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This page contains a selection of the speeches and presentations given by ILO staff in Asia Pacific. Inquiries about usage or reproduction of any materials should be directed by email.

September 2009
- Opening remarks at the National Tripartite Consultation on Decent Work for Domestic Workers - [pdf 18 KB]
  10 September 2009 - By Ms Sutassanee Suebwongpat, Inspector-General, Ministry of Labour, Royal Thai Government
- Opening remarks at the International Seminar on Jobs in Global Production Networks - Crisis and Recover, at the Faculty of Economics of Thammasat University on 13 October 2009 - [pdf 59 KB]
  10 September 2009 - By Mr Guy Thijs, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Welcome remarks at the Workshop on Promoting Decent Work for Women and Men with Disabilities-INCLUDE: Subregional Disability Equality Training of Facilitators - [pdf 74 KB]
  07 September 2009 - By Mr Bill Salter, Director, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia
- Opening remarks at the Training of Trainers Workshop on the Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development Programme - [pdf 46 KB]
  07 September 2009 - By Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Office in Sri Lanka
August 2009
- Welcome address at the National Workshop and Training on Recruitment and Preparation of Migrant Workers for Korea - [pdf 48 KB]
  21 August 2009 - By Ms Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Office in Sri Lanka
- Global Jobs Pact and ILO Support to Member States in the Asia-Pacific Region in Response to the Crisis - [pdf 79 KB]
  21 August 2009 - By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the Technical Consultation on the “Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Employment and Labour Market of Bangladesh”, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19 August 2009
- Launching ceremony of the ILO-DCC Action Program to Combat Hazardous Child Labour in the Urban Informal Economy - [pdf 79 KB]
  20 August 2009 - By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 August 2009
- Opening remarks on addressing challenges and opportunities for rural youth employment in Asia - [pdf 221 KB]
  17 August 2009 - By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the workshop: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Asia, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 17-19 August 2009
July 2009
- FCCISL - Key note address on youth and women entrepreneurship - [pdf 250 KB]
  30 July 2009 - By Ms Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Office in Sri Lanka
June 2009
- Keynote speech at the 10th Anniversary of the ILO Convention No. 182 and World Day against Child Labour “Giving all Children a Chance: End Child Labour in Thailand” - [pdf 177 KB]
  12 June 2009 - By Mr Guy Thijs, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Statement of UNGEI Parterners in East Asia and the Pacific and south Asia: World Day against Child Labour - [pdf 173 KB]
  12 June 2009 - Statement for 12 June 2009, World Day against Child Labour: Give Girls a Chance--End Child Labour by the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative
May 2009
- Speech at the ILO/IOE/CAPE Regional Employers’ Meeting on Human Resources Development for Competitiveness: Response to the Crisis - [pdf 30 KB]
  18 May 2009 - By Mr Guy Thijs, Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
April 2009
- Speech on the ILO's 90th anniversary celebrations - [pdf 76 KB]
  28 April 2009 - By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Assistant Director-General, ILO on 28 April, in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Speech on the occasion of ILO's 90th anniversary in Malaysia - [pdf 30 KB]
  28 April 2009 - By Mr Bill Salter, Director, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia
- Speech on the occasion of ILO’s 90th anniversary - [pdf 69 KB]
  27 April 2009 - By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Assistant Director-General, ILO in Phnom Penh on 27 April 2009
- Speech on the occasion of the ILO's 90th anniversary - [pdf 25 KB]
  27 April 2009 - By H.E. Mr Vong Sauth, Minister of Labor and Vocational Training
- Speech on the occasion of ILO’s 90th anniversary - [pdf 21 KB]
  27 April 2009 - By H.E. Madam Men Sam An, Deputy Prime Minister, and High-level representative of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Patei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia
- Gender equality at the HEART of decent work - [pdf 126 KB]
  27 April 2009 - By Mr Guy Thijs, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Speech on the occasion of ILO's 90th anniversary in Singapore - [pdf 29 KB]
  27 April 2009 - By Mr Bill Salter, Director, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia
March 2009
- Statement at the Fifth UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics - Tourism: an Engine for Employment Creation - [pdf 183 KB]
  30 March 2009 - By Mr Guy Thijs, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

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