News and articles
2015
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Press release
New minimum wage campaign for Lao garment sector
19 November 2015,
An education campaign to spread information about the new minimum wage in the garment sector, is being launched by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MOLSW) with the assistance of the International Labour Organization
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Press release
Labour Inspectors and garment sector meet to improve worker-employer communication
18 November 2015, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Representatives from garment factories and Labour Inspectors have begun a collaboration programme designed to improve communication, foster knowledge of labour laws and solve industry problems
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Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
The People’s Republic of China ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
16 November 2015,
China is the 68th ILO member State to have ratified this landmark Convention.
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Press release
Towards a Decent Work Network with academia
16 November 2015, Islamabad, Pakistan
A one day consultation was convened with the School of Economics at Quaid-e-AZam University in Islamabad, Pakistan to explore ways of establishing a Decent Work Network with academia in Pakistan.
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News
Healthy women workers for productive workplaces
14 November 2015,
Around 1,800 women workers from nine garment factories in Subang District, West Java, enthusiastically gathered at Subang City Square to celebrate the Women Workers’ Festival on 14 November 2015.
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Press release
Symposium on International Labour Standards for Labour Tribunal Presidents
13 November 2015,
The International Labour Organization (ILO), together with the Judges Institute of Sri Lanka and the Labour Tribunal Presidents Association organized a Symposium on International Labour Standards on the 13th and 14th of November 2015.
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News
70 Years of Indonesia and the United Nations: Celebrating and working together
10 November 2015,
The International Labour Organization (ILO) participated in an interactive discussion, titled “UN and Indonesia at 70: Successes and Challenges in Seven Decades of Growth and Development”, in Jakarta on 12 November.
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News
Important, the prevention of lung diseases in Indonesia
09 November 2015,
Around 45 Pulmonologists (medical doctors who specialize in lung diseases) gathered in Jakarta to participate in the ILO Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis Workshop from 9 to 13 November in Jakarta.
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Press release
Examining the Indonesian national health insurance
09 November 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia is moving towards an integrated social protection system. Indonesia has also started a new scheme on national health insurance.
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Press release
Preventing lung occupational diseases in Indonesia
09 November 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupational deaths and injuries and work-related diseases take a particularly heavy toll in developing countries, including Indonesia.