September 2016

1. Viet Nam stands out in minimum wage compliance in Asia’s garment industries

   14 September 2016

   However, Viet Nam's minimum wage is relatively low as a percentage of typical wages in the garment sector, when compared to other countries in the region, a new ILO report has shown.

July 2016

1. ILO: Labour provisions in trade agreements do not harm business

   18 July 2016

   New ILO report looks at how the increasing number of provisions in trade agreements are impacting the world of work.

June 2016

1. Ending child labour in supply chains is increasingly important in economic integration

   14 June 2016

   “End child labour in supply chains – It’s everyone’s business!” is the focus of this year’s World Day against Child Labour (12 June).

March 2016

1. First guides prevent forced labour in Viet Nam’s garment supply chains

   30 March 2016

   The manuals are expected to equip employers with essential understandings about what forced labour is and how to eliminate risks of forced labour in company operations and supply chains.

2. Labour inspection campaign promotes law compliance for safer construction sites

   21 March 2016

   The 2016 Labour Inspection Campaign has kicked off today (21 March) with a focus on construction, the sector which has claimed the most lives of workers in occupational accidents in Viet Nam.

3. Third year of media award for labour and employment launched

   10 March 2016

   The Award calls for entries until 29 March 2016.

January 2016

1. Multi-employer collective bargaining offers workers, employers new opportunities

   14 January 2016

   The success of this agreement, the first one of its kind, can help Viet Nam successfully implement the Trans-Pacific Partnership obligations as a member state of the ILO.

December 2015

1. New recruitment agency ranking released as migrant workers increase in number

   18 December 2015

   The latest ranking of recruitment agencies has shown that the Code of Conduct for companies sending workers abroad is leading to improved standards.

November 2015

1. Launching ceremony of project on enhancing national capacity to prevent and reduce Child labour in Viet Nam

   20 November 2015

   Together with MOLISA, the ILO and national stakeholders commit to preventing and reducing child labour by 2020.

2. Welcoming Viet Nam’s labour rights commitments, ILO stands ready for support

   20 November 2015

   The International Labour Organization in Viet Nam has welcomed the Government’s commitment to respect, promote and realize the ILO’s fundamental principles and rights at work in its statement released on 20 November 2015.

July 2015

1. Any reform and integration must be beneficial to all

   31 July 2015

   ILO Country Director Gyorgy Sziraczki shares his views on key labour and employment issues in Viet Nam in the past few years and looks ahead to the country’s near future.

2. Most Vietnamese wage earners are young, dynamic and mobile

   21 July 2015

   Young and dynamic women and men make up the biggest group among Viet Nam’s wage workers, who are willing to migrate within the country to find work, shows a new policy brief issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

June 2015

1. Tourism in need of skills reboot in the wake of ASEAN Economic Community

   18 June 2015

   Viet Nam needs a skills council for tourism sector to best seize opportunities from the accelerated regional and global integration

2. New ILO study points to the long-term impact of child labour

   11 June 2015

   Around 20 to 30 per cent of children in low income countries complete their school to work transition by the age of 15 and even more leave school prior to this age, says a new ILO report prepared for World Day against Child Labour.

May 2015

1. Safety Fun Run 2015 to educate garment workers in lifting safety and health standards

   13 May 2015

   About 4,500 garment workers in the South are set to join Better Work Vietnam’s annual fun run this year on 17 May in Binh Duong to highlight the issue of health and safety in the apparel industry.

April 2015

1. Providing better working and living conditions for migrant fishers in the ASEAN region

   27 April 2015

   The issue of work in fishing is important for countries in Asia, including Southeast Asia. Over 87 per cent of the world’s fishers and 73 per cent of the global fleet of fishing vessels come from Asia (FAO, 2012). Cambodian and Myanmar migrant workers, for example, work on Thai vessels fishing in Malaysian and Indonesian waters; while beyond the ASEAN region, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Filipino fishermen also work on Korean and Taiwanese vessels.

March 2015

1. Ensuring quality of Asia-Pacific skills development systems to be discussed

   17 March 2015

   A 3-day workshop on quality assurance for work-related skills is being held for the ILO's member States in Bangkok, Thailand.

2. New Garment Industry Data shows Gender Equality Progress and Challenges

   07 March 2015

   New data released in time for International Women's Day illustrates the progress of and remaining challenges for women working in the global garment industry.

3. Ending gender discrimination in recruitment and work environment will promote business success

   05 March 2015

   New study by the ILO in co-operation with Navigos Search shows one in five job postings includes gender requirement with male applicants preferred for more skilled and better paid jobs while better equality is recorded in promotion practices.

February 2015

1. New ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

   09 February 2015

   Ms Tomoko Nishimoto has taken up her post as the ILO's Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific since 12 January 2015.