Regional meetings
Regional meetings support the global governance of the ILO. They serve to advance, at the regional level, the strategies decided by the International Labour Conference and the ILO Governing Body, thus enhancing the ILO capacity, pursuant to the Social Justice Declaration, to achieve the strategic objectives by translating them to regional and national realities. Regional meetings offer the opportunity for tripartite delegations to discuss the programming and implementation of the ILO’s activities in the region, including through knowledge sharing and an exchange of best practices.
Next meeting
The 20th American Regional Meeting will be held in the Dominican Republic in December 2025 with a duration of three days.
See related Governing Body documents and decisions:
Rules for regional meetings
Rules for Regional Meetings
Gender parity at ILO regional meetings
Code of conduct for prevention of all forms of violence and harassment at ILO events
Past meetings
6 - 9 December 2022
17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting
The 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) will bring together government ministers, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, and academics from Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States in Singapore to discuss concrete steps...
3 - 6 December 2019
14th African Regional Meeting
The African Regional Meeting will bring together the ILO’s tripartite constituents and actors of the world of work in Africa, to discuss regional world of work priorities and the ILO’s vision for 2020 and beyond.
2 - 5 October 2018
19th American Regional Meeting
At four-yearly intervals, the American Regional Meeting brings together the political, economic and social actors from the countries of the Region. As decided by the Governing Body in June 2017, the 19th American Regional Meeting took place in...
2 - 5 October 2017
10th European Regional Meeting
At four-yearly intervals, the European Regional Meeting brings together the ILO’s tripartite constituents from the 51 countries of the Europe and Central Asian Region.
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Meetings and events
International Labour Conference
ILO Governing Body