News and articles
2021
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Joint press release of the CBS and ILO
Need for a rigorous effort to eliminate child labour in Nepal
29 April 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal
ILO Nepal and Central Bureau of Statistics in Nepal have jointly released the Nepal Child Labour Report 2021. The report highlights key data and analysis crucial to end child labour in the country, and reveals how the progress in human development indicators has direct impact on the status of child labour.
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Labour statistics
Viet Nam adopts advanced statistical standards to better present labour market data
28 April 2021,
This upgrade will help policymakers and other data users better analyze and understand the characteristics and challenges of different groups of workers, the double burden of work and family responsibilities carried by women, and different categories of individuals who are not in employment.
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Opinion editorial
Resilient occupational safety and health systems key in pandemic
28 April 2021, Jakarta, Indonesia
An opinion editorial by Michiko Miyamoto, Country Director for the ILO in Indonesia, focusing on strengthening the occupational safety and health (OSH) system as part of the commemoration of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The opinion article was published by the Jakarta Post on 28 April.
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Op-ed
Pandemic impact highlights need for resilient Occupational Safety and Health systems
28 April 2021, Bangkok, Thailand
COVID-19 has reinforced the need for resilient national Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) systems to be in place. To mark Safe Day 2021, Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific explains what they are and what needs to be done.
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Press release
Building employment injury protection for platform workers
27 April 2021,
The ILO Country Office in Beijing and MOHRSS organized a Research Seminar on Employment Injury Insurance for Workers in the Platform Economy aimed at sharing experiences and providing recommendations for a national regulatory framework for employment injury coverage of platform workers in China.
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Press release
Viet Nam’s Music Against Child Labour song competition now open for entries
27 April 2021,
The competition aims to harness the power of music to raise awareness of child labour.
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Career guidance
Training of trainers expands career guidance programme for students
26 April 2021,
The training is part of ILO’s career guidance series, which already includes a career guidance toolkit composed of a career guidance package for students aged 14-19 in Viet Nam and a mobile app for smart phones.
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Gender equality
Break the glass ceiling of gender equality at work
26 April 2021, Jakarta, Indonesia
Around the world, more and more women are participating in the labour market. However, women are still inadequately represented at the labour market and gender barriers remain.
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Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work
Enough is enough: Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work
23 April 2021,
An opinion piece by: Matin Karimli, Director of the ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries and Sandra Bernklau, Representative of UN Women, Pacific ahead of the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women and the 7th Meeting of the Pacific Ministers for Women.
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COVID-19: Promoting skills development
Soft skills training to prepare youth entering the world of work
21 April 2021, Jakarta, Indonesia
Technology advancement and industrial change have substituted manual jobs with machine and digitalization, requiring humans to acquire new skills to survive in the world of work. While technical skills are still relevant, soft skills play a key role in defining success at work.