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2019
Breakfast Meetings: “Informal work along Global Value Chains” and “Social Dialogue as Public Good”
2019 Outcome Document
2019 Breakfast Meeting Article
2018
“Tripartism plus – Rethinking Social Dialogue in times of globalisation and informalization”
2018 brochure”
2018 brochure
2017
“Labour Inspection as an Instrument to Protect Workers in Informal Economy: Challenges, Opportunities and Responsibilities”
2017 brochure
2016
“Decent Work Along the Global Value Chains: A Call for Responsibility and an Opportunity for Solidarity”
2016 brochure
2015
“Entry into force in Switzerland of Convention n° 189 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) concerning decent work for domestic workers”
2015 brochure
“From Informal to Formal Economy: Ensuring More Just and Decent Conditions of Work”
2015 NGO Consultation Final Report.pdf
2015 NGO Consultation Article
2014
“From Informal Employment to Formal Working Conditions: The Impact on Youth”
2014 NGO Consultation Final Report.pdf
2014 NGO Consultation Article
2012
“Building a Future with Decent Work: Youth Employment and Domestic”
2012 NGO Consultation Final Report.pdf
2012 NGO Consultation Article
2011
“Strengthening the Capacity of and Social Protection for Domestic Workers: International NGO Consultation on the ratification of the ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers”
2011 NGO Consultation Final Report.pdf
2010
“The Rights of Domestic Workers: Chances and Challenges for International and National Advocacy Work and Networking”
2010 NGO Consultation Final Report.pdf
Through a Christian commitment shared with its members, CCIG searches for solutions to the political and socio-economic problems of our time while paying particular attention to the dignity of every human being and for the common good of all.
The International Catholic Centre of Geneva works to support Decent Work for domestic, youth, migrant, women, and workers of other disadvantaged groups. Through events and consultations, the CCIG and its partners have been successful in raising awareness and giving voices to workers from around the world. Below you will find information pertaining to the CCIG’s continuous effort for the betterment of workers rights.
Commemorating Convention No. 189 through the joy of music
Geneva, Switzerland. On 31 January 2016, at Victoria Hall, the Parish of Sainte Clotilde and International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG) came together to recognize the entry into force in Switzerland of International Labor Organization’s Convention No. 189 through the celebration of music. Read more…
Switzerland: Convention No. 189, Now a Reality
Geneva, Switzerland. On 12 November 2015, at the Church of Saint Clotilde, the International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG) and the parish of Saint Clotilde commemorated the ratification of the International Labor Organizations Convention No. 189 concerning domestic workers by Switzerland. Read more…
Consultations on Decent Work
Outcome Document 2019
“Informal work along Global Value Chains” and “Social Dialogue as Public Good” – Summary of Key Concerns and Action Points
BREAKFAST MEETINGS – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
14 and 17 JUNE 2019 ON THE OCCASION OF THE 108th SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
Organized by:
International Catholic Centre of Geneva (CCIG), Kolping International / German Commission for Justice and Peace (GCJP),
With the support of:
World Council of Churches (WWC)
Related Article – CCIG Breakfast Meetings to Advance Advocacy on Decent Work
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2018
Tripartism plus – Rethinking Social Dialogue in times of globalisation and informalization
WORKSHOP – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
30 MAY 2018 ON THE OCCASION OF THE 107th SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
Organized by:
International Catholic Centre of Geneva (CCIG),
Kolping International / German Commission for Justice and Peace (GCJP),
International Coordination of Young Christians Workers (ICYCW),
International Young Christian Workers (IYCW), and
World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW)
In collaboration with:
Women in Informal Economy: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
With the support of:
World Council of Churches (WWC)
Related Article – CCIG Workshop: Tripartism plus – Rethinking Social Dialogue in times of globalisation and informalization
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2017
Labour Inspection as an Instrument to Protect Workers in Informal Economy: Challenges, Opportunities and Responsibilities
WORKSHOP – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
7 JUNE 2017 ON THE OCCASION OF THE 106th SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
Organized by:
International Catholic Centre of Geneva (CCIG),
Kolping International/the German Commission for Justice and Peace (GCJP),
International Coordination of Young Christians Workers (ICYCW),
International Young Christian Workers (IYCW),
World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW),
Caritas Internationalis (CI), and the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC),
In collaboration with:
Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)
With the support of:
World Council of Churches (WWC)
Related Article – CCIG Workshop: A Case for Labour Inspection in Improving Labour Conditions in the Informal Economy
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2016
Decent Work Along the Global Value Chains: A Call for Responsibility and an Opportunity for Solidarity
NGO CONSULTATION – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
2 JUNE 2016 ON THE OCCASION OF THE 104th SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
Organized by:
International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG)
German Commission for Justice and Peace/Kolping International
Caritas Internationalis
International Coordination of Young Christian Workers (ICYCW)
World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW),
International Young Christian Workers (IYCW)
In collaboration with:
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
Related Article – Striving For Decent Work in Global Value Chains
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OUTCOME REPORT 2015
From Informal to Formal Economy: Ensuring More Just and Decent Conditions of Work
NGO CONSULTATIONS – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
2 JUNE 2015 ON THE OCCASION OF THE 104rd SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
Organized by:
International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG)
German Commission for Justice and Peace/Kolping International
Caritas Internationalis
International Coordination of Young Christian Workers (ICYCW)
In collaboration with:
Women in Informal Economy: Globalizing and Organizing
Related Article – From Informal to Formal Economy: Ensuring More Just and Decent Conditions of Work
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2014
From Informal Employment to Formal Working Conditions: The Impact on Youth
CCIG BRIEFING – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
JUNE 4TH 2014 IN CONJUNCTION WITH 103rd SESSION OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
Organized by:
International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG)
German Commission for Justice and Peace/Kolping International
Caritas Internationalis
International Coordination of Young Christian Workers (ICYCW)
In collaboration with:
Caritas Genève
Women in Informal Economy: Globalizing and Organizing
2014 Briefing Article
Press Release – German Commission for Justice and Peace
Related Article – Review “Vie de l’Eglise à Genève” (October 2014)
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REPORT 2012
Building a Future with Decent Work : Youth Employment and Domestic Workers
NGO CONSULTATION – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND MAY 31st and JUNE 1st 2012
IN CONJUNCTION WITH 101th SESSION OF INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE
Organized by:
International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG)
German Commission for Justice and Peace/Kolping International
Caritas Internationalis
International Coordination of Young Christian Workers (CIJOC-ICYCW)
Sponsored by:
Bureau International Catholique de l’Enfance (BICE); Franciscans International; International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Development, and Education (VIDES); Istituzione Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice (IIMA); Mouvement International d’Apostolat des Milieux Sociaux Indépendants (MIAMSI).
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REPORT 2011
Strengthening the Capacity of and Social Protection for Domestic Workers:
International NGO Consultation on the ratification of the ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND JUNE 3-4 2011
Organized by:
International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG)
German Commission for Justice and Peace/Kolping International
Caritas Internationalis
International Coordination of Young Christian Workers (CIJOC-ICYCW)
Sponsored by:
Association Catholique International de Service pour la Jeunesse Féminine (ACISJF); Bureau International Catholique de l’Enfance (BICE); Franciscans International; Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW); International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC); Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA); Mouvement Mondiale des Travailleurs Chrétiens (MMTC); Mouvement International d’Apostolat des Milieux Sociaux Indépendants (MIAMSI).
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REPORT 2010
The Rights of Domestic Workers:
Chances and Challenges for International and National Advocacy Work and Networking
ECUMENICAL CENTER, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 7 JUNE 2010
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 99TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE
Organized by:
International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG)
German Commission for Justice and Peace/Kolping International
Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)
With the support from Caritas Internationalis International
and Catholic Migration Commission