News and articles
2013
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News
National wage council launched, giving employers and workers a voice in minimum wage setting
06 August 2013,
The establishment of Viet Nam’s National Wage Council marks a transformation from a solely Government-led minimum wage fixing mechanism into a new tripartite body which recognizes the importance of workers and employers’ participation.
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Press release
ILO to Launch Toolkit on Poverty Reduction through Tourism
05 August 2013,
ILO will launch its toolkit on poverty reduction through tourism at the Chef’s Guild awards ceremony to be held at the BMICH, Colombo. The launch will be followed by a workshop carried out by ILO in collaboration with the Chefs Guild of Sri Lanka to introduce the toolkit to stakeholders.
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Media advisory
Kick-out child labour
05 August 2013, Makati City, Philippines
In 2011, there were over 3 million child labourers in the Philippines. The National Child Labor Committee has scaled up its campaign to end the worst forms of child labour in the country. This year, a football clinic will be held on Tuesday, September 17 for child labourers in preparation for the Batang Malaya tournament in October.
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Press release
ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific concludes four day mission to Bangladesh
02 August 2013,
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News
Children deserve to play: from sugarcane fields to volleyball and football pitches
01 August 2013,
Fun in the sun was what 167 former child labourers from ILO Interntational Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) areas in Bukidnon had on 11-12 July as part of the province’s celebration of the World Day against Child Labour.
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Joint press release by ILO, UNICEF and WHO
UN Philippines joins celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2013
01 August 2013, Makati City, Philippines
This year, the United Nations in the Philippines, represented by the ILO, UNICEF and the WHO joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Breastfeeding Week, and World Breastfeeding Month in August.
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News
Pak Pang Royal Project Celebrations in Nakhon Si Thammarat Highlight this year Provincial Work Against Child Labour
31 July 2013,
Every year at Pak Pang district in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, a ‘Royal Pak Panang River basin Development Project initiated by his majesty the King’s is celebrated with various community projects on water management, environment and social welfare highlighted through a 4-day country fair.
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Press release
Bangladesh Government, employers and workers organizations sign integrated national action plan on fire safety and structural integrity in the garment sector
25 July 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The plan brings together the National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety in the RMG Sector signed on March 24, 2013 in response to the Tazreen factory fire and the Joint Tripartite Statement adopted on May 4 in the wake of the Rana Plaza tragedy.
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News
ILO industrial relations specialist awarded medal by Vietnamese Government
25 July 2013,
International Labour Organization (ILO) industrial relations specialist Yoon Youngmo was awarded a medal for the cause of labour, invalids and social affairs by the Vietnamese Government in Hanoi on 25 July.
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Press release
Increasing the knowledge base for policy decision making: EU and ILO Manila promote decent work agenda for Filipino health professionals
24 July 2013, Makati City, Philippines
Thousands of Filipino health professionals migrate every year for work raising important questions related to the global shortage and inequitable distribution of health professionals in and between many countries and the conditions under which their migration experience takes place.