ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia (CO-Beijing)

What's new

1. 

   Publication

   Global Wage Report 2012/13: Wages and Equitable Growth

   The Global Wage Report 2012/13 looks at differences in wages around the globe and how they have been influenced by the economic crisis. It includes global and regional wage trends and statistics, as well as policy recommendations.

2. 

   World Aids Day

   Message by ILO's Director-General on World Aids Day

   1 December 2012

   In statement marking the day, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says the workplace is the gateway to "Getting to Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination and Zero AIDS-related deaths".

3. 

   Comment

   Can China get old and rich at the same time?

   China has already done a lot to adapt labour markets and social protection systems to an ageing society. But it will have to do more to balance its economic and social needs.

4. News

   Priority should be given to addressing job prospects deterioration: ILO Asia-Pacific Director
   

   Asia and other countries should urgently address the deterioration of job prospects which is creating social tension around the world, said Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, new ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific on 25 October in Hanoi.
   
   

5. Event

   Regional Seminar on Emerging Trends in Collective Bargaining during Time of Crisis

   24-26 September 2012, Beijing

   ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV) will jointly hold a regional seminar with All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU).  The main objective of the seminar is to share experiences and knowledge on collective bargaining trends during the time of crisis.  Anecdotal evidence shows that there are different reactions to collective bargaining in the region.  The participants will be trade union leaders from the Asia and the Pacific region as well a few others from Europe and Africa.

6. 

   Event

   High-Level Meeting on the Application of Child Labour Conventions Ratified by China
   

   6-7 September 2012, Nanchang

   The meeting was jointly organized by the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the ILO. It aimed at communicating International Labour Standards and exchanging experiences on elimating child labour.

7. 

   Article

   China's latest revolution: Basic health care for all

   3 September 2012

   On 6 April 2009, China unveiled an actionplan for a radical and ambitious health-care reform aimed at attaining universal health insurance coverage by 2020. Three years later, the country has almost reached this goal. What's the secret behind the success?

8. 

   Press release

   China and ILO sign south-south cooperation agreement

   12 June 2012

   ILO NEWS (Geneva) - The Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China Mr Wang Xiaochu, and the Director General of the International Labour Organization (lLO) Mr Juan Somavia have signed a US$1 million partnership agreement.

9. 

   Event

   Youth Employment Consultation in China

   7 April 2012, Beijing, China

   As a lead-up to Youth Employment Forum to be held in Geneva, 23-25 May 2012, a consultation was held in China to highlight youth employment issues. The consultation was organized jointly by China Agricultural University and the ILO Country Office in China and Mongolia.