took place on the premises that have become the campus of the International Training Centre. They have been renovated several times since then, most thoroughly ahead of the 2006 Turin Olympic Winter Games.
If not here, then where? If not now, then when?
It is time to share best practice and to learn from each other in a participatory, experiential environment. The “Turin 2009 Learning Link” from 7 to 11 December 2009 will illustrate how.
Reducing poverty and increasing employment by supporting SMEs
A course on "Exports, quality and regional competitiveness: The role of promotion consortia" will take place at the Turin Centre from 9 to 13 November 2009, in conjunction with UNIDO, the ILO and Federexport.
The economic crisis and the Global Jobs Pact (1)
The residential phase of a knowledge-sharing and capacity-building workshop on “The economic crisis and the Global Jobs Pact” is taking place at the ITC-ILO from 2 to 6 November 2009
Strengthening public service: a key theme for development
The ITC-ILO will run a course on “Public Service Reform: a participatory approach” [1] from 2 to 20 November 2009 in Turin.
Decent Work and Football
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is being hosted by the Republic of South Africa. This opportunity has come at a very good time from South Africa's point of view. Despite promises of economic growth, the country has 46% unemployment, a recession in the construction sector, and nearly 90% of its workforce in the unofficial sector. The growth in the construction labour force stimulated by the World Cup has brought a yearned-for change for the better. At least 3.2 billion euros are being invested in stadiums, transport, communication and hotels. When it was first known that South Africa would be hosting the World Cup, the over 30,000 building workers hoped for working conditions that would lead to a better life.
Action programme to mobilize the social economy in Africa
The objective of the regional conference on “The social economy: Africa’s response to the global crisis”, being held in Johannesburg from 19 to 21 October 2009, is to adopt an action programme to mobilize the social economy in Africa in response to the crisis, at local, national and regional levels.
Choosing work or family or both. Does gender matter?
The massive and irreversible inclusion of Latin American and Caribbean women in the workforce has highlighted the challenges of the traditional interplay between work and family life. Relieving these tensions is an essential step towards gender equality and more productive economies, says a joint report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The ITC-ILO Official Daniela Klein and the TRANSAT650: where does she stand now?
Further to our interview with Daniela Klein on her single-handed race across the Atlantic in an 83-boat regatta, we are pleased to tell you about her current position in the race. She is 24th.
New work culture with respect for workers’ rights
“Every day we struggle to be more productive, more competitive and to open avenues of development to people,” said Marco Antonio Adame Castillo, Governor of Morelos, inaugurating the course on the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement System (ProMES) that ran from 7 to 11 September in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
How will you learn with the ITC-ILO?
What you really need to know about the Turing Learning Approach
Participants’ voices – Focus on labour law and gender & non discrimination
We are glad and proud to hear some more voices of participants from different parts of the world. The first is Mr Sergey Savchuk, an ILO Kiev official in charge of the review of labour legislation in Ukraine, and the second is a participant in the same training activity. The others are participants in Gender and Non-Discrimination training activities.
An ITC-ILO official sails single-handed from France to Brazil!
Interview with Daniela Klein, Turin Centre official. Daniela Klein is about to sail single-handed across the Atlantic in an 83-boat regatta. Only five of the boats will be crewed by women. The regatta will start from La Rochelle (France), call in on Funchal (Madeira, Portugal) after 1,100 miles, then go on to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, another 3,100 miles, making a total of 4,200 miles or 8,000 kilometres. Daniela will leave on 13 September. The length of her journey will depend very much on the weather. She hopes to reach Funchal in a week, and Salvador some three weeks later.
CELEBRATION OF 150 YEARS’ UNITY OF ITALY: THINK AHEAD AND PLAN TO COME TO TURIN!
2011: Turin celebrates Italy’s 150th anniversary
A concrete example of a training activity leading to action and change!
A real success story on the extension of social protection linked to the Turin/Eurosocial project.
PARTICIPANTS’ VOICES: Focus on Gender and Non-Discrimination
We wish to continue to give voice to our participants. They keep us in touch with the protagonists in training and learning and help us further refine the quality of our activities to meet their training needs.
The media and global labour standards
Journalists from all over the world at the Turin Centre (3-7 August 2009)
Success Story
By Nasrin Rafiq, Gender Mainstreaming Practicum Coordinator with USAID/Deloitte, Kabul, Afghanistan