Publications

December 2009

1. 

   Labour and social trends in Sri Lanka 2009

   02 December 2009

   Presents an overview of major trends in labour and social conditions in Sri Lanka, while also drawing attention to key policy challenges posed by these trends. The report looks ahead to 2020 with informed projections, likely scenarios and policy implications.

2. Regional Model Competency Standard: manufacturing industry

   01 December 2009

   This publication includes Regional Model Competency Standard for various manufacturing processes including casting, moulding, machine operation, component assembly, fabrication, equipment servicing and etc.

3. News@ILO, December 2009/January 2010

   01 December 2009

   The December 2009/January 2010 edition of the ILO's Asia Pacific e-newsletter contains the latest news from the regional office, a feature on the empowerment of persons with disabilities in Viet Nam and the region, a selection of the latest publications, and details of forthcoming events and meetings.

November 2009

1. Decent Work Country Programme: Tuvalu

   26 November 2009

   This document outlines the Decent Work Country Programme for Tuvalu for the period 2010-2012.

2. Joining forces for young people: a practical guide to collaboration with young people

   18 November 2009

3. News@ILO, November 2009

   01 November 2009

   The November edition of the ILO's Asia Pacific e-newsletter contains the latest news from the regional office, a feature on migration policy in Thailand, a selection of the latest publications, and details of forthcoming events and meetings.

October 2009

1. The current status and evolution of industrial relations in Sri Lanka

   30 October 2009

   Focuses on the status and evolution of industrial relations in Sri Lanka including legal framework, actors in the industrial relations system, collective bargaining, disputes settlement, tripartism and social dialogue.

2. New arrivals at the ILO Library in Bangkok: October 2009

   29 October 2009

   Provides list of new arrivals of publications at the ILO Library in Bangkok.

3. Kirabati News Updates, October 2009

   27 October 2009

   Provides updates on the latest activities in Kiribati.

4. News@ILO, October 2009

   01 October 2009

   The first edition of the e-newsletter from the ILO Regional Office in Asia and the Pacific contains five sections. News Round-up covers the latest developments and activities; the Feature section looks at climate change in Jabongo, Philippines; Look Ahead highlights some forthcoming events; Calendar offers a fuller list of meetings and events in October and November; Book Shelf gives details of some recent publications.

September 2009

1. Going back, moving on, a synthesis report of the trends and experiences of returned trafficking victims in Thailand and the Philippines

   30 September 2009

   The report explores some of the issues, obstacles and opportunities related to the return and integration of women migrants who have experienced exploitative situation abroad, including forced labour and human trafficking. It is based on a series of interviews with returned victims of trafficking in Thailand and the Philippines.

2. New arrivals at the ILO Library in Bangkok: August-September 2009

   30 September 2009

   Provides list of new arrivals of publications at the ILO Library in Bangkok.

3. Legislative compliance review of child labour laws in Fiji

   22 September 2009

   This report examines Fiji’s compliance with the International Labour Organization’s (“ILO”) Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No.138) (“ILO Convention No. 138”) and ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) (“ILO Convention No. 182.”).

4. Promoting occupational health services for workers in the informal economy through primary care units

   15 September 2009

   This working paper reviews and analyses the substantial efforts of the primary care units(PCU)in different districts under the guidance of the Bureau for Occupational and Environmental Diseases of the Ministry of Public Health. The paper highlights the impact of their efforts and recommends the next important steps at both national policy and provincial levels.

5. Decent Work for All Newsletter, September 2009

   01 September 2009

   Quarterly newsletter of the ILO Subregional Office in Manila. This article focuses on social dialogue, the First International Conference on Gender, Migration and Development, and setting decent working conditions for domestic workers.

6. 

   Decent work for all newsletter: exploring new platforms of social dialogue for domestic workers

   01 September 2009

   The Philippines has embarked on a Decent Work for Domestic Workers campaign to craft a unified position to the International Labour Conference in 2010 and to lobby for the passage of a domestic workers national law.

7. ILO Jakarta Newsletter, September 2009

   01 September 2009

   Quarterly newsletter of the ILO Jakarta Office. This issue features articles on child labour, youth employment, domestic workers, migrant workers, vocational training in Aceh, women's entrepreneurship, preventing harassment in the workplace, informall economy workers, indigenous women in Papua, HIV/AIDs, etc.

8. Situational analysis of domestic work in China

   01 September 2009

   Focuses on China's internal domestic workers situation. Chinese domestic workers are allowed to work overseas, but there are limited information available about the scale, trends, and working conditions.

9. Advocacy brief on decent work for domestic workers

   01 September 2009

   The International Labour Office in Asia and the Pacific has launched an advocacy campaign to work with our constituents in governments, worker and employer organizations to help them prepare for the 2010 International Labour Conference discussion on Decent Work for Domestic Workers - a discussion that could lead to the creation of an international instrument (such as a new ILO Convention or Recommendation). This advocacy initiative also seeks to actively promote to the public at large the individual rights and responsibilities of domestic workers in Asia.

10. Factsheet on domestic workers in China

    01 September 2009

    Provides a summary of the situation of domestic workers in China and what constituents can do to address the issues.