News and articles
2021
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Media advisory
ILO to release new report 'COVID-19 and the ASEAN labour market: Impact and policy response'
09 August 2021, Bangkok, Thailand
ILO forecasts slow jobs recovery in ASEAN region. Upward trend in COVID-19 cases and slow vaccine rollout likely to prolong the labour market crisis and hamper recovery.
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News
ILO continues to promote the ratification of the Tripartism Convention by Timor-Leste
06 August 2021, Dili, Timor-Leste
The ILO promotes the ratification of ILO Convention No. 114 on Tripartite Consultation in Timor-Leste to strengthen the tripartite collaboration and cooperation.
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Press release
Reaching migrant workers in Thailand amid the tighter lockdown measure as COVID-19 cases surge
05 August 2021, Bangkok, Thailand
The joint ILO-UN Women Safe and Fair Programme, under the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, reached out to migrant workers amid the tighter lockdown measure as COVID-19 cases surge.
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News
OSH specialists play a key role in COVID-19 prevention at workplaces
04 August 2021, Jakarta, Indonesia
The ILO conducted a training to strengthen the capacity of the occupational safety and health (OSH) specialists to better manage workplace safety and health against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
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News
ILO-MOHRSS Workshop on Responsible Labour Practices for Enterprises in Supply Chains
04 August 2021,
Business leaders in China are introduced to critical concepts in responsible business conduct in Shandong Province
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Asia-Pacific labour market insights
What future for the Asia garment industry post-COVID?
04 August 2021,
The COVID-19 crisis has hit the global garment industry hard and nowhere has this been felt more than in Asia, where the majority of the industry is based. A new brief from the International Labour Organization looks at what the future holds for the Asian garment sector, how the pandemic is shaping industry trends and the opportunities for a more resilient, sustainable and human-centred future.
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ThrivePH Media Advisory
UN to launch joint research findings to diversify, upgrade Ph economy
02 August 2021, Manila, Philippines
The COVID-19 led to massive disruption of the economy and labour market. It has also revealed vulnerabilities of sectors and firms. The UN in the Philippines, in collaboration with the ILO, UNDP and UNIDO conducted a joint research to diversify and upgrade the Philippine economy, which will be launched on Thursday, 5 August 2021.
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ThrivePH Media Advisory
UN to launch joint research findings on gender-responsive, resilient MSMEs
02 August 2021, Manila, Philippines
The Philippines endures the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown halting operations of businesses and enterprises that led economic slowdown with severe implications for micro, small and medium enterprises. Yet, there are emerging opportunities to build a better normal, which UNIDO, UN Women, and the ILO have explored through a UN joint research, which will be launched on Wednesday, 4 August 2021.
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Press release
Social Security Coordination Forum calls for social security extension to workers in the informal economy
02 August 2021, Islamabad, Pakistan
Pakistan’s Social Security Coordination Forum agree on strategies to enhance social security schemes effectiveness.
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Asia-Pacific labour market insights
Depressed global consumer demand continues to hit jobs in Asia and the Pacific
30 July 2021,
Almost 1 in 3 jobs in Asia and the Pacific are linked to the production of manufacturing products. COVID-19 has led to severe declines in global consumer demand, with only partial and in many cases uncertain recovery in sales of many of these products. An ILO brief highlights the adverse impacts of these consumption trends on peoples’ jobs and livelihoods, especially given the slow progress on vaccination within parts of the region and among some of its trading partners.