Press releases: ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

2007 

• ILO releases Global Employment Trends 2007: East Asian unemployment up, despite strong economic growth
  25 January 2007 - The number of people unemployed worldwide remained at an historic high in 2006, despite strong global economic growth
• ILO releases Global Employment Trends 2007: South Asia faces growing gender unemployment gap & challenge of creating jobs.
  25 January 2007 - The number of people unemployed worldwide remained at an historic high in 2006, despite strong global economic growth
• ILO work in Cambodia
  25 January 2007 - The ILO seeks clarification from the Cambodian Government on reports by the Cambodian Government commenting on ILO’s work in Cambodia with the garment industry.
• ILO releases Global Employment Trends 2007: Unemployment, slower growth continues to affect South East Asia and the Pacific
  25 January 2007 - The number of people unemployed worldwide remained at an historic high in 2006, despite strong global economic growth
• Brunei becomes 180th ILO Member State
  25 January 2007 - Brunei Darussalam has become the 180th Member State of the International Labour Organization
• ILO to publish new Global Employment Trends report
  19 January 2007 - The ILO is releasing the 2007 Global Employment Trends (GET) report.

2006 

• New ILO study says youth unemployment rising, large increases in Pacific, South-East and South Asia
  27 October 2006 - A new ILO report shows that the number of unemployed youth aged 15 to 24 rose over the past decade, with large increaces in the Pacific, South-East and South Asia.
• More than 10,000 Afghans get help with finding jobs, training through ILO-backed project
  15 September 2006 - An ILO project helps thousands of Afghans finding paid work, receiving training and help in searching for work in the first half of 2006.
• MoL/ILO workshop on South African labour law reform and labour relations in a multi-ethnic growth economy
  10 August 2006 - The Thai Ministry of Labour and the ILO are sponsoring a workshop that will see South Africa and Thailand exchange experiences with labour law reform and promoting harmonious labour relations.
• Korea-ILO partnership to improve employment
  03 August 2006 - The Government of the Republic of Korea and the ILO sign an agreement for technical cooperation in Asia and the Pacific worth US$800,000.
• Cambodian garment industry on a steady rise
  30 May 2006 - New figures released by ILO Better Factories Cambodia suggests that the Cambodian garment industry is doing well one year after the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) finished.
• Improved recruitment processes for foreign workers and better awareness about link between migration and human trafficking needed
  08 May 2006 - Governments, Workers' and Employers' Organizations from five Mekong countries consider options prior to sub-regional gathering on human trafficking
• Asia Pacific records decline in child labour - ILO Report
  04 May 2006 - An ILO report suggests that more action and leadership is needed to meet the goal of eliminating worst forms of child labour within 10 years.
• Governments, Workers' and Employers' Organizations from 5 Mekong countries gather to discuss human trafficking prevention
  03 May 2006 - Government, Workers’ and Employers’ representatives from five countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) gather to review and make further recommendations for improvements in cross-border recruitment practices for migrant workers.
• ILO to launch major new report on child labour
  28 April 2006 - The ILO releases a global report providing new estimates of the number of child labourers worldwide and regionally, and analyzing progress to date in the struggle against child labour.
• World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2006
  28 April 2006 - The World Day for Safety and Health 2006 calls attention to HIV/AIDS as an occupational safety and health issue.
• Government of Japan and United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security contribute nearly $2 million for Economic and Social Empowerment
  26 April 2006 - The Government of Japan and the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security confirm new funding of nearly 212 million yen to help returned victims of human trafficking in the Philippines and Thailand.
• Safer work for farmers - four country meeting in Viet Nam
  17 March 2006 - Farmers in Viet Nam meet to discuss safer work in agriculture with their fellow farmers as well as others from Cambodia , Laos and Thailand at a meeting in Nha Trang.
• The ILO welcomes the release Rong Chhun and human rights activists
  20 January 2006 - The ILO welcomes the release of Rong Chhun, President of the Cambondia Independent Teachers’ Association and other human rights activists.
• Meeting to improve work opportunities for disabled persons in Asia
  18 January 2006 - The ILO facilitates six-country meeting in Bangkok focusing on improving legislation to promote training and employment opportunities for disabled persons in Asia.