Statements and speeches

2017

  1. Child labour

    Opening address at the One with the children in ending child labour (Makiisa para sa #1MBatangMalaya)

    12 January 2017

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the One with the children in ending child labour (Makiisa para sa #1MBatangMalaya), Quezon City, 12 January 2017

2016

  1. Unemployment insurance

    Opening address at the workshop on Implementing reforms on the Philippines’ protection from unemployment schemes

    15 December 2016

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Workshop on Implementing reforms on the Philippines’ protection from unemployment schemes, Pasig City, Philippines, 15 December 2016

  2. Labour migration

    Opening address at the ILO-ATUC Training Workshop for ATUC Focal Points on Migrant Labour

    12 December 2016

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ILO-ATUC Training Workshop for ATUC Focal Points on Migrant Labour, Manila, Philippines, 12 December 2016

  3. 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting

    What kind of world do you want to live in?

    06 December 2016

    “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development offers us a chance to transform the future of work so that it is inclusive, decent and equitable,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in an Op-ed published in Asia as hundreds of workers', employers’ and governments’ representatives gather at the 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting.

  4. Article

    Decent work and social justice – the APRM must bring a change in mindset

    01 December 2016

    By Tomoko Nishimoto, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.

  5. Social protection and disasters

    Opening address at the ILO-ASEAN Seminar on the potential of social protection to build resilience to disasters, Pasig City, Philippines, 22 November 2016

    22 November 2016

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ILO-ASEAN Seminar on the potential of social protection to build resilience to disasters, Pasig City, Philippines, 22 November 2016

  6. Statement

    Opening Remarks at the Future of Work Initiative: Transformations Affecting the Labour Market in Indonesia

    03 November 2016

    By Francesco d'Ovidio, Director of ILO for Indonesia and Timor-Leste at the Future of Work Initiative: Transformations Affecting the Labor Market in Indonesia

  7. Statement

    Key note address at the Kiribati Trade Union Congress (KTUC) Annual General Meeting

    31 October 2016

    By on behalf of Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC, ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Kiribati Trade Union Congress (KTUC) Annual General Meeting

  8. Safety and health in mining

    Message at the High-level tripartite consultation on the application of ILO Convention 176 on safety and health in mines

    28 October 2016

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the High-level tripartite consultation on the application of ILO Convention 176 on safety and health in mines, Pasig, Philippines, 28 October 2016

  9. Statement

    Opening Remarks at the Definition Seminar of the National Strategy for Social Protection of Timor-Leste: 2nd Phase

    19 October 2016

    By Francesco d'Ovidio, Director of ILO for Indonesia and Timor-Leste at the Opening of the Definition Seminar of the National Strategy for Social Protection of Timor-Leste: 2nd Phase