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The
Government of the
Republic
of
Korea
and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed an agreement on
Wednesday 2 August in
Geneva
for technical cooperation in
Asia
and the Pacific worth US$800,000.
The
agreement was signed by H.E. Dong-Hee Chang, Ambassador of the
Republic of
Korea
and Ms. Maria Angelica Ducci, Executive Director, Office of the
Director General, ILO.
The fund supports technical cooperation projects for a period of one
year for countries in the Asia-Pacific region in the areas of job creation and job
quality, employability and skills, youth employment, work injury,
occupational safety and health and dispute settlement.
Eight Korean partner institutions will support the implementation of
the programme with their in-kind contribution worth US$ 288,000.
The contribution from the Korean
Government has increased every year since 2002 bringing the total
amount to over US$ 2 million. The
Government of the
Republic
of
Korea
has also been providing specialists for meetings of the ILO.
In 2004 the
Republic
of
Korea/ILO Partnership Programme
on Technical Cooperation was formally established.
Korea
will
host the ILO Fourteenth Asian Regional Meeting which will be held in
Busan from 29 August to 1 September 2006.
For more information please contact:
Sophy Fisher
Regional Information Officer
ILO –
Bangkok
Tel: 02 288 2482
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