News and articles
2015
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News
Water Tank Project completed in Solomon Islands
05 May 2015,
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) in partnership with ILO, handover a completed water tank project to the White River Community High School.
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Press release
Realizing a fair migration between Asia and the Arab States
05 May 2015, Bali, Indonesia
The largest migrant flows from South Asia and part of South-East Asia are to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, who currently rely on foreign labour to fill in almost 90 per cent of private sector jobs, often in construction, service and domestic work. In total there are over 22 million migrant workers in the GCC countries. These numbers may likely rise due in part to massive infrastructure projects, such as those associated with the Qatar World Cup 2022 and the UAE World Expo 2020.
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News
South to South agency cooperation
04 May 2015,
A delegation from the Papua New Guinea Department of Labour and Industrial Relations (DLIR) visited the Fiji Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations (MEPIR) office in Lautoka, Fiji, to discuss and learn more about the processes and good practices to set up and operationalizing a Child Labour Unit.
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News
Launch of ILO project signals Samoa’s commitment to Youth Employment
01 May 2015,
Apia - Youth employment is a key priority in the development of Samoa, this is according to Youth Minister, Hon. Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiataua, Minister of Women, Community and Social Development for Samoa.
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Press release
World Day for Safety and Health - 28th April
28 April 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka
“Join us in Building a Culture of Prevention on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)” – World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2015”
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Press release
Providing better working and living conditions for migrant fishers in the ASEAN region
27 April 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia
The issue of work in fishing is important for countries in Asia, including Southeast Asia. Over 87 per cent of the world’s fishers and 73 per cent of the global fleet of fishing vessels come from Asia (FAO, 2012). Cambodian and Myanmar migrant workers, for example, work on Thai vessels fishing in Malaysian and Indonesian waters; while beyond the ASEAN region, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Filipino fishermen also work on Korean and Taiwanese vessels.
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Co-operation
ILO and Ton Duc Thang University sign collaboration acknowledgement
25 April 2015,
Both sides agreed on an outline for future collaboration and joint activities in areas of mutual interest.
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Media Award
Winners announced for Viet Nam's 2nd Media Award on Labour and Employment
24 April 2015,
Winners included journalists of Can Tho, Sai Gon Giai Phong, Tuoi Tre and Dan Tri newspapers. The second national labour media award with total prizes worth VND100 million was co-organized by the Academy of Journalism and Communication, the Central Committee for Propaganda and Education and the International Labour Organization.
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News
Kiribati Parliament considers new labour legislation
23 April 2015,
Two Bills to establish standards for occupational safety and health and to establish more comprehensive minimum terms and conditions of employment were introduced in the Kiribati Parliament.
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News
Cyclone PAM causes devastating impact on employment and livelihoods
23 April 2015,
ILO Disaster Preparedness and Response