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2012
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An interview with Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
03 December 2012
After his first few weeks in the post Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, talks about his impressions of the region and his priorities. By Krisdaporn Singhaseni, Information Officer, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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Enhance job opportunities for people with disabilities for everyone's benefits
30 November 2012
Viet Nam has lost 3 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product as the result of the involuntary exclusion of persons with disabilities from the labour market. On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December), the ILO is calling for investment in more effective inclusion strategies that can yield returns to society and benefit everyone. By Tran Quynh Hoa, ILO Country Office for Viet Nam
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HIV Stigma – a new form of dying
30 November 2012
HIV is no longer a killer but HIV stigma is. As World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December, ILO research in China, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand sheds light on the problem and suggests ways it can be addressed. By Richard Howard, Senior Specialist on HIV/AIDS, ILO Decent Work Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific
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Breaking the barriers: Young women in non-traditionaltechnical vocational careers
26 November 2012
The role of women as co-equal partners in development has gained much ground in the Philippines. To fully mainstream gender equality in a society that bears traces of a stereotypically macho culture requires further advocacy and attitude change especially among people in culturally segregated and rural communities.
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Entrepreneurship education at the secondary level in Antique and Masbate
21 November 2012
"The assistance that the Joint Programme provided to our school has helped us in a big way especially in reducing the student dropout rate. It also has a strong effect in making entrepreneurship education more relevant to the needs of students." This was Rodolfo Caberoy’s summation of his experience with the Joint Programme’s interventions in his home province of Antique in the last three years.
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Tourism benefits Viet Nam’s rural poor
01 November 2012
Inland hilltribe villagers in Quang Nam province have increased their earnings by developing products such as traditional weavings, spices, tea gift baskets and home stay services for tourists, with the help of an ILO project and funding from the Luxembourg Government. By Tran Quynh Hoa, ILO Country Office for Viet Nam.
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Antique in the spotlight: Local economic development to create youth employment
23 October 2012
In the Philippines, a great number of young people cannot find work. According to the 2011 data from the National Statistics Office, almost half of unemployed were young workers aged 15-24 years.
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Technical vocational training in Maguindanao: Harnessing the local pool of talent through skills trainings
17 September 2012
6 June 2012 was a red letter day for Jonell Venancio. He got up bright and chirpy that morning anticipating the afternoon’s activities in which he was slated to formally graduate from his training course.
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Domestic work is no longer a “domestic issue”
05 September 2012
The ratification of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers by the Philippines this week breaks new ground in extending basic labour rights to the nearly 100 million of domestic workers worldwide. We look at what it will mean for these workers when the Convention comes into force next year.
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China’s latest revolution: Basic health care for all
03 September 2012
On 6 April 2009, China unveiled an action plan for a radical and ambitious health-care reform aimed at attaining universal health insurance coverage by 2020. Three years later, the country has almost reached this goal. What’s the secret behind the success?
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Technical vocational training in Antique: Enhancing on-the-job training and post-training services
30 August 2012
It is a sad but common fact that not all young people who have gone through technical vocational training or college education are able to find jobs. Some of them are not able to find any job and this is especially true for people in localities with a labour market characterized by mismatches between available jobs and skills, among others.
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Building disaster-resilient communities in the Philippines
29 August 2012
Helping disaster survivors get back to work and support their families is a vital part of rebuilding lives and communities. At the same time these programmes – such as that run for survivors of Tropical Storm Washi in the Philippines - can help people learn new skills, so opening up new opportunities for the future. By Minette Rimando, Information Officer, ILO Country Office in the Philippines.
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Antique’s disadvantaged youth shows that entrepreneurship is an option
28 August 2012
Early trials and life lessons have led 22-year old Ian Lester Diana to an emotional maturity not common for his age. Ian Lester hails from a fishing village in Anini-y, the southernmost town of Antique province in the central Philippine island of Panay.
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“Soap of life: micro soap production provides more than bread and butter for families” (Success story of a youth entrepreneur)
28 August 2012
One of the sixty (60) recipients of Starter Kits of the Labor Market-Responsive Entrepreneurship Training Programme in the Province of Maguindanao is a 22 year-old out-of-school youth and a resident of Old Maganoy, Datu Abdullah Sangki, 2nd District Maguindanao.
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"I can and I will: great things come in good and bad ways…" (Success story of a youth entrepreneur)
28 August 2012
“The world is round” has been a cliché since time immemorial but we seldom realize its truth unless we experience it ourselves. Nasef is just one of the many who could say that this cliché applies in real life.
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On course for decent shipping
20 August 2012
When the ILO adopted the Maritime Labour Convention in February 2006, Director-General Juan Somavia called it “making labour history”. Following the ratification by Russia and the Philippines, the Convention will come into force in 12 months’ time. What does this mean for the world’s 1.2 million seafarers?
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Beating idleness
09 August 2012
With a youth unemployment rate of more than 19 per cent, Sri Lanka is just one of many countries facing an uphill struggle to create jobs for youth. ILO News reports on a project that is part of the Organization’s worldwide efforts to avert a lost generation of unemployed youth.
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The coop that helps to weave dreams
08 August 2012
A cooperative in the Philippines goes beyond lending money to indigenous people – it equips them with the skills they need to improve their businesses.
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"Decent Work" in Cambodia: how far have we come?
08 August 2012
Opinion editorial by Jiyuan Wang. The ILO and Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training in Cambodia have launched the country's first Decent Work Country Profile, as part of the EU-funded project "Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work" (MAP). The Profile draws upon statistical and legal data to assess recent labour market developments in Cambodia, and makes preliminary assessment of progress for use in policymaking and development planning.
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Dreaming of a Tumpoun centre in Laaen Kren
31 July 2012
Por Mach is a member of the Tumpoun tribe in Rattanakiri, Cambodia. As a 46-year-old widow with six children it was hard to earn enough to live. But with the help of the ILO’s Creative Industry Support Programme, she improved her skills and increased her income.