Press releases

2010

1. Afghanistan adopts first ever Decent Work Country Programme

   17 July 2010

   Afghanistan’s first Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) has been signed during a ceremony at the MoLSAMD (Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled).

2. A Photo Exhibition on the World of Work in Indonesia: A Reflection and Looking Forward - Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Indonesian Membership of the ILO

   08 July 2010

   This year Indonesia is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its membership to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations’ specialised agency that was established in 1919 that promotes social justice and labour rights to achieve decent work for women and men in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.

3. ILO and ACFTU join hands to strengthen workers’ education, promote gender equality and decent work

   08 July 2010

   (ILO News, Shanghai) - The ILO and the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) joined hands in promoting gender equality and decent work through strengthening workers’ education and social dialogue, at a workshop held at the UN pavilion in Shanghai World EXPO on 8 July 2010.

4. President of Switzerland to launch new project helping SME ’s become more competitive, sustainable and responsible

   06 July 2010

   JAKARTA (ILO NEWS) - The President of the Swiss Confederation, H.E. Mdm. Doris Leuthard will attend the signing ceremony of the Joint Commitment on Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) in Jakarta, on Tuesday 6 July, 2010.

5. Launch of the report “Labour and social trends in Viet Nam 2009/10"

   23 June 2010

   This report was launched on 23 June 2010 at Ha Noi, Viet Nam.

6. Spotlight falls on decent work in Pacific Island States

   18 June 2010

   Progress towards building a sustainable future and implementing decent work for countries in the Pacific was highlighted at a special event held during the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.

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   Timor-Leste to receive funding for social security development from Brazil: South-South cooperation project worth more than $500,000

   16 June 2010

   The agreement was signed at a ceremony held during the International Labour Conference (ILC), in Geneva. The ILC is the annual meeting of the 183 member states of the International Labour Organization (ILO) the UN agency dealing with work and workplace issues.

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   World Day against Child Labour - countries to "go for the goal" and tackle child labour

   10 June 2010

   As the football World Cup in South Africa kicked off, countries throughout Asia-Pacific marked World Day against Child Labour with an urgent appeal to "Go For the goal - end child labour".

9. ASEAN’S strong recovery faces challenges, says ILO report, Productivity, skills, job quality critical

   20 May 2010

   ASEAN countries have rebounded remarkably from the global economic crisis and many are recording pre-crisis economic growth levels but they face key challenges, including rebalancing growth, improving workforce skills, rebuilding employment and – critically – accelerating productivity to compete with India and China, according to a new ILO report.

10. New ILO report assesses labour and social trends, crisis recovery, future challenges for ASEAN economies

    14 May 2010

    (ILO Bangkok) - New report on labour and social trends in the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be released by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific next week. The report has been prepared for participants attending the 2nd ASEAN Human Resource Conference, being held in Hanoi on Tuesday 25th May.

11. New ILO global report on child labour as effort to end child labour slow, ILO calls for “re-energized” global action

    10 May 2010

    (ILO Geneva & Bangkok) Amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic downturn, the ILO warned in a new study that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour are slowing down and called for a “re-energized” global campaign to end the practice.

12. NEW DATE: ILO to issue new Global Report on Child Labour. Invitation to briefing in Bangkok to examine situation in Asia and the Pacific on 7 May, 11 am at United Nations Conference Centre

    05 May 2010

    (ILO BANGKOK) – The ILO is to launch a new report on the state of child labour around the world. The report is being launched on the eve of a major global meeting in The Hague, aimed at intensifying efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour within the next decade. The new ILO Global Report on Child Labour, entitled “Accelerating action against child labour” will be launched worldwide, under embargo, on 7 May.

13. World Day for Safety and Health at Work - Knowing the Risks

    29 April 2010

    (ILO Phnom Penh) Cambodia marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work on Friday April 30th with an event focusing on the theme “Knowing Your Health and Safety Risks and Preventing Workplace Accidents"

14. Viet Nam commits to strengthening legal frameworks for employer-worker negotiations. ILO says workers' and employers' organizations must be able to actively represent the genuine interests of their constituents.

    01 April 2010

    (ILO Hanoi) Viet Nam has announced it is taking steps to strengthen its legal framework by creating a better environment for workers and employers to settle differences as they arise. The announcement was made at a national conference on the Future of Industrial Relations and the Revision of the Labour Code and Trade Union Law, in Hanoi 1-2 April 2010. The conference was organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Viet Nam in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

15. New ILO project to eliminate child labour and its worst forms in Viet Nam

    29 March 2010

    (ILO Hanoi) The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), ILO and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) today launched a 2.5-million-Euro Project of Support to the Design and Implementation of National Programmes on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Viet Nam.

16. Employment policy, social protection needed to help Cambodian garment workers recover from impacts of economic downturn

    25 March 2010

    (ILO, Phnom Penh) On the surface, those garment workers who were not laid off as a result of the economic downturn should be considered lucky. But new data from an ILO led survey shows that even those who kept their jobs were not left unscathed – many have had their salaries significantly reduced and now struggle to cover basic living costs.

17. UNDP Administrator Helen Clark says ILO Global Jobs Pact “Paves the way” for economic recovery. ILO member States in Asia and Pacific to review recovery efforts at regional meeting in October

    23 March 2010

    (Geneva and Bangkok, ILO News)– United Nations Development Programme Administrator (UNDP) Helen Clark said the ILO Global Jobs Pact “paves the way” for countries seeking a “fair and just” way out of the global recession.

18. ILO launches the second phase of collaborative project to prevent labour and sexual trafficking in China

    17 March 2010

    (ILO Beijing) ILO and the All-China Women Federation (ACWF) have been working in close partnership over the last four years to reduce the trafficking of women and children for labour exploitation. With the support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the ILO is proud to launch the second phase of its Project to Prevent Trafficking for Labour Exploitation in China (CP-TING – Phase II) in Beijing on 17 March 2010.

19. ILO IPEC receives the Sahametrei Sena Medal for its contribution towards ending child labour in Cambodia

    12 March 2010

    (ILO Cambodia) The Royal Government of Cambodia conferred the Sahametrei Sena Medal on Mr. MP Joseph, Chief Technical Advisor of IPEC’s Time Bound Programme Support Project in recognition of the ILO’s work in the area of child labour in Cambodia.

20. ILO, Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs to discuss green jobs

    10 March 2010

    The Indonesian Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs in association with the ILO’s Regional Office for Asia Pacific in Bangkok and the ILO Jakarta Office organized a workshop on green jobs at Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta, on Wednesday, 10 March 2010.