Maldives resources

February 2022

  1. First technical meeting on South Asia qualifications referencing framework convened

    15 - 16 February 2022

  2. Joint Media Release - South Asia Member States working together to develop a regional qualifications reference framework

  3. South Asian countries affirm need for a regional Qualifications Reference Framework for enabling the movement of skilled workers across borders

    Opening address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the First Technical Meeting - South Asia Qualifications Reference Framework.

October 2021

  1. Decent work for sanitation workers in South Asia under the spotlight

    A recent workshop highlighted existing challenges and opportunities, as well as actions taken by the ILO, governments and social partners to address decent work deficits facing sanitation workers in South Asia.

July 2021

  1. 10 years on from the ILO Domestic Workers Convention: What has changed?

    Over half of the world’s domestic workers are in Asia and the Pacific. 10 years on from the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), Anna Olsen, Technical Specialist at the International Labour Organization’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, discusses progress made and ongoing challenges for ensuring decent work for domestic workers in the region.

March 2021

  1. 2nd UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights

    17 - 19 March 2021

    This second regional forum aims at raising awareness about business and human rights issues in South Asia and facilitating the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).

January 2021

  1. Labour Migration in Asia and the Pacific

    A brief on ILO's priorities in Asia and the Pacific, January 2021 edition

October 2020

  1. Towards resilient social dialogue in South Asia

    The report is a collation of key social dialogue mechanisms in South Asia, their responses to the COVID-19 crisis and actions to build resilience compiled by ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi

December 2019

  1. The Maldives Celebrates the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Century of Advancing Social Justice and Decent Work

    The centenary celebrations were graced by His H.E. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Republic of the Maldives.

  2. The Maldives minimum wage report

    Following an official request of the Government of the Maldives, the ILO conducted a study on assessing the needs of workers and their families, and economic factor to set a minimum wage for the country.