Viet Nam (The Socialist Republic of): ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

September 2009
- Microfinance for Decent Work Action Research
  How can microfinance institutions (MFIs) help improve working conditions? How can they contribute to job creation? And how can MFIs help reduce child labour? Should MFIs have an interest in addressing these and other decent work issues? These are some of the questions that the ILO intends to address through an experimental global action research programme (2008-2011) in partnership with microfinan ... (Project)
- 28-30 September 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam
  3rd China-ASEAN Forum on Social Development and Poverty Reduction 4th ASEAN+3 High-Level Seminar on Poverty Reduction and Asia-wide High-Level Regional Conference and Special Seminar on The Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
  Asia is currently affected by the world's most serious global economic slowdown since the 1930s. The causes and impacts are different from the Asian Financial Crisis in 1998 in several respects. The current crisis concerns not only the very poor (i.e. those living under the $1. ... (Meeting)
August 2009
- Training and employment opportunities to address poverty among rural youth: A synthesis report - [pdf 2259 KB]
  19 August 2009 - The aim of this multi-country study is to identify relevant training and employment needs and opportunities, which can improve on, and off-farm income generation for young women and men in rural areas. This research is timely since young people make up the majority of migrants streaming into towns and cities from the rural areas in search of jobs placing pressure on urban labour markets. ... (Report)
- Issues: August 2009 - [pdf 670 KB]
  01 August 2009 - This edition features the Global Jobs Pact, tackling the economic crisis in Cambodia and Indonesia, combating child labour in Cambodia and highlights of ILO 90 activities in Asia and the Pacific (Periodical)
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)
March 2009
- Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on Viet Nam, a rapid assessment - [pdf 323 KB]
  10 March 2009 - A rapid assessment on the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on Viet Nam in 2008 (Conference paper)
February 2009
- 18-20 February 2009
  Investment, growth and employment The case of Viet Nam - [pdf 1081 KB]
  13 February 2009 - A study on the policy coherence initiative on growth, investment and employment, the case of Viet Nam, prepared for the meeting in Manila, Philippines, 18-20 February 2009 (Conference paper)
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)
December 2008
- Bangkok
  Report of the Independent Final Evaluation: ILO/Japan Asian Regional Programme on Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women - Cambodia and Vietnam Chapters - [pdf 475 KB]
  19 December 2008 - The Cambodia and Vietnam chapters of the ILO/Japan Asian Regional Programme on Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women aim to contribute to national efforts in alleviating poverty and enhancing the socio-economic status of women and promotion of gender equality and social justice in poverty alleviation and employment promotion policies and programmes. (Report)
- Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women in Vietnam - [pdf 931 KB]
  10 December 2008 - In 2002, the ILO/Japan Multi-Bilateral Programme, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam, launched the project “Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women (EEOW)” to contribute to poverty alleviation, social and economic empowerment of women and gender equality in the world of work. (Brochure)
November 2008
- Bangkok, Thailand
  Moving from poverty to prosperity – women show the smart way
  10 November 2008 - ILO global gender campaign. ... (Article)
- 4-6 November 2008, Songkhla, Thailand
  ILO/SKILLS-AP/Thailand Regional Technical Meeting on Improving Skills Recognition and Quality and Qualification Systems for IMT-GT and GMS Countries
  The meeting will focus on better understanding of different approaches to skills recognition, to enable countries to better plan their own development, to identify areas for potential collaboration between countries, and to identify further research and development of tools that the ILO could assist with. (Meeting)
- Programme - [pdf 108 KB]
  03 November 2008 - (Agenda)
- Background Note - [pdf 71 KB]
  03 November 2008 - (Meeting document)
October 2008
- ASEAN-ILO/Japan Industrial Relations Project
  The project, which is being implemented jointly by the ASEAN Secretariat and the ILO, aims to improve industrial relations in the ASEAN countries. (Project)
- Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality, Phase III
  The Women’s Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) project (2008-2011) promotes women’s entrepreneurship and support women entrepreneurs to create decent employment, achieve women’s empowerment and gender equality, and work toward poverty reduction. (Project)
- Labour and social trends in ASEAN 2008: driving competitiveness and prosperity with decent work - [pdf 955 KB]
  20 October 2008 - The fourth issue of the Labour and Social Trends series once again focuses on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The report presents an update in major trends in employment and social conditions and looks ahead to 2015 with informed projections, likely scenarios and their policy implications. (Report)
- 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)
July 2008
- Media Advisory: 21 Asia-Pacific countries to discuss extending social security coverage Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi 19-20 May 2008
  14 July 2008 - The recruitment process for Indonesian and Vietnamese migrant workers in the Republic of Korea will be discussed at two international meetings being organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Korea. ... (Press release)

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