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December 2011
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Domestic work - Decent work: A 'smart guide' for domestic workers in Thailand
20 December 2011
This booklet gives you advice on how to work and travel safely in Thailand, how to avoid abusive agents and employers, and where to go if you need help.
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Brochure of Green Jobs in Asia project
07 December 2011
The brochure for the Green Jobs in Asia project outlines the objectives, strategy and components of this technical cooperation initiative. The project aims to assist five Asian countries in shifting to a low-carbon, environmentally friendly and climate resilient economy that helps accelerate the jobs recovery, reduce social gaps, support development goals and realize decent work.
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Decent work for all, December 2011 news update
01 December 2011
The December 2011 monthly news update of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines contains an article on the recognition of outstanding stories on indigenous peoples, latest news on the SM Cinema and ILO partnership on domestic workers, climate change must reads including forthcoming events and meetings.
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TRIANGLE Project Update: December 2011
01 December 2011
Tripartite Action to Protect Migrant Workers from Labour Exploitation (the TRIANGLE project) aims to strengthen the formulation and implementation of recruitment and labour protection policies and practices. The project is operational in five countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam, with activities in China to follow. In each country, governments and social partners are engaged in each of the TRIANGLE project objectives.
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Local investments for climate change adaptation: Green jobs through green works
01 December 2011
A guide for identifying, designing and implementing interventions in support of climate change adaptation at the local level.
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Research on occupational safety and health for migrant workers in five Asia and the Pacific countries: Australia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
01 December 2011
This working paper presents trends and facts relevant to the five target countries’ OSH environments for migrant workers, with the long term aim of raising awareness of workplace safety for migrant labour forces and instilling the significance of sound OSH practices at work in all stakeholders, including governments, employers, workers and NGOs.
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Green Jobs Background Brief No.2-December 2011
01 December 2011
The background brief provides a summary of the latest news and events from Green Jobs Programme for Asia and the Pacific
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News@ILO, December 2011/January 2012
01 December 2011
The December 2011/January 2012 e-newsletter of the ILO in Asia and the Pacific contains the latest news from the regional office, an opinion editorial on the importance of decent work in Asia's economic recovery, a selection of the latest publications, and details of forthcoming events and meetings.
November 2011
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New arrivals at the ILO Knowledge Centre in Bangkok: November 2011
30 November 2011
Provides list of new publications at the ILO Knowledge Centre in Bangkok.
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Participatory Action-Oriented Training
30 November 2011
Participatory Action-Oriented Training is a practical method to support workplace initiatives based on self-help voluntary actions. It also helps local people carry out immediate improvements in occupational safety and health and their working conditions by using locally available resources.
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Building an Asia-Pacific youth employment coalition: Reviewing past policies and the way forward
30 November 2011
This working paper addresses the importance of prioritizing youth employment policy in Asia and the Pacific. It provides regional youth policy and programme examples and underlines the need for a regional coalition in order to address the problem of youth struggles and frustrations in the labour market.
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Report on the review of the ILO Decent Work Country Programme: Lao PDR (2006-2009)
25 November 2011
The report emphasises the review of the overall performance of the Country Programme including the role and relevance of ILO in Lao PDR, as well as progress and performance of the four outcomes.
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Asia-Pacific Labour Market Update, December 2011
24 November 2011
This newsletter provides a snapshot of economic and labour market trends for a number of Asian region economies, based on official data available as of 21 November 2011, with special coverage on youth employment in the Pacific Island States, trends in wages and productivity growth, gender disparities in the labour market, green jobs, ageing societies and the social protection floor.
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Brochure: Australia and the ILO: Partnerships to achieve the millennium development goals through decent work in Asia and the Pacific
22 November 2011
In April 2010, the ILO and Australia, a founding member State, entered into an historic five-year partnership agreement. Through the Australian Government - ILO partnership agreement (2010-2015), the Australian Government and the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific are working together to help achieve the region’s Decent Work Agenda and the millennium development goals.
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Fact sheet on Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific
18 November 2011
Asia and the Pacific accounts for almost half the world’s unemployed youth, yet paradoxically, is also home to the largest numbers of working children. The ILO and its constituents have been promoting productive employment and decent work for youth in a variety of ways.
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Japan and the ILO
16 November 2011
This brochure provides an overview of current projects implemented through a partnership between the ILO and the Government of Japan, which has supported technical work in Asia and the Pacific for nearly 40 years.
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Fact sheet about better work Viet Nam
10 November 2011
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Skills and Employability Network Community Updates, Issue 5
01 November 2011
This is the fifth (November) edition of the Skills and Employability Updates, a bi-monthly newsletter created by the Skills and Employability Team. We welcome comments and contributions from our members, so if you have something to share - an event, a publication, news - please let us know and we will include it in the next edition of the Updates.
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Fact sheet on Equality at work for women and men in Asia and the Pacific
01 November 2011
Gender equality at work – or equal employment opportunities and treatment – is fundamental for enabling men and women to claim a fair share of the wealth they help generate, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.
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Fact sheet on Domestic workers in Asia and the Pacific
01 November 2011
Work in households and homes is as old as time, vital for the well-being of families, communities and societies at large. Traditionally done by women and girls without pay, domestic work is often not perceived as “real employment”. Some argue that women’s contribution to the home and general social good is immeasurable, and so precious that any effort to add a price tag only demeans their contribution. This genderbiased argument has resulted in the effective, systematic, marginalization and undervaluation of domestic work.