News and articles
2014
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Social protection
ASEAN countries outline recommendations for extending social protection
20 November 2014, Bangkok, Thailand
A list of recommendations for establishing social protection floors and extending social security to the informal economy in ASEAN countries, have been rolled out by representatives of governments’, workers’ and employers’.
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Social Protection and Social Dialogue
High-level Seoul meeting discusses promotion of social protection floors through social dialogue
20 November 2014,
Prime Minister Jung Hong-won addresses conference on the role of economic and social councils in supporting social protection
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Domestic workers
FCCT to exhibit Steve McCurry photos of abused domestic workers
20 November 2014, Bangkok, Thailand
An exhibition of photos of abused domestic workers by American photographer Steve McCurry will open at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) on 21 November 2014.
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Employment services
High level forum looks at effects on Malaysia of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
13 November 2014, Bangkok, Thailand
The impact on Malaysia of the introduction of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 will be discussed at the forum.
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Press release
ILO statement on the new minimum wage for Cambodia's textiles, garment and footwear sector
12 November 2014, Cambodia
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New ILO report
ILO to issue new study on global trends in social protection (2010-2015)
12 November 2014,
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News
Reaching out to industry
06 November 2014,
Specialists from the ILO's skills program recently visited an Industrial Estate and Skills Development Centre in Tangail operated by the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC).
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News
Bangladeshis study mutual skills recognition
03 November 2014,
The CO-Dhaka organized a mission to Jakarta to observe a workshop on mutual recognition of skills in the ASEAN countries.
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News
Skills programme staff find new home
31 October 2014,
The TVET reform and B-SEP projects will soon be moving into new office space in the Gulshan 1 section of Dhaka.
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Press release
ILO and UNDP sign agreement to impart employable skills to North-Waziristan families
22 October 2014, Islamabad
UNDP and ILO will impart employable skills training and employment facilitation to 200 women and men from North-Waziristan Agency who are temporarily residing in District Bannu due to ongoing ‘Operation Zarb-e-Azab’.