January, 27th

This is your big and new (not entirely) Intern Board team. Click on the photo!

Dear interns,

Happy last week of January! I hope you have all been getting your fair

share of sun and a well-deserved boost of vitamin D this week. Can these

be the first signs of spring?! Not quite, we still have a few months to go I

reckon. Be patient interns, before you know it we will be roasting by the

lake.

There are many things on the agenda for the following week. Firstly, our

hardworking co-president Gabriel is moving to another position. This

means that during today’s Coffee & Cake, there will be an election to

replace the irreplaceable! Be there to cast your vote… or just for the

coffee. We are also pleased to invite you to Apéro this friday. Come along

and catch up with friends in the lovely environment which is R3 south!

Mark the first small talk event of the year into your calendar. Next

Wednesday (3rd Feb), Head of Manufacturing, Mining and Energy, David

Seligson will be hosting a small talk looking at Global Supply Chains and

the International Labour Conference.

The Small Talks IB Series Issue #3 on Page 2

Coffee and Cake Elections Edition on page

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LIVING WAGE OF INTERNS

on page 4

You want to feature in the ILO internal

newsletter? Read more on page 4

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ACTIVITIES Coffee & Cake

Wed, 27th Jan., 3pm. R2 Canteen. CHF 1

Gabriel is moving to another position and therefore this                 

week we’ll be electing a new co­president during C&C!                 

Hope to see you all there tomorrow! ..and don't forget to                     

bring your mugs to be environmentally friendly interns!             

Check the FB event for more info.

Apéro

Fri, 29th Jan, 6pm-8pm.

CHF 5. Les Gobelins (R2 South, In front of the

library)

Of course there will be apéro this friday! Be at

Les Gobelins at 6pm to breathe a sigh of relief

and unwind with the fantastic ILO interns. After

8pm, the night can take us where our hearts

most fondly desire...but probably to one of

Geneva’s many bars.

The Small Talks IB Series Issue #3

Wed, 3rd Feb., 12am

Room III - R3

Join us next Wednesday 3rd February for the

first small talk of the new year. Head of

Manufacturing, Mining and Energy, David

Seligson will be hosting a small talk looking at

Global Supply Chains and the International

Labour Conference. We’ll be sending more info

via email within the week, keep an eye on your

in-boxes!

WANTED

We need a new Small Talks Officer! Interested?

Our dear Ellie is about to leave us and we need

someone to help her organise the next Small

Talks event, due to happen early in February.

She will teach the next Small Talks Officer all

there is to know. For those of you unfamiliar with

Small Talks: it is an event in which we invite an

ILO member of staff to teach us about their area

of expertise. It’s a great networking opportunity.

Contact us here.

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FII Meeting of this week

It now seems more possible than ever that the

UN and other international organisation could

change their policies. France has committed to

raising the issue at the UN Fifth Committee

meeting in March and our job now is to figure

out how we can make sure that change

happens. More info on the Facebook Group.

GIA lunch

Tue, 2nd Feb. 12.30pm. ILO?

Yesterday we had lunch at the WHO! Really nice

to share a nice meal with our fellow interns out

there.

The next GIA lunch will be next Tuesday and it

might be at the ILO, stay tuned for more info!

GIA @ The Clubhouse

Thu, 28th Jan, 9pm. The Clubhouse, Rue Philippe-Plantamour 25

Tomorrow night GIA invites us all to the

Clubhouse for drinks and, if you like, a game or

two of pool. The Clubhouse offers beers for CHF

5 and wine for CHF 4. A special offer on burgers

(CHF 10) applies between 8-9pm. More info

here.

This weeks' PRICE SPECIALS at the Clubhouse:

Pints of Larger: 5 CHF

Long Drinks: 10 CHF

Wine (glass): 4 CHF

a good time? priceless

******* 10 CHF between 20:00 - 21:00 *******

How to get there: bus 1 or 25

See you there!

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How to live in Geneva on a stipend: the survey After much work and last minute changes our survey is finally ready! The goal is to have a better

understanding of what it costs to be an intern at the ILO in Geneva. We are hoping that the data

generated will help us get a better understanding of what interns' lives are like, and what

strategy the Intern Board should take to make them better! Please answer truthfully and to the

best of your knowledge. This survey is of course confidential. For those of you that are ex-interns

please answer with what you remember from your intern days. It would be great if you manage

to answer the survey before Friday, 29th of January. Stay tuned for information on the

background to the Living Wage Survey in this Friday’s blog post.

Click on the photo to start answering the survey now!

The Future of Work on camera

Can you imagine what your work life might look like in the

year 2030? What will your routine be? How will you make

money? How will your rights be defended? Inside, the ILO

internal newsletter, is calling on interns to share their

visions in the form of short videos. Why? To creatively

touch on the topic of Future of Work through young

people’s eyes. Find out how to participate by e-mailing

inside@ilo.org or getting in touch with former intern Jone

Brunelle (brunelle@iloguest.org).

For questions, or comments or suggestions, please send us an e-mail to internboard@ilo.org.

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