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On
Thursday 10th May the International Labour Organization
(ILO) will launch the 2007 Global Report on Discrimination,
“Equality at work: Tackling the challenges”.
With references to more than 170 countries or regions, the Global
Report gives the most comprehensive overview on the impact of
discrimination on the world of work today. It
highlights newly emerging forms of discrimination, such as unfair
treatment in hiring of younger and older workers, people with
disabilities, those living with HIV/AIDS, on the basis of sexual
orientation, and others. The report also explores the new challenges
stemming from the emergence of practices that penalize people with a
genetic predisposition to developing certain diseases or who have
lifestyle issues considered unhealthy, such as tobacco use and
obesity.
Traditional forms of discrimination based on gender, age, race and
social origin, affecting millions of people, remain stubbornly
resistant to all efforts, including legal ones.
The report concludes with a range of policy suggestions and offers a
plan of action for achieving equality at work for all.
Key
findings for the Asia Pacific region will be introduced by Mr. Gek-Boo
Ng, ILO Regional Director for
Asia
and the Pacific. He will be joined by specialists on international
labour standards and labour law, disability, gender, migration, and
economic and social trends. Simultaneous English/Thai translation will
be provided.
The press conference will take
place at 10:30 (Bangkok time) Thursday 10th May, at the
Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Penthouse, Maneeya Centre,
518/5 Ploenchit
Road, Bangkok. (BTS Chidlom).
Tel: 02-652-0580-1. This
will be the primary Asian launch of the report. The main launch will
take place in
Brussels
at 10:00 local/08:00 GMT/15:00
Bangkok
. All material from the report is embargoed until 12:00 GMT/19:00pm
Bangkok
on Thursday, 10 May.
Video
and audio material (including VNR, B-roll and radio features) related
to the launch are also available. Contact
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For more information or to receive advance (embargoed) material please
contact:
Ms. Sophy Fisher
Regional Information Officer
ILO Regional Office for Asia
and the Pacific
Bangkok,
Thailand
Tel: 662 288 2482
Krisdaporn
Singhaseni
Information
Officer
ILO Regional Office for
Asia
and the Pacific
Bangkok,
Thailand
Tel.
02 288 1664
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