Lao People's Democratic Republic: Press releases

September 2009
- Domestic workers' labour standards to be discussed by Lao PDR Government, unions and employers
  11 September 2009 - Governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations in Lao PDR will take part in a formal consultation on the creation of a ground-breaking, international labour standard that would cover millions of domestic workers worldwide. The National Consultation on Decent Work for Domestic Workers will take place on Tuesday 15 September in Vientiane. (Press release)
May 2009
- ILO Issues revised global unemployment projections; Unemployment in Asia Pacific could top 100 million people
  28 May 2009 - The number of people unemployed in 2009 could increase by between 29.4 million and 58.8 million people globally, and between 9 and 26.3 million in Asia Pacific, compared to 2007. That’s according to new projections from the ILO, the United Nations agency that deals with work and workplace issues. (Press release)
January 2009
- ILO global employment trends report 2009 - unemployment, working poor, vulnerable employment to increase dramatically due to global employment crisis
  29 January 2009 - The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET). (Press release)
- Successful ways of preventing Avian & human influenza in Thailand to be discussed, Project to be extended to Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Viet Nam
  19 January 2009 - Successful techniques for preventing the spread of avian and human influenza among Thailand’s poultry workers, farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises will be discussed at a workshop in Bangkok on Tuesday 20 January 2009. (Press release)
October 2008
- International Labour Organization to Present a Series of ‘Proven Practices’ for the Prevention of Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
  07 October 2008 - Government representatives, employers/ workers organizations & NGOs from five countries to participate in Bangkok presentations – 9th October 2008. (Press release)