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2013

  1. Gender gap

    India: Why is women’s labour force participation dropping?

    13 February 2013

    More women in India of working age are enrolling in secondary school but that is only one reason why the number of women who are either working or looking for a job is decreasing.

  2. Labour standards

    Domestic workers deserve a better deal

    15 January 2013

    Op-ed by Malte Luebker, ILO Senior Regional Wage Specialist, published in the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) on 12 January 2013.

2012

  1. Social protection

    Can China get old and rich at the same time?

    07 November 2012

    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.

  2. Article

    Domestic workers – ‘family’ or employees?

    27 April 2012

    Almost a year ago, in June 2011, a milestone event took place that promised to improve the lives of millions of working people – mostly women - worldwide, including more than a quarter of a million in Hong Kong and potentially as many as 20 million in mainland China. By Amelita King-Dejardin Conditions of Work and Employment Branch, ILO

2011

  1. Article

    Opinion editorial: A better world starts in the workplace

    28 November 2011

    In preparation for the ILO’s 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting(APRM, to be held in Kyoto, Japan, 4-7 December, Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific discusses some of the important topics that will be considered at the meeting.

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