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	 <title>For a brighter future we must have social justice</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[International Workers’ Day may trace its origin to the late nineteenth century but the values and ideals that underpin it are as relevant in 2013 as they have ever been. While the day originated to mark the labour traditions of Western Europe and North America, the sense of injustice and opportunity that inspired it are just as present in Southeast Asia today. These issues are at the very core of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) mandate and are central to its work in this region.]]>
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	 <title>From classroom to college – A champion for child workers</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[When Farzana Hassan began teaching a handful of child labourers at an ILO project in Pakistan, she never imagined that, years later, she would have turned her classroom into a fully-fledged college for girls.]]>
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	 <title>&quot;No&quot; to child labour in domestic work</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The 2013 World Day against Child Labour (marked on June 12) is focusing on child labour in domestic work. Millions of children globally work as domestic labourers, mostly girls under 18.  They are deprived of education, and endure harsh working conditions that leave them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.  However, an innovative ILO project in Indonesia aims to bring about a lasting end to this abuse.]]>
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	 <title>Hidden in Plain Sight. Say NO to Child labour in Domestic Work!</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Opinion editorial by Maurizio Bussi, Director, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour]]>
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	 <title>Keeping SCORE with Better Work Indonesia; how one factory improved its production</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Partnering with SCORE, Better Work Indonesia is able to offer companies tried and tested training methods to improve workplace conditions.]]>
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	 <title>Migrating safely to Korea</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Sakulta Kaewdang, a young Thai mother, is working happily in a small apparel factory in the Republic of Korea. A bilateral recruitment programme called the Employment Permit System has allowed her and thousands of other migrant workers from throughout the region to migrate and work safely.]]>
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	 <title>PESO starter kit: Guide to understanding the Public Employment Service Office</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The Public Employment Service Office (PESO), is a non-free charging multi-service provider established and accredited pursuant to Republic Act 8759, otherwise know as the PESO Act of 1999.]]>
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	 <title>Labour market-responsive technical vocational skills training programme for the disadvantaged youth</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The labour market-responsive technical vocational skills training programme aims to increase access to decent work of young women and men.]]>
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	 <title>Entrepreneurship training programme for the disadvantaged youth</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The entrepreneurship training programme for the disadvantaged youth aims to promote entrepreneurship as a career option, a priority to address youth employment challenge.]]>
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	 <title>Capacity building programme on Local Economic Development to promote youth employment</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Existing policies and programmes on youth employment are implemented in a fragmented manner or have minimal impact on their target group.]]>
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	 <title>An interview with Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific  </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[After his first few weeks in the post Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, talks about his impressions of the region and his priorities. By Krisdaporn Singhaseni, Information Officer, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific]]>
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	 <title>Force for labour</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[During his visit to Thailand, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder talked to the Bangkok Post about Thailand’s 300 baht minimum wage, migrant workers’ rights and what motivated him during his career and campaign to lead the ILO.]]>
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	 <title>Alternatives to work migration promoting employment opportunities for youth in their home provinces</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Shortly after graduating from the Los Arcos National High School in Agusan del Sur in 2009, Junrey Juanich made a decision to try his luck and apply for work in the big city. He chose Manila for this purpose because he has relatives in the city with whom he could stay while looking for work. After a few futile searches, he was able to find a job as a helper in a glass company and was employed there for the next seven months.]]>
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	 <title>Strengthening local employment services
to promote youth employment: A case study</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Local employment services facilitate local labour market transactions including matching jobseekers with enterprises seeking workers. These services are usually carried out by the
government through a network of Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) whose functions include job matching, providing labour market information (LMI), and guidance services.]]>
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	 <title>Rebuilding a better future in the wake of typhoon Bopha</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Almost two months after Typhoon Bopha slammed the Philippines, survivors are still struggling to rebuild their lives. The ILO is helping give communities new livelihood prospects, but renewed flooding has affected aid efforts.]]>
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	 <title>Lilis Suryani: “I want to share my knowledge and skills with my communities” </title>
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	 	<![CDATA[The aftermath of the tsunami which hit the Mentawai Islands in 2010 had significant impact on local communities of Mentawai, including Lilis Suryani and her family. It became very difficult to attain a decent income as the residents from her village had relocated to higher ground, leaving their previous jobs in Bulasat village and resulting in a profit decrease. By Gita Lingga, the ILO&#39;s Communications Officer for Indonesia and Timor-Leste]]>
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	 <title>Going International through ILO-SCORE Programme</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[PT Mubarokfood Cipta Delicia in Kudus, Central Java, is one of the pilot enterprises of the ILO-SCORE programmes. After joining the ILO-SCORE programme in 2011, the company has witnessed increased productivity, better working conditions and improved communication between management and workers. Mubarokfood also managed to reduce the number of reworked and rejected products.]]>
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	 <title>Angela Friska:  I am no longer ashamed of my disability</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Angela Friska is a disabled person working as a consultant whose specific assignment is to manage the program for disabled people in ILO-Better Work Indonesia.  She has grown up with a hearing impairment, but her condition has not caused her to withdraw from her surroundings.  To the contrary, her disability has encouraged her to relentlessly fight for the rights of disabled people to enjoy equal opportunities in employment.]]>
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	 <title>The Pacifc’s youth employment challenge</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[By Aurelio Parisotta, INTEGRATION, ILO Geneva; Margaret Reade Rounds, ILO Suva &amp; Urmila Sarkar, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
There are many obstacles facing young people like Genevieve who want to get an education and a job in the Pacific subregion. Across the Pacific subregion constituents have made decent work opportunities for young women and men a priority in their Decent Work Country Programmes and there are clear opportunities for the ILO to spearhead the UN’s role in promoting training and employment, particularly for young people.]]>
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	 <title>Enhance job opportunities for people with disabilities for everyone&#39;s benefits</title>
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	 	<![CDATA[Viet Nam has lost 3 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product as the result of the involuntary exclusion of persons with disabilities from the labour market. On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December), the ILO is calling for investment in more effective inclusion strategies that can yield returns to society and benefit everyone. 
By Tran Quynh Hoa, ILO Country Office for Viet Nam]]>
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