News and articles
2014
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Press release
ILO coordinates the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights of migrants to Sri Lanka
04 June 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The International Labour Office Colombo coordinates the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights of migrants to Sri Lanka
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Economics of forced labour
Lesbians, gays, transgender, bisexuals face persistant workplace discrimination - ILO report
04 June 2014, Bangkok, Thailand
A new report has found that that people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in Thailand face frequent discrimination in the workplace partly due to prejudices common in the Thai society, as well as a lack of protective laws and policies on discrimination.
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Entrepreneurs
ILO offers training to officers, inmates in Solomon Islands
03 June 2014,
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Correctional Services Solomon Islands (CSSI) in Auki, Malaita province had successfully completed four days of community based entrepreneurs development (C-BED) training.
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News
Multi-stakeholder forum on labour conditions in the Thailand’s fisheries sector organized, 23 May 2014
03 June 2014,
The international brands importing shrimp and seafood products from Thailand as well as their suppliers, Trade Unions and local and international NGO’s, and local industry members joined the “Multi-stakeholder Forum on Labour Conditions in the Fisheries Sector in Thailand” organised on 23 May 2014, in Bangkok.
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Press release
Samoan Art Schools benefit from Youth Employment Programm (YEP) grants
03 June 2014, Apia, Samoa
Three art schools have benefited from the UN Youth Employment Programme in Samoa.
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Press release
Cambodia: OHCHR-ILO joint statement on the release of the 25 persons arrested in November 2013 and in January 2014
30 May 2014, Cambodia
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New report
ILO to release report on workplace discrimination against LGBT in Thailand
30 May 2014, Bangkok, Thailand
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will release a report on workplace discrimination against lesbians, gays, transgendered people and bisexuals (LGBT) in Thailand.
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Pension
New pension formula gets green light but retirement age increase still under consideration
29 May 2014,
The National Assembly’s appraisal report on the draft Social Insurance Law agreed on the new pension formula that is closer to the international standards but wanted to raise retirement age only among the groups of high-skilled and management workers.
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Press release
ILO Director-General Report Stimulates Debate on Fair Labour Migration
28 May 2014, Suva, Fiji
Migration is a key aspect of the world of work in the Pacific. Of all world regions, the Pacific has the highest per capita level of international mobility amongst its resident populations, especially those in Polynesia and Micronesia.
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International Labour Conference
Takaaki Sakurada from Japan elected Vice President of 2014 International Labour Conference
28 May 2014, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr Takaaki Sakurada has been elected as a Vice-President of the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), which opened on Wednesday 28 May in Geneva, Switzerland.