ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 28th, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-
WHEN: Tuesday, December 3 to Friday, December 6, 2019.
WHERE: The 14th African Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization will take place in the Palais des Congrès at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
WHY: With unemployment rates at unprecedented levels, a serious lack of jobs, especially for young Africans, and growing inequalities in access to basic social protection, the Director-General’s report to the Conference will formulate key policy recommendations for inclusive growth and social progress in Africa. The outcome of the meetings will include an action plan for the continent for the next decade.
Live webcast
ILO pool content of high-level sessions
LIVE VIDEO POOL FEED: The ILO will make the high-level sessions available as a pool feed from the press centre. (Note that there are NO editing “suites” available at the venue, but journalists can use the media centre if they need space for their own editing equipment.)
PHOTOS: All official ILO photos will be available on the ILO Flickr website.
Plenary floor access
Access to all other meeting rooms (including the main floor of the Assembly Hall) is not allowed even outside high-level visits unless accompanied by a staff member from the ILO’s Department of Communication or Regional Communication Officers.
Press centre
A press centre with wi-fi connection will be located in Salle Kossou in the Sofitel Palais des Congrès. There will be limited number of workspaces available. Journalists are encouraged to bring their own laptops and adapters for European sockets (type C and E).
Press accreditation
To access the meeting venue, journalists will need a press conference badge. To obtain accreditation, and in order to speed up the entry process, journalists should fill out this form in advance and send it to patterson@ilo.org and gohoun@ilo.org no later than 18:00 on Friday, November 29, 2019.
Journalists should collect their badges on Monday, December 2, 2019, between 14:00 and 17:00 at the registration desk at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan. The issuance of a badge is subject to the presentation of the photo ID listed in the registration form. The badges also give access to shuttle bus services between designated hotels and the meeting venue.
Journalists wishing to bring in photo or video equipment to the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire should inform the ILO in advance (patterson@ilo.org, tel. +225 69 42 86 89 or gohoun@ilo.org) and be prepared to pass through a security check point at the Sofitel with their equipment.
