Press releases

2013

1. 

   ILO lifts remaining restrictions on Myanmar

   18 June 2013,

   The restrictions were related to the country’s non compliance of the ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No.29).

2. ILO and BDA ink partnership to support peace building in Mindanao

   18 June 2013, Cotabato City, Philippines

   The International Labour Organization and the Bangsamoro Development Agency today signed an agreement that will contribute to peace building efforts through local economic development, decent work and sustainable livelihoods in Mindanao.

3. World Day Against Child Labour 2013: Child domestic workers to present “The Broken Pearl behind the Mop”

   17 June 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia

   The ILO estimates that there are 2.6 million domestic workers in Indonesia, of which 26 per cent are children under the age of 18 years old. The great majority of domestic workers are female, around 90 per cent, with low educational levels mainly coming from poor families in rural communities.

4. Project launched to address demographic challenges for national social insurance system

   17 June 2013,

   The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) today launched a project to improve social insurance system in the context of Viet Nam’s demographic changes, low insurance coverage and limited law enforcement.

5. Ten million children suffer in domestic work around the world: ILO global study

   12 June 2013, Sialkot

   On the World day against Child Labour promoting “No Child Labour in Domestic Work” new global data on child domestic works have been announced.

6. World Day Against Child Labour 2013: One hour campaign against child labour in 262 junior high schools in Sukabumi

   12 June 2013, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia

   The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with Sukabumi Education Office (Dinas Pendidikan Sukabumi), are conducting an hour campaign on child labour in 262 junior high schools across Sukabumi District on Wednesday, 12 June 2013, from 10.00am to 11.00am.

7. 

   World Day Against Child Labour June 12, 2013: No to child labour in domestic work!

   12 June 2013,

   The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are calling for special attention to child domestic workers on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June this year.

8. World Day Against Child Labour 2013: Say no to child labour in domestic work in Surabaya

   10 June 2013, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Indonesia, in collaboration with Society and Development Review Institution (LPKP) and four relevant local partners (Samitra Abhaya Kelompok Perempuan Pro Demokrasi (SA-KPPD), Child Protection Board (LPA) of East Java, Indonesian Women Commission for Justice and Democracy of East Java, and Embun Foundation), will join with governments, employers’ organizations, NGOs, and other key constituents, including child labourers, in organizing a provincial action against child domestic workers on Wednesday, 12 June 2013, from 15.00 – 17.00, at Taman Bungkul Surabaya, East Java.

9. World Day Against Child Labour 2013: Say no to child labour in domestic work in Makassar

   10 June 2013, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Indonesia, in collaboration with Child Protection Board (LPA) of South Sulawesi, will join with governments, employers’ organizations, NGOs, and other key constituents, including child labourers, in organizing a provincial action against child domestic workers on Wednesday, 12 June 2013, from 09.00am – 11.00am, at Sudirman Street of Makassar, South Sulawesi. The street is one of the main streets of Makassar, surrounding the official residence of the Governor of South Sulawesi.

10. World Day Against Child Labour 2013: Say no to child labour in domestic work

    10 June 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Indonesia, in collaboration with JARAK, the Alliance of the Elimination of Child Labour, will join with governments, employers’ organizations, NGOs, and other key constituents, including child labourers, in organizing a national action against child domestic workers on Wednesday, 12 June 2013, from 08.00am – 11.00am, at HI roundabouts, Jakarta.

11. ILO to publish a new report on child labour in domestic work

    10 June 2013,

    This year’s annual World Day against Child Labour (12 June) will put the spotlight on the plight of child labourers in domestic work. On this occasion, the ILO will release a new report: “Ending child labour in domestic work: Protecting young workers in domestic work from abuse and exploitation”.

12. 

    A new day rises - peace finally comes to Bondoc Peninsula

    10 June 2013, Manila, Philippines

    Armed conflict has ceased to be a regular fare for the poor people of Bondoc Peninsula, once a hotbed of insurgency, in Quezon Province. The cycle of poverty, lack of decent work and conflict kept development at bay.

13. 

    Bangladesh's Kamran T. Rahman Elected Vice President of the International Labour Conference

    09 June 2013,

    The former head of the Bangladesh Employers Federation, Mr Kamran Rahman has been elected as a Vice-President of the 2013 International Labour Conference (ILC), the annual meeting of the membership of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations specialized agency that deals with work and work-place related issues.

14. 

    First meeting of high level committee on building and fire safety in RMG factories

    07 June 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The first meeting of the National Tripartite Committee formed to implement the National Tripartite Plan of Action on Building and Fire Safety in the Ready-Made Garment Sector in Bangladesh (NAP) was held on Thursday, 6 June 2013.

15. 

    The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ILO sign 2.5 million USD agreement to support improved labour conditions in Bangladesh

    03 June 2013,

16. Integrating social policies and the delivery of social protection floors in Cambodia - discussed at a workshop

    03 June 2013, Siem Reap, Cambodia

    Sharing models and innovative ideas for implementing a national social protection strategy in Cambodia and developing nationally defined social protection floors in ASEAN were the focus of a workshop held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from 29 to 31 May 2013. The technical workshop on “Integrating Social Policies and the Delivery of Social Protection Floors (SPF)” was co-organized by the Royal Government of Cambodia and the ILO.

17. Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ILO to Sign 2.5 Million USD Agreement to Support Improved Working Conditions in Bangladesh

    02 June 2013,

    The Norwegian Minister for International Development Mr Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås and the ILO Country Office for Bangladesh Director Mr Srinivas Reddy will sign an agreement on 3 June. The Norwegian Government will provide NOK14.5 million (US$2.5 million) to support workers' rights and labour relations in export industries in Bangladesh.

18. 

    Provinces finalize Action Plans against Child Labour & Bonded Labour and agree to improve reporting on ILO Conventions

    01 June 2013, Islamabad

    All provincial labour departments agreed on action plans to revise labour legislations regarding child and bonded labour and subsequent actions. Moreover, the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Provincial Labour Departments have also agreed in action plans to improve reporting on ILO Conventions.

19. 

    $4m project to turn Viet Nam’s hopes for better labour relations into reality

    31 May 2013,

    A US$4 million project was launched today in Hanoi to develop industrial relations in Viet Nam, making the new Labour Code and Trade Union Law beneficial to both employers and workers.

20. Workshop on Integrating Social Policies and the Delivery of Social Protection Floors

    27 May 2013, Siem Reap, Cambodia

    Integrating social policies to ensure the delivery of social protection floor is the focus of a workshop to be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from Wednesday 29 to Friday 31 May 2013.