News and articles
2016
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16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting
What kind of world do you want to live in?
06 December 2016,
“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development offers us a chance to transform the future of work so that it is inclusive, decent and equitable,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in an Op-ed published in Asia as hundreds of workers', employers’ and governments’ representatives gather at the 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting.
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Press release
ILO to launch reports on experiences of women migrant workers in Thailand and Malaysia
06 December 2016,
Ahead of International Migrants Day (18 December), the ILO will hold a launch event for two new reports.
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Press release
Asia, Pacific and Arab states Ministers meet to discuss job creation, equality and social justice
02 December 2016,
Policy makers, academics and civil society groups from throughout Asia, the Pacific and the Arab states will meet at the ILO 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting to discuss strategies for creating jobs and promoting equity and decent work.
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Press release
The ILO together with EFC- supported flood relief scheme reflects credible sustainability
01 December 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) in a bid to reconstruct the heavily damaged homes of the employees of their member corporates in the heavy floods which hit the Western Province early this year collaborated with the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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Press release
First meeting of the Project Advisory Committee of Strengthening Labour Inspection System for Promoting Labour Standards and ensuring Workplace Compliance in Pakistan (SLISP) Project
01 December 2016, Islamabad, Pakistan
1st meeting of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) was convened at the Ministry of OPHRD on 23rd November 2016.
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Article
Decent work and social justice – the APRM must bring a change in mindset
01 December 2016,
By Tomoko Nishimoto, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.
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News
ILO and UNFPA to collaborate on gender issues
30 November 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ILO and UNFPA to combine efforts relating to workplace violence as well as sexual and reproductive health rights
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News
OSH and Labour inspectors learn new skills
30 November 2016,
The objective of the training was to provide basic concepts, principles and skills to participants to manage and implement OSH and labour standards requirements under ILO Conventions and National Legislation
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Sustainable and responsible business practices
Global hotel chains in Bali to promote youth employment
29 November 2016, Bali, Indonesia
Around 30 members of Bali Hotel Association gathered in November to look at ways in which business could further advance the principles of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration). This workshop was a follow-up to the similar workshop held in Jakarta.
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Sustainable and responsible business practices
Pathways to enhancing industrial relations in Indonesia
29 November 2016, Jakarta, Indonesia
Attended by around 50 tripartite participants, the Forum presented results of the 7th Regional Tripartite Industrial Relations (IR) Seminar, “Promoting Social Dialogue within Enterprises”, held in Chiba, Japan, last September, highlighting the current industrial relations in the ASEAN region. One of the key results highlighted was the importance of the bipartite cooperation at the enterprise level as ways to support harmonious industrial relations within enterprises.