This is a list of official ILO press releases issued by the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Some are available in multiple languages, indicated on the top of each release. The most recent release is at the top.
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2009
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Statement from the International Labour Office on the release of men convicted for murder of Cambodian trade unionist
02 January 2009
The International Labour Office welcomes the decision by the Supreme Court of Cambodia to release Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun on bail. The two men were convicted of the 2004 murder of the trade union leader Chea Vichea.
2008
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ASEAN faces competitiveness, productivity, challenge says ILO report innovation, skills, good workplace practices critical
20 October 2008
Competitiveness in the ASEAN economies will depend increasingly on the quality of their workforces and good human resources management, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report.
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International Labour Organization to Present a Series of ‘Proven Practices’ for the Prevention of Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
07 October 2008
Government representatives, employers/ workers organizations & NGOs from five countries to participate in Bangkok presentations – 9th October 2008.
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Lower wages for Bangladeshi women raise concerns about discrimination, ILO study finds
01 September 2008
A new International Labour Organization (ILO) study suggests that discrimination may be preventing women in Bangladesh from earning the same wages as men.
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ILO organizes pandemic human influenza preparedness training for Thai SMEs
13 August 2008
Training to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) protect their workers and businesses from future Pandemic Human Influenza is being organized in Thailand.
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Improved migration infrastructure needed to better protect soaring South Asian labour migrants
14 July 2008
Protection for the soaring number of migrant workers from South Asia – and the ability or inability of countries to provide this protection – will be the focus of an international conference to be held in Dhaka Sheraton Hotel , Bangladesh from 15 to 16 July 2008.
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Media Advisory: 21 Asia-Pacific countries to discuss extending social security coverage Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi 19-20 May 2008
14 July 2008
The recruitment process for Indonesian and Vietnamese migrant workers in the Republic of Korea will be discussed at two international meetings being organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Korea. The two national workshops – one in Indonesia and one in Vietnam - will discuss ways of making the recruitment and selection processes used in Korea more efficient and transparent, and to find remedies to the problems Indonesian and Vietnamese workers commonly confront.
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Bicycle rally against human trafficking and child labour
26 June 2008
Labour Rights Promotion Network (LPN), supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and MTV Exit, will launch a bicycle rally from Prachuap Khiri Khan Province through four provinces to Samut Sakhon from 26 to 29 June. The aim is to raise awareness on the fight against child labour and human trafficking.
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ILO signs US$1 million partnership agreement with Korean government
25 June 2008
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of the Republic of Korea have signed a US$1,040,000 partnership agreement funding ILO work in more than 11 countries in Asia and the Pacific.
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ILO Governing Body elects new Chairperson ─ Committee on Freedom of Association cites Guatemala, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Iran, and Venezuela
13 June 2008
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) elected H.E. Mr. Zdzislaw Rapacki, Ambassador of Poland to the Conference on Disarmament and Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations Office in Geneva as Chairperson for its 2008-09 Session.
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Asia-Pacific marks World Day Against Child Labour with focus on Education
10 June 2008
World Day Against Child Labour (12 June) will be marked with a focus on the role of education in combating child labour, and particularly the need to improve children’s access to schooling.
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New Asian members elected to ILO Governing Body
05 June 2008
Three Asian countries have been elected as new members of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization. The Governments of Bangladesh and Singapore will join as Regular Members, and Thailand will join as a Deputy Member.
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XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work - World Summit on Safety and Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 29 June – 2 July 2008
02 June 2008
Some 4,000 industry leaders, policy-makers and experts from over 100 countries are to gather in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 29 June to 2 July for the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work.
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Tuvalu becomes 182nd ILO Member State
02 June 2008
Tuvalu has become the 182nd Member State of the International Labour Organization (ILO)...
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Pakistani elected as Vice President of ILO annual conference
29 May 2008
Mr Ashraf W. Taban, President of the Employer’s Federation of Pakistan, has been elected as a Vice President of the 97th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), the annual meeting of the International Labour Organization, the UN agency that deals with work and workplace issues.
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Press Release
19 May 2008
Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage
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Media Advisory
19 May 2008
Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage
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ILO Asia-Pacific meeting on extending social security opens
19 May 2008
The aims of the conference include helping delegates to share experiences regarding ways of extending social security coverage and dealing with emerging challenges, identifying good practices and fostering consensus on ways to proceed.
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Media Advisory: 21 Asia-Pacific countries to discuss extending social security coverage Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi 19-20 May 2008
14 May 2008
The meeting will bring together government, workers and employers’ delegates from 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of the conference is to identify a set of policy approaches that countries can use to pursue the effective and progressive extension of social security coverage, particularly to workers in the informal economy.
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Media Advisory: Exhibition of prize-winning Asia Pacific photos of working people with disabilities opens at Imperial Queen's Park Hotel
12 May 2008
The exhibition is titled Beyond Barriers; Images of decent work for persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific. It comprises more than 30 photographs from the 2007 Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities photo contest.