Press releases

2012

1. ILO to publish global wage report 2012/13

   03 December 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

   A new report on trends in wages worldwide will be released by the ILO. The Global Wage Report analyses average real wages across the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends and relative purchasing power across the world and by region. The 2012/13 edition also looks at the consequences of the wage trends, the effect on economic recovery, and the links to equitable growth and development.

2. ILO launches Decent Work Profile for Maluku

   29 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) was launching a Decent Work Profile for Maluku as part of the Decent Work Provincial Programme of Maluku, which assesses progress in the development of labour market conditions and protection for workers in the Maluku Province on Wednesday, 28 November, in Ambon, Maluku.

3. ACCI, ACTU and the ILO launch Pacific employment project

   27 November 2012, Canberra

   The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) today announced the launch of a new project designed to improve vocational skills and employment opportunities for young people and their families in the Pacific Island Countries. The project will be piloted in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. Research clearly shows the decisive factor lifting families from poverty is a household member finding a job. Unfortunately, unemployment rates in the Pacific remain high, and access to skills development and vocational training is limited. Unemployment and underemployment of the region’s youth are particularly challenging.

4. Greater access to HIV-sensitive social protection in Indonesia

   20 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

   Key officials from Indonesia, India and Thailand will gather in Jakarta on 21st November to attend a UN-sponsored meeting which aims to promote HIV-sensitive social protection in Indonesia.

5. Regional workshop on masyarakat adat

   19 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

   The UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (UNDP APRC), International Labour Organization (ILO), and the United Nations Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) are jointly hosting a two-day Regional Workshop on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, on Monday – Tuesday, 19 – 20 November, at the Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta.

6. Better Work Indonesia: Improving capacity of HR and compliance practitioners in the Indonesian garment industry

   14 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

   To improve the performance of the Indonesian garment industry and to strengthen the capacity of companies to be more socially responsible, the ILO through its Better Work Indonesia programme is organising a one-day Networking Event for Human Resources and Compliance Practitioners in the Indonesian garment industry.

7. ILO to share its lessons learnt in rebuilding and reconstructing Aceh and Nias

   12 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

   After more than seven years, the struggling economy of Aceh province has recovered from being shaken by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2004. This province at the farthest west of Indonesia has kept growing since then, with a rise in job opportunities and an improvement in the welfare of the people. Significant changes are taking place in Aceh.

8. ILO Thailand welcomes new regulation to improve conditions for domestic workers

   06 November 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

   The ILO Country Office for Thailand welcomes the passing of a new Ministerial Regulation that will better protect domestic workers in the Kingdom of Thailand, approved on 30 October and to be implemented this year.

9. ILO to launch campaign to improve productivity and competitiveness of small and medium-sized companies in Makassar

   05 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

   To assist SMEs to be more productive, competitive and sustainable, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will conduct a workshop entitled, “Effective Ways, Tips and Tricks to Achieve High-Productivity in SMEs”, on Tuesday, 6 November, at Grand Clarion Hotel, Makassar. The Makassar launch is a follow-up to the national launch which was held in Jakarta on 1 November.

10. ILO to launch campaign to improve productivity and competitiveness of small and medium-sized Indonesian companies

    30 October 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make a major contribution to growth and job creation in Indonesia, providing 60 per cent of employment opportunities for both women and men. The key to sustainable economic development also lies in the development of SMEs that are competitive, resilient, and can continue to grow, even when market conditions are difficult.

11. 

    New ILO Regional Director for Asia Pacific takes up post

    16 October 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

    Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto (Japan) took up his post as Regional Director of the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, on 16 October 2012. Until 2011, Mr Uramoto served as the Deputy to the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in Vienna, Austria. He spent 27 years with UNICEF, and his last position was as Director of the UNICEF Office for Japan and the Republic of Korea. He has also worked in New York and in the former Republic of Yugoslavia (Croatia), India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste and Sudan.

12. Meeting looks at system to deal with migrant workers' recruitment problems

    15 October 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

    A national consultation on strengthening migrant workers’ access to complaints channels and ability to get grievances about their recruitment process dealt with was organized by the ILO and the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Employment (DOE).

13. Planning for more and better jobs in the construction sector in Indonesia

    10 October 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    The Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration hosts a National Workshop at Kementerian Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi headquarters in Jakarta on 10th of October to discuss and review the achievements of the Government of Indonesia - International Labour Organization’s Local Resource Based (LRB) infrastructure works programmes undertaken in Aceh and Nias over the past seven years.

14. New ILO project to improve labour migration in ASEAN countries

    10 October 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

    A new project to help migrant workers who travel across international borders in the ASEAN region is being launched by the ILO and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

15. Vietnam’s new labour laws to improve labour market and industrial relations

    24 September 2012,

    A conference entitled “Introduction of the Labour Code and Trade Union Law: Opportunities and Challenges” was organised in Ha Noi today by the National Assembly’s Social Committee, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam to give social partners and the public an insight into the important changes brought about by the amended laws.

16. $4.5m employment assistance projects announced at first National Decent Work Committee

    24 September 2012,

    The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam today announced its new assistance projects worth US$4.56 million at the first meeting of the new Vietnam Decent Work Country Programme Steering Committee in Ha Noi.

17. 

    ILO mission to Fiji aborted

    19 September 2012,

    An ILO direct contacts mission on freedom of association has been obliged to depart from Fiji without having completed its mandate.

18. Launch of the Indonesia Decent Work Country Programme 2012 - 2015

    17 September 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    The Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Indonesia 2012 – 2015 will be launched on Wednesday, 19 September 2012, at the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, Jakarta. The DWCP 2012-15 serves as the mid-term ILO programming framework for the work of ILO in Indonesia with full engagements of Government, workers’ and employers’ organization as the tripartite constituents of the ILO.

19. Pacific ratifications help to bring ‘Seafarers Bill of Rights’ into effect

    12 September 2012, Suva, Fiji

    The ILO has received the 30th ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC), fulfilling the final condition for the first global standard spanning continents and oceans, to go into effect in a year’s time

20. ILO in Asia-Pacific joins forces with IGES on research, training, advocacy and policy support for green jobs

    04 September 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

    The International Labour Organization’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation in the field of research on green jobs, advocacy and policy support.