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  1. COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

    Livelihoods of more than 55 million domestic workers at risk due to COVID-19

    16 June 2020

    On the ninth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, new ILO estimates reveal the risks facing domestic workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

    Livelihoods of more than 55 million domestic workers at risk due to COVID-19

    16 June 2020

    On the ninth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, new ILO estimates reveal the risks facing domestic workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  3. News

    Malaysian Social Security Organisation confirms Covid-19 is an occupational disease eligible for workers’ compensation

    18 April 2020

  4. News

    Workshop on the development of an Employment Injury Scheme in Pakistan.

    10 March 2020

  5. News

    Foreign workers in Malaysia are covered and entitled to the same work-related injury benefits as the national workers

    29 November 2019

    As of 1 January 2019, foreign workers’ in Malaysia are covered and entitled to the same work-related injury benefits as the national workers aiming to advance towards equal treatment of migrant workers and national workers.

  6. News

    Publication of the ILO Technical Recommendations on the Feasibility Assessment of an Employment Injury Insurance Scheme in Bangladesh

    04 March 2019

  7. News

    How Can Workers' Compensation Systems Promote Occupational Safety and Health? Stakeholder Views on Policy and Research Priorities

    31 August 2018