Programmes and projects

The ILO operates a wide range of programmes and projects in Asia Pacific focusing on relief and development challenges. The overall purpose of this technical cooperation is to support implementation of the Decent Work agenda in each country.

  1. Early Economic Recovery: Immediate Income Generation through Emergency Employment - International Maritime Employers Council

    6 January 2014 - 30 August 2015

    In partnership with the International Maritime Employers Council (IMEC), the International Labour Organization (ILO) responded through through emergency employment, local resource-based work, skills training and enterprise development in Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)-affected areas.

  2. Developing the capacity of Employer organizations in Myanmar to promote Decent Work principles and sustainable enterprises

    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2019

    Through this project, the ILO aims at developing the capacity of the central, selected sectorial (representing tourism and garment sectors) and regional organizations of business and employers in Myanmar.

  3. Promoting The Rights and Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities – Employment through Legislation (PROPEL) - Phase II

    1 January 2014 - 31 March 2016

    PROPEL’s overall development objective is “Better work and employment opportunities created for men and women with disabilities, through the creation of an enabling legal and policy environment, the promotion of skills development opportunities and measures to eliminate discrimination”.

  4. Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the World of Work

    1 January 2014 - 29 February 2016

    The primary goal of the ILO is to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain decent work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Gender equality is a key element in reaching this goal and is a cross-cutting policy driver for all ILO policy outcomes. ILO advances gender equality and women’s empowerment in the world of work in cooperation with various consitituents and other UN agencies.

  5. Promoting Rights and Opportunities for People with Disabilities in Employment through Legislation (PROPEL-China)

    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2015

    PROPEL-China PhaseII will continue to support capacity building, and policy development in promoting training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and persons with intellectual disabilities in particular as well as providing support to the fostering of non-discrimination against people with disabilities in employment and occupation in general. The programme will also contribute to strengthened media capacity to report on the rights of persons with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities and portray their working capacities.

  6. Developing Design Parameters and Implementation Modalities of a Public Employment Policy for Unemployed and Underemployed People in Viet Nam

    1 January 2014 - 31 October 2015

    This is an extension of project “Enhancing income security measures and employability programmes for the unemployed and vulnerable workers in Viet Nam”

  7. Sustainable and Responsible Tourism in Central Viet Nam

    1 January 2014 - 30 June 2016

    The project aims to address the tourism development issues of sustainable cultural resources and environment with the main focus on the rural and remote areas in Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.

  8. Combating Child Labour through Skills Training for Older Children

    1 January 2014 - 30 September 2015

    The development objective of this project is to contribute to eliminating child labour by enhancing access to decent work for children who have reached the minimum age of employment.

  9. Promoting and Building Social Protection and Employment Services for Vulnerable Groups (MAPS)

    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016

    Learning from the ASEAN unemployment protection project, this phase II project seeks to build and improve the existing systems of social protection, income security, and employment services for unemployed and underemployed workers in ASEAN countries and Mongolia.

  10. Increasing Workplace Compliance through Labour Inspection in Viet Nam

    1 January 2014 - 30 June 2016

    The project aims to help strengthen workplace compliance in Viet Nam through labour inspection, thus improve the application of the labour law. The project also complements other ILO projects in the areas of industrial relations, occupational safety and health and better work.

  11. RMG Centre of Excellence (COE) Project

    1 January 2014 - 30 June 2017

    The RMG Center of Excellence (COE) Project is designed to establish in Bangladesh a replicable model of an industry-driven training and support services Centre of Excellence (COE) for the Ready Made Garment sector. This will implement certified training within the national skills development policy (NSDP) of Bangladesh.

  12. Improving industrial relations in Cambodia's garment industry

    1 January 2014 - 31 March 2017

    The project aims to improve industrial relations in the garment industry through a mixture of policy advice and capacity building in selected enterprises at the industry level and at the national level.

  13. Forced Labour Action in the Asian Region Project (FLARE)

    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2015

    The project aims to strengthen national institutions and capacities to prevent and address forced labour in East and South-East Asia

  14. ILO/China South-South Cooperation Project to Expand Employment Services and Enhance Labour Market Information in Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic

    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016

    This Project is designed to improve labour market efficiency and participation, reducing unemployment, and enhancing linkages and information flows between job seekers and employers, which will in turn contribute to the reduction of poverty in Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

  15. Raising awareness: Forced Labour features through images in Myanmar

    31 December 2013 - 30 November 2015

    The project aims at eliminating all forms of forced labour through awareness-raising on forced labour issues, reinforcing the ILO’s complaints mechanism and promoting community empowerment. Through the project a media development strategy will be developed, involving a series of short films, radio program and billboard advertising campaign.

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    Myanmar Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (My-PEC)

    31 December 2013 - 31 March 2023

    Through this programme, the ILO aims to establish a comprehensive, inclusive and efficient multi-stakeholder response to reducing child labor in Myanmar.

  17. Reinforcing capacities of the Government and social partners to build a Garment Sector industry development strategy

    1 December 2013 - 31 December 2015

    This project aims to promote decent work by reinforcing capacities of the Government and social partners and creating the conditions to define a Garment Sector industry development strategy respectful of Labour Standards and that addresses social and labour issues allowing the sound and inclusive development of the sector.

  18. Emergency Employment and Livelihood Recovery for Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda): Northern Cebu

    1 December 2013 - 30 August 2015

    The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the support of the Government of Norway and the Government of Japan, has worked in Northern Cebu, in response to Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) since December 2013.

  19. Emergency Employment and Livelihood Recovery for Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda): Coron, Palawan

    1 December 2013 - 30 August 2015

    The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the support of the Government of Norway and the Government of Japan, has worked in Coron, Palawan, in response to Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) since December 2013.

  20. Emergency Employment and Livelihood Recovery for Super Typhoon Haiyan: Samar

    1 December 2013 - 30 August 2015

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) through the support of the Government of Norway has worked in Samar, in response to typhoon Haiyan since December 2013.