Press releases

2013

1. ILO: Better Work Indonesia helps to stamp out fire risks in partner factories

   26 April 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia

   When a fire tore through a footwear factory in Jakarta in 2010, four people died. They became trapped between the flames and a locked emergency exit. In Bangladesh, locked emergency exits were partly to blame for 112 fatalities during a massive garment factory fire in 2012.

2. Promoting decent work for domestic workers

   22 April 2013, Bangkok, Thailand

   Good practices, new initiatives and innovative ways to promote decent work for domestic workers will be the focus of a regional knowledge-sharing forum, to be held from 24-26 April in Bangkok.

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   Media accreditation information for the 102nd ILO International Labour Conference

   17 April 2013,

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   ILO and Fair Work Commission sign MOU on labour dispute resolution

   15 April 2013, Melbourne, Australia

   The ILO and the Australian workplace relations tribunal signed a memorandum of understanding to provide technical assistance in the area of labour dispute resolution.

5. Strengthening business resilience of Indonesian small and medium enterprises in the face of disaster

   15 April 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia

   Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are vulnerable to various types and forms of threats, dangers or crisis. The recent flood emergency in Jakarta in early 2013, for example, had severely hurt businesses, particularly SMEs. Floods had destroyed SMEs’ business assets and disrupted their business continuity, which in turn would put them at risk of losing their businesses and falling into poverty.

6. Further efforts needed to work towards a sustainable and equitable economy, Says New ILO Report

   04 April 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia

   While the world economy still struggles to recover from the economic crisis, the overall outlook for Indonesia in 2012 was largely positive thanks to the country’s strong focus on the development of economic infrastructure to address constraints to growth as well as robust household consumption and growing investment.

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   Provinces review Labour Laws with ILO Conventions

   29 March 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan

   More amendments are needed to harmonize the provincial Labour Legislations in line with Pakistan’s ratified ILO conventions. This was agreed by the representatives from the four provincial departments of labour, Gilgit-Baltistan, Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) and Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) who jointly reviewed the labour laws in a four days’ workshop, 26-29 March 2013, held in Islamabad.

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   Joint statement: The United Nations strongly condemns attacks on minorities in Pakistan

   11 March 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan

   The United Nations firmly condemns the on-going violence in the country, particularly the recent tragic events in Quetta, Karachi and this past weekend in Lahore, targeting especially religious and ethnic minorities in Pakistan.

9. ILO: Better Work Indonesia Strives to End Workplace Harassment

   08 March 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia

   A worker is offered better hours or more money in return for sexual favours; a manager pinches the bottom of a worker; a worker spreads malicious rumours about a fellow co-worker. These are all forms of harassment, and are common in one form or another in many Indonesian garment factories.

10. Meeting on the new Thai Ministerial Regulation on Domestic Workers

    08 March 2013, Bangkok, Thailand

    A media biefing on the new Thai Ministerial Regulation on Domestic Workers will be held in Bangkok on 10 March 2013 at the Chaophya Park Hotel.

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    Cultural Mela: Creative art work of Brick Kiln workers

    27 February 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Brick kiln workers presented their life experiences through creative art in a Cultural Mela held in Lahore.

12. Fiji Child Labour DVD to be launched at the National Child Labour Forum

    18 February 2013, Nadi, Fiji

    The plight of children in child labour in Fiji will be raised, through the launching of a DVD titled “Back to School- Tackling Child Labour in Fiji”

13. ILO: Better Work Indonesia Programme Launch Phase 2

    08 February 2013, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

    The Indonesian garment industry has enjoyed rapid growth, significantly contributing to the national economic growth by providing more than one million jobs and accounting for one of the primary state revenues.

14. ILO to publish annual report on global employment trends and the jobs crisis

    21 January 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

    The ILO is to launch its annual report, “Global Employment Trends 2013” (GET) on Tuesday 22 January.

15. Lao PDR Luanches First National Skills Standards.

    18 January 2013, Vientiane, Lao PDR

    The first national skills standards for the Lao PDR were launched in Vientiane today, focusing on the construction and automotive industries. The standards were developed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare with the support of the Partnership Programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Republic of Korea.

16. Lao PDR Luanches First Labour Force and Child Labour Surveys.

    18 January 2013, Vientiane, Lao PDR

    The first surveys of the labour force and child labour in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) were launched in Vientiane today by the Government of Lao PDR with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

17. Maldives ratifies the eight ILO fundamental Conventions

    16 January 2013,

    The Maldives has ratified the eight ILO fundamental Conventions on 4 January 2013, dealing with four categories of fundamental principles and rights at work: freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour; the effective abolition of child labour; and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

18. Promoting women’s access to decent work and equality in employment in indonesia

    16 January 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia

    To further promote economic and social empowerment of women, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will conduct a one-day national workshop, “Promoting women’s access to decent work and equality in employment in Indonesia”, on Wednesday, 16 January 2013, at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jakarta.

19. Asia leads world in domestic worker numbers, but legal protection, working conditions lag

    09 January 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

    More than 21 million people across Asia and the Pacific – 80 per cent of them women – are employed as domestic workers, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

20. ILO to launch global report on domestic workers

    04 January 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

    A new report on the conditions of domestic workers worldwide will be launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday, 9 January 2013 at 17:00 Bangkok Time (10:00 GMT).