Malaysia: Press releases

June 2009 

• ILO issues Conclusions on Asia Pacific member States’ applications of Conventions and Recommendations
  23 June 2009 - The ILO’s Committee on the Application of Standards has released conclusions and observations concerning seven countries in the Asia and Pacific region. (Press release)
• Malaysian Government Minister meets ILO Director General at 98th International Labour Conference in Geneva
  10 June 2009 - (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)

May 2008 

• BANGKOK
  ILO Director-General highlights ASEAN charter as foundation for helping "Marginalized Majority"
  09 May 2008 - ILO Director-General highlights the ASEAN Charter as a “fundamental political commitment” to honour “the dignity of work and respond to the legitimate aspirations of people and families for a better life" at the 20th ASEAN Labour Ministers meeting. (Press release)
• BANGKOK
  ILO signs US$ 1 million partnership agreement with Korean Government
  08 May 2008 - The ILO and the Government of the Republic of Korea have signed a US$1,040,000 partnership agreement funding ILO work in more than 11 countries in Asia and the Pacific. (Press release)

January 2008 

• BANGKOK
  Global Employment Trends 2008
  23 January 2008 - Development in South-East Asia and the Pacific has been less impressive than elsewhere in Asia and the region faces some pressing challenges, notably the problems of young people looking for work, according to the ILO’s 2008 Global Employment Trends (GET). (Press release)

September 2007 

• BANGKOK
  Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) in South-East Asia
  03 September 2007 - Labour productivity in South-East Asia and the Pacific[1] is “stagnant” compared to the rest of Asia , and not enough employment opportunities are being created, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in a new report published today. (Press release)

October 2001 

• PENANG
  Government, employer and worker representatives gather in Penang to combat rising risk of sexual harassment at work
  02 October 2001 - An ILO technical report findings suggests trend in increases in the scale and risk of sexual harassment at work. (Press release)