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1 Calendar of Events January - December 2015 Date Event Venue January 15 ITUC Cambodian Council Coordination Phnom Penh, Cambodia Training on Domestic Violence Online Survey Manila, Philippines SARTUC/ITUC-AP/ILO Activities Dhaka, Bangladesh Implementing on Labour Migration 28 MTUC/CUPAC Joint Conference Kuala Lumpur ITUC-AP/ILO ACTRAV Labour Lawyer Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Training Seminar 29 Coordination with the ITUC Myanmar Office Singapore SARTUC/ITUC-AP/ILO Activities Colombo, Sri Lanka Implementing on Labour Migration 30 Coordination with ITUC Myanmar Office Singapore February 2-3 Frontline Campaign Coordination in Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia 2-5 ITUC-AP/ILO ACTRAV Labour Lawyer New Delhi, India Training Seminar 4-5 ASEAN CSR Conference/HR Consultation Bali, Indonesia 4-6 Frontline Campaign Coordination in the Manila, the Philippines Philippines 6 SERC General Bangkok, Thailand 10~12 ITUC/GUFs with the IMF and World Washington D.C., U.S.A. Bank Asia-Pacific Conference on Gendered Violence Sydney, Australia and Violations High-Level with the ACFTU Beijing, China 16 KSPI National 2015 Jakarta 18 International Day of Action for the Right to Worldwide Strike Coordination with ASEAN TUC, SARTUC and Bangkok, Thailand Arab TUC on Migrant Labour 27 ASEAN TUC/ITUC-AP/ILO Coordination on Migrant Project Bangkok, Thailand March 3-4 Internal Audit for 2014 Singapore 4-5 OECD TUAC Working Group on Economic Paris, France Policy 9-10 Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) National Kathmandu, Nepal Council 10~11 ITUC-AP Capacity Building Workshop on Singapore Inequality and Sustainable Growth Frontline Campaign Coordination in Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia ILO Governing Body Geneva, Switzerland EU Policy Forum on Development Brussels, Belgium th ITUC-AP Regional Executive Bureau Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.

2 26 Coordination with ITUC Myanmar Office Singapore Frontline Campaign Coordination in Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh April 1-3 ITUC/ITUC-AP/INTUC/HMS/SEWA Regional India Coordination on Informal Economy 6-7 ITUC-AP Regional Pre-ILC Bangkok, Thailand 7 ASEAN CSR Network- CSR and Media Singapore 9 with the ADB on Inequality Manila, Philippines 9 BWI Asia Pacific Regional Conference Manila, Philippines 9-10 Frontline Campaign Regional Coordination Manila, Philippines 9-10 PSI Asia Pacific Regional Executive Committee Bangkok, Thailand 13 ITUC Global Pre-ILC Brussels, Belgium 13 ITUC 16 th ISFMB Virtual ITUC-AP Regional Organising Academy Jakarta, Indonesia Regional Training for Trade Union Gender Audit Bangkok, Thailand Facilitators Regional Review Conference on Trade Union Bangkok, Thailand Education Policy HMS 33 rd Triennial Convention Madurai, India ITUC Preparatory for the 2015 ILC Copenhagen, Denmark discussion on a Recommendation on the transition from the informal to the formal economy ASEAN TUC Leaders Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ILO ACTRAV on Minimum Wages Phnom Penh, Cambodia TUDCN General Florence, Italy UN ESCAP Financing Development Processes Jakarta, Indonesia Regional Consultation 29 KSPI Women s Congress Jakarta, Indonesia May 1 KSPI May Day Rally Jakarta, Indonesia KSPI/KSBSI Joint May Day Rally 1 ITUC/ITUC-AP Supply Chain Campaign Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines 4 7 th KSBSI Congress Jakarta, Indonesia 5 ITUC-AP/CTUCC/FES Coordination meeting Phnom Penh, Cambodia th ITUC Women s Committee Brussels, Belgium 9-10 UNI-apro 19 th Executive Committee Singapore TUDCN Seminar on Post 2015 and financing for New York, USA development ACTU Congress Melbourne, Australia 26 ATUC Youth Rally Steering Committee Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 27 Coordination with ILO ROAP Bangkok June th Session of OECD TUAC Plenary Paris

3 th Session of the International Labour Geneva, Switzerland Conference 1-13 ILC Committee on Application Standards (CAS) Geneva, Switzerland 5 Annual with the CAPE Geneva, Switzerland ITUC/IDWF/FES National Domestic Workers India 23 Country Consultation with ADB Jakarta, Indonesia Country Office EU Policy Forum on Development Bangkok, Thailand 2 nd Asia Pacific Regional ITUC-AP/INTUC National Workshop on Hyderabad, India Migrant Labour 29-3 July ITUC Planning Week Brussels, Belgium July 8 Country Consultation with ADB Phnom Penh, Cambodia Country Office 9-10 SustainLabour Conference on Sustainable Geneva, Switzerland Management of Chemicals ILO Participatory Gender Audit Facilitator Turin, Italy Certification CSO Forum on ICFfD Addis Ababa, Ethiopia International Conference on Financing for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Development Capacity Building for Union Leaders using the Manila, Philippines ACTRAV Manual on EPZs th ITUC-AP Regional General Council ITUC-AP Women s Pre-Conference Event ITUC-AP Youth s Pre-Conference Event ITUC-AP Women and Youth Joint Pre- Conference Event Kochi, India August rd ITUC-AP Regional Conference Kochi, India 3 12 th ITUC-AP Regional General Council Kochi, India 12 th ITUC-AP Regional Executive Bureau 7 th ITUC-AP Finance and Solidarity Fund Committee 14 th ITUC-AP Women s Committee 12 th ITUC-AP Youth Committee Migrant Labour Conference, Solidarity Centre Bogor, Indonesia 19-2 Sep 8 th ITUC-AP / OTCi / JILAF Youth Leadership Singapore Course 30 SENTRO 2 nd Congress Manila September 3-4 ITUC/NTUC/GEFONT/ANTUF International Kathmandu, Nepal Solidarity 4-5 ITUC-AP/ATUC Youth Rally Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6-7 Mission to India Delhi, India

4 10-12 ITUC-AP/CFL National Seminar on Youth Taipei, Taiwan-ROC 14- IndustriALL Minimum Wage Sessions Phnom Penh 18 Launching of the Philippine Survey on Domestic Manila, Philippines Violence APLN 2015 Manila TUDCN Open Coordination Brussles, Belgium Regional on Migrant Domestic Workers Bangkok Coordination with CTUM/ITUC Myanmar Office Yangon OECD TUAC Working Party on Economic Policy Paris, France SARTUC/ITUC-AP Regional Conference on Colombo, Sri Lanka Minimum Standard Setting for Migration for Formalisation of Infornal Economy 30 SARTUC Executive Committee 2015 Colombo Strengthening International Labour Standards: Sri Lanka Export Processing Zone ITUC-AP/PWF/NUAWU Training Sessions Islamabad October 6-7 JTUC Convention 2015 Tokyo 9 7 th ITUC-HTUR Committee Sao Paulo, Brazil th ITUC ISF Board Sao Paulo, Brazil 18 th ITUC Executive Bureau th ITUC General Council Sao Paulo, Brazil 13 CUT Congress Sao Paulo, Brazil Review Conference on Taxation for Inclusive Bangkok, Thailand Development Regional Conference on Gender-Based Violence Bangkok, Thailand at Work th HAK-IS Congress Ankara, Turkey ITUC-AP 13 th Regional General Council Singapore 25 Dialogue Session with ILO DG Guy Ryder Singapore 25 ATUC Leaders Singapore LO Denmark Ordinary Congress Aalborg, Denmark 26 International Conference on Tripartism Singapore SNTUC Triennial Delegates Conference Singapore 9 th ITUC Youth Committee Ghana November 4-6 INTUC Plenary2015 Delhi of the Domestic Violence at Work Brussels Network 17 ITUC/FES/ITUC-AP Regional on Count Bangkok, Thailand Us In th ITUC-AP Youth Committee Bangkok, Thailand th ITUC-AP Women s Committee Bangkok, Thailand 19 ITUC/ITUC-AP Regional Workshop on Get Bangkok, Thailand Organised! rd ITUC-Africa Regional Conference Dakar, Senegal Annual Coordination with GUFs and TUSSOs Singapore

5 25-28 ILO JILAF Conference on WTO and FTA Bangkok Country Consultation with ADB country office Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal ITUC-AP/PWF/NUAWU Training Sessions Islamabad December 2-3 ASEM Labour Forum Sofia, Bulgaria 7-8 TUAC 135 th Plenary Paris Dates are subject to change International Days for Action 20 February : World Day for Social Justice 8 March : International Women s Day 28 April : World Day for Safety and Health at Work 1 May : Labour Day 12 June : World Day against Child Labour 12 August : International Youth Day 7 October : ITUC World Day for Decent Work 17 October : International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 24 October : United Nations Day 25 November : International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women 1 December : World AIDS Day 3 December : International Day of Persons with Disabilities 18 December : International Migrants Day

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