19 December 2012
Viet Nam has made a good start in the area of domestic workers by its coverage in the amended Labour Code but specific circumstances of this group require more detailed guidance to make the new law doable, the ILO has said.
15 December 2012
Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General of the ILO visited PP Tam shrimp peeling facility in Samut Sakhon Province on 15 December 2012.
15 December 2012
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder met with the Governor of Samut Sakhon, Julapat Sangchan at the Provincial Hall on 15 December 2012. He received a briefing on activities undertaken to prevent the use of child labour and human trafficking. Representatives of the employers and workers were also present.
15 December 2012
Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) visited the Marine Gold Product company in Samut Sakhon and met with workers, most of whom are migrants from Myanmar.
15 December 2012
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder met migrant workers from Myanmar at a Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) of the ILO ‘s Tripartite Action to Protect Migrants from Labour Exploitation (the TRIANGLE project) in Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand on 15 December 2012.
14 December 2012
Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General met representatives of Thai workers’ organizations at the United Nations on 14 December 2012 in Bangkok. The workers requested the ILO to encourage the Government to ratify the ILO Conventions concerning freedom of association and collective bargaining. He also received a petition regarding a dismisal and seeking reinstatement.
14 December 2012
Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder met the Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Government House on 14 December 2012.
14 December 2012
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met with representatives of the Employers' Confederation of Thailand (ECOT) during his visit to Thailand at the United Nations Conference Center on 14 December 2012
13 December 2012
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Guy Ryder meets with Minister of Labour of Thailand, Padermchai Sasomsap, in Bangkok, Thailand, on 13 December 2012.
11 December 2012
As migrant workers cross borders to take up jobs in informal or poorly regulated labour markets, they are often at risk of exploitation. Through the tripartite action to protect migrant workers from labour exploitation (TRIANGLE) project, AusAID supports the international labour organization to promote legal and safe migration in the greater mekong subregion and Malaysia, a key destination country. Over its lifespan, TRIANGLE will protect an estimated 20,000 migrant workers from exploitation by providing legal assistance on labour rights, and by improving national labour standards.
27 November 2012
Young rural people, who are often left behind in education and training, need supports to get access to quality jobs. A forum organized by the International Labour Organization in the northern province of Phu Tho on 26 November listens to the voice of this important group and delivers their messages to policy-makers.
16 November 2012
As US President Barack Obama heads to Myanmar, the ILO’s liaison officer in Yangon discusses the various changes this Southeast Asian country has been going through.
14 November 2012
The amended Labour Code is expected as a major step forward in promoting gender equality, particularly protecting women from sexual harassment at workplaces, but it is not enough to make female workers happy.
26 October 2012
Labour ministers from Asian and European countries agreed on the need for policies to foster employment and create decent jobs amid the global credit crunch, stated the Hanoi Declaration on Employment and Social Protection – a Key to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth.
22 October 2012
Slowing growth in many Asian countries has accentuated labour market challenges in a region that has the world’s largest youth population, and where precarious work is widespread.
19 September 2012
An ILO mission on freedom of association obliged to depart from Fiji without having completed its mandate.
17 September 2012
ILO sets out a series of short and medium-term measures in response to the deaths of more than 260 workers in a garment factory in Karachi.
05 September 2012
The ILO’s Convention on Domestic Workers has now been ratified by two countries, meaning it will come into effect in a year’s time. The Convention extends basic labour rights to tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.
20 August 2012
The Philippines is the 30th Member to have its ratification registered and join the group of the “first 30” ILO countries to demonstrate their commitment to ensuring decent work for seafarer and a level playing field for quality shipowners.