ILO Subregional Office for East Asia: Asia

January 2007 

• Bangkok
  Lao People's Democratic Republic, Report to the Government on the actuarial valuation of the social security fund - [pdf 595 KB]
  01 January 2007 - Presents the results of the actuarial valuation of the Social Security Fund (SSF) of the Lao PDR, carried out by the ILO during 2004 and 2005. Reviews the financial situation and assesses long-term financial sustainability of the fund. (Book)
• Bangkok
  ILO policy brief on youth employment in Cambodia - [pdf 362 KB]
  01 January 2007 - ILO policy review on youth employment in Cambodia. Gives an overview of youth employment in Cambodia and indicates the key challenges. Present the priorities of the National Strategic Development Plan. (Book)
• Bangkok
  Managing small business associatons: readers' manual - [pdf 2172 KB]
  01 January 2007 - This training package contains a bilingual Reader handbook for association managers and a bilingual Trainer’s Manual that are easy to use for developing or improving a business association. ... (Book)
• Bangkok
  Managing small business associatons: trainers' manual - [pdf 2315 KB]
  01 January 2007 - This training package contains a bilingual Reader handbook for association managers and a bilingual Trainer’s Manual that are easy to use for developing or improving a business association. ... (Book)

July 2006 

• Work Improvement for Safe Home (WISH): Action manual for improving safety, health and working conditions of home workers - [pdf 2202 KB]
  01 July 2006 - Improving work conditions among home workers in the informal economy is an important component of the ILO agenda to extend decent work to all workers. The WISH (Work Improvement for Safe Home) action manual responds to this immediate need of home workers and provides them with practical, easy-to-implement ideas to improve their safety, health and working conditions. ... (Book)

February 2006 

• Vendors' livelihoods: women micro entrepreneurs and their business needs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia - [pdf 771 KB]
  01 February 2006 - The research report desribes the situation of women micro-vendors in Phnom Penh, in terms of their business needs, constraints and opportunities. The research was done in cooperation with the Urban Sector Group and included interviews and focus group discussions with 288 micro-vendors in six different markets. ... (Book)
• Gender issues in micro and small enterprises in Lao PDR - [pdf 1053 KB]
  01 February 2006 - This report is the outcome of a gender study on micro and small entrepreneurs in Lao PDR jointly undertaken by the ILO and the Gender Research and Information Development Centre of the Lao Women’s Union. The research findings highlight the experiences and issues concerning these entrepreneurs from a gender perspective. ... (Book)

January 2006 

• Bangkok
  Empowerment for children, youth and families: 3-R trainers' kit on rights, responsibilities and representation (Book 1/7) - [pdf 2307 KB]
  01 January 2006 - A tool for trainers to improve understanding on gender equality, rights, responsibilities and representation among children, youth and adults who are at risk of child labour and trafficking of children and women for labour or sexual exploitation. (Book)
• Bangkok
  Empowerment for children, youth and families: 3-R trainers' kit on rights, responsibilities and representation (Book 2/7) - [pdf 2116 KB]
  01 January 2006 - A tool for trainers to improve understanding on gender equality, rights, responsibilities and representation among children, youth and adults who are at risk of child labour and trafficking of children and women for labour or sexual exploitation. (Book)
• Bangkok
  Empowerment for children, youth and families: 3-R trainers' kit on rights, responsibilities and representation (Book 3/7) - [pdf 2176 KB]
  01 January 2006 - A tool for trainers to improve understanding on gender equality, rights, responsibilities and representation among children, youth and adults who are at risk of child labour and trafficking of children and women for labour or sexual exploitation. (Book)
• Bangkok
  Empowerment for children, youth and families: 3-R trainers' kit on rights, responsibilities and representation (Book 4/7) - [pdf 2851 KB]
  01 January 2006 - A tool for trainers to improve understanding on gender equality, rights, responsibilities and representation among children, youth and adults who are at risk of child labour and trafficking of children and women for labour or sexual exploitation. (Book)
• Bangkok
  Empowerment for children, youth and families: 3-R trainers' kit on rights, responsibilities and representation (Book 6/7) - [pdf 7022 KB]
  01 January 2006 - A tool for trainers to improve understanding on gender equality, rights, responsibilities and representation among children, youth and adults who are at risk of child labour and trafficking of children and women for labour or sexual exploitation. (Book)
• Bangkok
  Empowerment for children, youth and families: 3-R trainers' kit on rights, responsibilities and representation (Book 7/7) - [pdf 6015 KB]
  01 January 2006 - A tool for trainers to improve understanding on gender equality, rights, responsibilities and representation among children, youth and adults who are at risk of child labour and trafficking of children and women for labour or sexual exploitation. (Book)
• Bangkok
  Empowerment for children, youth and families: 3-R trainers' kit on rights, responsibilities and representation (Game: My journey and the magic key game) - [pdf 1292 KB]
  01 January 2006 - A tool for trainers to improve understanding on gender equality, rights, responsibilities and representation among children, youth and adults who are at risk of child labour and trafficking of children and women for labour or sexual exploitation. (Brochure)
• Bangkok
  Empowerment for children, youth and families: 3-R trainers' kit on rights, responsibilities and representation (Game: Baby game) - [pdf 358 KB]
  01 January 2006 - A tool for trainers to improve understanding on gender equality, rights, responsibilities and representation among children, youth and adults who are at risk of child labour and trafficking of children and women for labour or sexual exploitation. (Brochure)
• Bangkok
  Empowerment for children, youth and families: 3-R trainers' kit on rights, responsibilities and representation (Game: Migration snake and ladder game) - [pdf 716 KB]
  01 January 2006 - A tool for trainers to improve understanding on gender equality, rights, responsibilities and representation among children, youth and adults who are at risk of child labour and trafficking of children and women for labour or sexual exploitation. (Brochure)
• Bangkok
  The Mekong challenge - working day and night - the plight of migrant child workers in Mae Sot, Thailand - [pdf 775 KB]
  01 January 2006 - Report on the findings of a survey of more than 300 Burmese children working in factories on the Thai side of the border reveals a situation of serious labour exploitation, in many cases considered to be worst forms of child labour. (Book)
• Bangkok
  The Mekong challenge - Cambodia's 'beer promotion girls' - their recruitment, working conditions and vulnerabilities - [pdf 1705 KB]
  01 January 2006 - Examines the factors, quantitatively and qualitatively, that lead to the girls' recruitment, their day-to-day experiences and their working conditions. (Book)
• Bangkok
  The Mekong challenge - Cambodia's hotel and guesthouse workers - their recruitment, working conditions and vulnerabilities - [pdf 1560 KB]
  01 January 2006 - Provides information on workers in hotels and guesthouses in Siem Reap, Cambodia, an area of work which has been linked to trafficking in children and young women. (Book)
• Bangkok
  Integrating occupational health services into public health sytems : a model developed with Thailand's primary care units - [pdf 791 KB]
  01 January 2006 - Report on a pilot programme with Thailand's Ministry of to integrate occupational health services into public health systems. (Book)