News and articles

2013

  1. Press release

    $4m project to turn Viet Nam’s hopes for better labour relations into reality

    31 May 2013,

    A US$4 million project was launched today in Hanoi to develop industrial relations in Viet Nam, making the new Labour Code and Trade Union Law beneficial to both employers and workers.

  2. Press release

    Workshop on Integrating Social Policies and the Delivery of Social Protection Floors

    27 May 2013, Siem Reap, Cambodia

    Integrating social policies to ensure the delivery of social protection floor is the focus of a workshop to be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from Wednesday 29 to Friday 31 May 2013.

  3. Press release

    ILO and its Tripartite Partners sign Sri Lanka’s Decent Work Country Programme for 2013 – 2017

    23 May 2013,

    The Government, Employer, Workers Organisations and ILO Office signed on the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Sri Lanka, during a ceremony held on Thursday 23nd May 2013 in Colombo.

  4. Partnership

    Australian Aid and ILO support sustainable livelihoods in the Philippines' worst typhoon-hit areas

    23 May 2013, Manila, Philippines

    Almost five months after typhoon Pablo (Bopha) hit the province of Davao Oriental in eastern Mindanao, Philippines, disaster-affected families in the municipalities of Baganga, Cateel and Boston still need help.

  5. Press release

    ILO Country Director pays courtesy call on Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Waheed

    19 May 2013,

    ILO Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Mr. Donglin Li, paid a courtesy call on Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Waheed on 19th May at the President’s office in the capital Male.

  6. News

    Upper-level coordination helps trade unions return to workers

    17 May 2013,

    The active involvement of an upper-level trade union (công đoàn cấp trên cơ sở) in collective bargaining process over wage issues has helped prevent wild-cat strikes and paved the way for better industrial relations at enterprises in the southern industrial province of Binh Duong.

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    Press release

    ILO statement on the Wing Star shoe factory building collapse

    17 May 2013, Bangkok, Thailand

    The ILO is saddened by the deaths and injuries resulting from the building collapse at the Wing Star shoe factory on Thursday (May 16th) in Cambodia. The ILO would like to express its condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, and to wish the injured workers a speedy recovery.

  8. News

    ILO Director-General visits India

    16 May 2013,

    The Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Mr Guy Ryder, will visit India from 18 to 19 May 2013. This will be Mr Ryder’s first visit to India since he was elected on 1 October 2012.

  9. Press release

    The Gender Unit, Department of Labour Punjab, wins prestigious UN Public Service Award

    14 May 2013, Islamabad

    The Gender Unit, Department of Labour, Punjab, established under the ILO, CIDA funded project, Promoting Gender Equality for Decent Employment (GE4DE), has, from amongst 2000 applicants, won a United Nations Public Service Award in recognition of its work on gender mainstreaming.

  10. Press release

    ASEAN countries team up to tackle youth unemployment

    13 May 2013, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

    Indonesia, supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and ASEAN Secretariat, is hosting a one-day ASEAN Forum on Youth Employment on Monday, 13 May 2013, in Semarang, Central Java.