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.
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.
17 June 2013
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ILO-ADB regional workshop on promoting women in the labour market, Pasig, Philippines, 17 June 2013
17 June 2013
Addressing at the launching ceremony, Mr Gyorgy Sziraczki, ILO Viet Nam Country Director, said "for every State and their people, social protection is not just a question of entitlement and responsibility, but a matter of rights. It is a social contract with people. Countries do not need to wait to become wealthy before they make a commitment to social protection. Rather, they should start improving social protection today, as a means to achieve broad-based, sustainable growth, and greater prosperity and human security.
11 June 2013
Addressing at the event, Mr Gyorgy Sziraczki, ILO Viet Nam Country Director, said "This year’s World Day Against Child Labour puts the spotlight on child domestic work. The ILO estimates that globally 15.5 million children are engaged in paid or unpaid domestic work in the home of a third party or employer. The vast majority of them are girls while more than half are found in hazardous child domestic work".
31 May 2013
Addressing at the Conference, Mr Gyorgy Sziraczki, ILO Viet Nam Country Director, said "Building sound industrial relations is ultimately about implementation, enforcement and sustainability, based on joint efforts. As the old Vietnamese saying goes "One tree cannot make a hill; three trees together can make a high mountain". The participation of central and local level tripartite partners -- Government, workers’ and employers’ organizations -- is key to success.
24 May 2013
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 34th National Conference of Employers, Pasay City, Philippines, 24 May 2013
14 May 2013
The ILO stands ready to provide appropriate support to the agreement signed by international fashion retailers along with other companies and trade unions to prevent workplace disasters.
10 May 2013
Keynote Address by Her Excellency Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand at the launching event of “Social Protection Assessment Based Dialogue : Towards a Nationally Defined Social Protection Floor in Thailand, on 10 May 2013, at Santimaitri Building, House of Royal Government, Thailand
10 May 2013
Speech Delivered by Mr Padermchai Sasomsap, Minister of Labour at the Launching Event of Social Protection Assessment Based National Dialogue: Towards a Nationally Defined Social Protection Floor in Thailand, Friday 10 May 2013 (11.20-11.30 hrs.) at the Government House
10 May 2013
Report by Mr Santi Prompat, Minister of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) to the Prime Minister at the Launch of a report on “Social protection assessment based national dialogue: Towards a nationally defined social protection floor in Thailand”, on 10 May 2013, at 11.10-11.20 hrs, at Santimaitri Building, the Government House.
04 May 2013
Joint statement issued by the tripartite partners at the conclusion of the ILO's high-level mission sent to Dhaka, Bangladesh, following the Rana Plaza Building collapse.
01 May 2013
by Mr. Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, Deputy Director General of Field Operations and Partnerships
22 April 2013
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the training on promoting and applying international labour standards, Quezon City, Philippines, 22 April 2013
18 April 2013
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the PROTECT: Doing business amidst new threats VIII, Makati City, Philippines, 18 April 2013
07 February 2013
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the forum on peace in the context of indigenous peoples participation and consultation/advancing the promotion of the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), Quezon City, Philippines, 7 February 2013
29 January 2013
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the dissemination workshop on the results of the pilot provincial labor force survey, Makati City, Philippines, 29 January 2013
17 December 2012
Joint statement by the ADB and the ILO on promoting decent work in developing Asia and the Pacific to reduce poverty and vulnerability; supporting a more inclusive, equitable and prosperous Asia-Pacific region; promoting greater access to opportunities; and reaffirming support for internationally-recognized core labour standards.
03 December 2012
Addressing the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December), Mr Gyorgy Sziraczki, ILO Viet Nam Country Director, said Viet Nam needs to promote rights and opportunities for people with disabilities to help them get decent jobs suited to their skills, interest and abilities.
03 December 2012
United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ms. Pratibha Mehta, called on the society to remove stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities at the Celebration Evening and Concert entitled “Creating an inclusive and accessible society for persons with disabilities” in Ha Noi on 3 December.