Press releases

2009

1. ILO Issues revised global unemployment projections; Unemployment in Asia Pacific could top 100 million people

   28 May 2009

   The number of people unemployed in 2009 could increase by between 29.4 million and 58.8 million people globally, and between 9 and 26.3 million in Asia Pacific, compared to 2007. That’s according to new projections from the ILO, the United Nations agency that deals with work and workplace issues.

2. Republic of Maldives joins the ILO

   20 May 2009

   The Republic of Maldives has become the 183rd member State of the ILO, the United Nations agency that deals with work and workplace issues.

3. ILO signs US$ 700,000 partnership agreement with Korean Government

   30 April 2009

   The agreement will be signed in Bangkok on Thursday 30 April by Mr Sung-Ki Yi, Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Korea and Mrs Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

4. ILO signs US$ 700,000 partnership agreement with Korean Government

   30 April 2009

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of the Republic of Korea will sign a US$700,000 partnership agreement later today, funding ILO work in more than 15 countries in Asia and the Pacific.

5. ILO Marks 90 Years of Working for Social Justice Highlighting Decent Work and Fair Globalization

   24 April 2009

   Cambodia will mark the ILO’s 90th anniversary on the 27th and 28th of April under the theme “ILO: Partner in the Development of Cambodia”. Cambodia’s chosen topic compliments the global theme”ILO - 90 years of working for social justice”.

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   Bangkok, 23rd April: celebrations to mark the ILO’s 90th Anniversary kicked-off

   24 April 2009

   ILO marks 90 years of work with events across Asia Pacific highlighting decent work and fair globalization.

7. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares April 21 to May 1 'ILO Week'

   17 April 2009

   President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has declared April 21 to May 1, 2009 as International Labor Organization (ILO) Week.

8. ILO celebrates 90 years of campaigning for social justice with high-level Bangkok event

   16 April 2009

   The ILO will mark its 90th anniversary with a world-wide series of activities, including a high-level event with the Thai Prime Minister in Bangkok, the ILO’s headquarters in Asia and the Pacific.

9. Aging workforce threatens Thailand's productivity and development, says ILO report

   13 April 2009

   This study is released to coincide with Thailand's National Day for Older Persons on April 13.

10. First ILO course in women’s entrepreneurship offered in Bangladesh

    12 April 2009

    The first course using an internationally-established entrepreneurship training programme for women has been carried out by experts from the ILO in Rangamati, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).

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    Stakeholders’ Consultation on Assessment of Green Jobs

    08 April 2009

    On April 9, in Dhaka, a stakeholders’ consultation on Green Jobs Assessment Studies was organized jointly by Ministry of Labour and Employment and the ILO

12. ILO to issue report on women and the global crisis for International Women’s Day

    04 March 2009

    The ILO will mark International Women’s Day 2009 with the launch of a new report assessing the impact of the global financial crisis on women in the world of work.

13. ILO renews supplementary understanding with Myanmar

    02 March 2009

    ILO has agreed with the Government of Myanmar to extend for 12 months the ILO Supplementary Understanding which provides a mechanism for Myanmar Citizens to lodge complaints of forced labour through the ILO Liaison Officer in Yangon.

14. Economic crisis response must support jobs, SMEs, vulnerable sector, ILO meeting concludes

    23 February 2009

    Delegates representing workers, employers and ministries of finance, planning and labour from Asia and the Pacific suggested policies and measures to be urgently put in place to mitigate the expected severe impact of the global financial and economic crisis on economies in the region, and to stimulate a more rapid, more equitable and sustainable recovery.

15. ILO statement on the Cambodian appeals court verdict against Thatch Saveth

    20 February 2009

    The International Labour Office is disappointed to learn that the Cambodian Appeals Court has upheld the lower court’s verdict against Thatch Saveth. In February 2005 Thatch Saveth was found guilty of the murder of Ros Sovannareth, a trade union leader, in May 2004.

16. Asia-Pacific countries meet to discuss responses to global economic crisis

    18 February 2009

    Ministries of labour and finance, senior UN, World Bank and government officials, workers and employers representatives from more than 10 Asia and the Pacific countries are meeting in Manila this week to discuss effective responses to the current economic crisis.

17. Asia-Pacific’s responses to global economic crisis to be discussed at high level meeting in Manila

    16 February 2009

    Ministers of labour and finance, senior UN and government officials, workers and employers representatives from throughout Asia and the Pacific are due to meet in Manila next week to discuss responses to the current economic crisis.

18. ILO-Thai Trade Unions discuss effective responses to the global economic crisis

    12 February 2009

    The ILO recently organized the ILO/Thai Trade Unions High-Level Workshop on Effective Trade Union Responses to the Global Economic Crisis in Bangkok for 50 participants comprising of labour leaders, union members and unionists.

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    ILO global employment trends report 2009 - unemployment, working poor, vulnerable employment to increase dramatically due to global employment crisis

    29 January 2009

    The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET).

20. Successful ways of preventing avian & human influenza in Thailand to be discussed - Project to be extended to Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Viet Nam

    19 January 2009

    Successful techniques for preventing the spread of avian and human influenza among Thailand’s poultry workers, farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises will be discussed at a workshop in Bangkok on Tuesday 20 January 2009.