Resources on employment promotion
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Resources on employment promotion

  1. ILO and BDA ink partnership to support peace building in Mindanao

    18 June 2013

    The International Labour Organization and the Bangsamoro Development Agency today signed an agreement that will contribute to peace building efforts through local economic development, decent work and sustainable livelihoods in Mindanao.

  2. A new day rises - peace finally comes to Bondoc Peninsula

    10 June 2013

    Armed conflict has ceased to be a regular fare for the poor people of Bondoc Peninsula, once a hotbed of insurgency, in Quezon Province. The cycle of poverty, lack of decent work and conflict kept development at bay.

  3. Australian Aid and ILO support sustainable livelihoods in the Philippines' worst typhoon-hit areas

    23 May 2013

    Almost five months after typhoon Pablo (Bopha) hit the province of Davao Oriental in eastern Mindanao, Philippines, disaster-affected families in the municipalities of Baganga, Cateel and Boston still need help.

  4. Creating human security through local economic development

    15 May 2013

    In Bondoc Peninsula, south-eastern part of Quezon Province in the Philippines, people earn less than US$1 per day. Lack of decent work, extreme poverty and armed conflict pushed people to vulnerable employment and forced them to accept whatever work is available just to survive. The ILO, FAO and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process implemented projects on local economic development, in partnership with the Government of Japan and the UN Trust Fund for Human Security. These projects reached out to over 5,000 individuals, bringing decent work, much needed income, and hope for their families and communities. These projects must continue.

  5. Creating human security through local economic development (full 15-minute video documentary)

    15 May 2013

    In Bondoc Peninsula, south-eastern part of Quezon Province in the Philippines, people earn less than US$1 per day. Lack of decent work, extreme poverty and armed conflict pushed people to vulnerable employment and forced them to accept whatever work is available just to survive. The ILO, FAO and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process implemented projects on local economic development, in partnership with the Government of Japan and the UN Trust Fund for Human Security. These projects reached out to over 5,000 individuals, bringing decent work, much needed income, and hope for their families and communities. These projects must continue.

  6. Creating a competitive labour force: An interview with Lawrence Jeff Johnson on ANC Inside Business

    01 May 2013

    ABS-CBN News Channel's Inside Business with Coco Alcuaz interviewed Director Lawrence Jeff Johnson of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines and former Labour and Employment Secretary, Mr Bienvenido Laguesma as part of Labour Day 2013. Director Johnson talked about achieving sustained and inclusive growth through decent and productive work. Director Johnson further highlighted the need to address vulnerable employment and to enhance productivity and competitiveness in the Philippines.

  7. Presentation on sustainable and inclusive growth at the PROTECT: Doing business amidst new threats VIII

    18 April 2013

    By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the PROTECT: Doing business amidst new threats VIII, Makati City, Philippines, 18 April 2013

  8. Decent work for all, February 2013 news update

    01 February 2013

    The February 2013 monthly news update of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines contains a feature on emergency employment and livelihood recovery after Typhoon Bopha (Pablo), latest news on freedom of association and child labour, must reads including forthcoming events and meetings.

  9. PESO starter kit: Guide to understanding the Public Employment Service Office

    28 January 2013

    The Public Employment Service Office (PESO), is a non-free charging multi-service provider established and accredited pursuant to Republic Act 8759, otherwise know as the PESO Act of 1999.

  10. Labour market-responsive technical vocational skills training programme for the disadvantaged youth

    28 January 2013

    The labour market-responsive technical vocational skills training programme aims to increase access to decent work of young women and men.

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