Virtual summit | ILO Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work - Building a better future of work

Virtual summit | ILO Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work - Building a better future of work

? 01- 09 July 2020 
Virtual summit

Covering five regions, the Global Summit will provide a high-profile platform for government employer and worker representatives to address the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants will draw on the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work as a framework for building back better in the post-pandemic recovery.

Regional events will take place online 1–2 July (TBC), followed by three global events 7–9 July, which viewers in all time zones will be able to follow. They will be broadcast live with interpretation in several languages.

Regional events, 1–2 July (TBC)
  • 1 July: Arab States / Europe
  • 2 July: Asia and the Pacific / Africa / Americas
Global event, 7–9 July
  • 7 July: Regional Day, will feature highlights from all five regional events, in a mix of live and recorded segments along with interviews and videos of ILO responses to COVID-19.
  • 8 July: Global Leaders’ Day, will feature addresses from Heads of State and Government of ILO member States, prominent global employer and trade union leaders, and heads of international organizations on the challenges and opportunities of the pandemic in the world of work.
  • 9 July: ILO Constituents’ Day, will bring together ministers, and workers’ and employers’ leaders from member States to reflect live on the previous days’ events and discuss the implementation of the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work in the context of the pandemic.

Original source: ILO
Published on 16 June 2020