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January 2021
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COVID-19: ILO Monitor – 7th edition
ILO: Uncertain and uneven recovery expected following unprecedented labour market crisis
25 January 2021
The latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 by the ILO, records massive damage to working time and income, with prospects for a recovery in 2021 slow, uneven and uncertain unless early improvements are supported by human-centred recovery policies.
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Ship to Shore Rights
Decent work for fishing and seafood migrant workers in Asia Pacific
20 January 2021
European Union and United Nations continue efforts to support safe labour migration and decent work in the fishing and seafood processing sectors in South East Asia
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Child labour
2021: International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
15 January 2021
Child labour has decreased by 38 per cent in the last decade but 152 million children are still affected. The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably worsened the situation, but joint and decisive action can reverse this trend.
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Working from home
Homeworkers need to be better protected, says the ILO
13 January 2021
The dramatic increase in working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the poor working conditions experienced by many homeworkers who, prior to the crisis, numbered an estimated 260 million people worldwide.
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COVID-19
Viet Nam’s jobs on post COVID-19 recovery but still below pre-pandemic levels
06 January 2021
New national labour force data produced with ILO technical support shows 32.1 million people aged 15 and above suffered from negative impacts by COVID-19.
December 2020
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Press release
Implementing new Labour Code will expedite Viet Nam’s path to high income country
30 December 2020
Numerous improvements in the new Labour Code can bring benefits for workers and employers but only when all are aware of their new rights and actively use them.
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Viet Nam 2nd Child Labour Survey – Key findings
18 December 2020
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2nd National Child Labour Survey
Viet Nam’s child labour rate lower than region’s average by 2 percentage points
18 December 2020
Latest survey undertaken in 2018 finds more than 1.7 million children participating in economic activities across Viet Nam, among whom more than 1 million are engaged in child labour.
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International Migrants Day
ILO commits to supporting Viet Nam to enforce new law on Vietnamese migrant workers
18 December 2020
The ILO commends Viet Nam on the passage of the revised Law on Contract-Based Overseas Workers, which improves protection for Vietnamese migrant workers.
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APESO 2020
81 million jobs lost as COVID-19 creates turmoil in Asia-Pacific labour markets
15 December 2020
Pandemic leads to huge reduction in working hours, reverses job growth and pushes millions into working poverty.