Newsletters

2007 

• Issues: December 2007 - [pdf 773 KB]
  01 December 2007 - The newsletter covers strategies to tackle HIV/AIDS in low-risk Asian countries, voices from young people on human trafficking prevention, and the UN International Day of Disabled Persons.
• Issues: August 2007 - [pdf 426 KB]
  01 August 2007 - The edition highlights the challenges facing youth employment in the Pacific, programmes to create jobs and boost incomes in East Timor, and the long work hours found in Asia’s labour market.
• Issues: April 2007 - [pdf 253 KB]
  01 April 2007 - The edition highlights the decent work priorities in Asia, the role of microfinance in combatting child labour and a preview of a Chinese TV soap opera aimed at migrant workers.

2006 

• Issues December 2006, Vol. 5, No. 3 - [pdf 317 KB]
  01 December 2006 - The newsletter looks at lessons learned from South Korea’s labour and economic policies, child labour in Thailand, and how Viet Nam’s trade unions use social dialogue to influence policy-making.
• Issues: August 2006, Vol. 5, No. 2 - [pdf 926 KB]
  01 August 2006 - Among articles are reports on the 14th Asian Regional Meeting and the declaration of the Asian Decent Work Decade, rebuilding livelihoods after an earthquate in Pakistan, and raising safety standards for Mongolia's child jockeys.
• Issues: April 2006, Vol. 5, No. 1 - [pdf 472 KB]
  01 April 2006 - The edition looks at the importance of occupational safety and health, the employment rights of individuals with disabilities, and whether there is a jobs crisis in Asia.