What's new in China

• Strengthening Labour Inspection
  A joint review on labour inspection was conducted in China from 8-18 September 2009. A team consisting of 4 experts from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the ILO had field visits to Guangdong, Hubei and Zhejiang Provinces. They also had extensive consultations with labour inspectors from most provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. An expert meeting followed on 17-18 September in Beijing to review and discuss preliminary findings and priority recommendations.
• ILO calls for “Global Jobs Pact” to respond to global economic crisis
  In June 2009, the ILO adopts “Global Jobs Pact” during its annual conference and the ILO Summit on Global Jobs Crisis in Geneva. The “Global Jobs Pact” aims at creating jobs, protecting workers and stimulating economic recovery. The Chinese delegation to the ILO welcomed the initiative and highlighted the importance of enhancing tripartite consultation and cooperation among governments, employers and trade unions to jointly tide over the difficulties.
  • Recovering from the crisis: A Global Jobs Pact (pdf 117 KB)
  • Speech by Mr. Yin Weimin, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, China - (English and Chinese, pdf 20 KB)
• World Day Against Child Labour 2009：Give girls a chance
  The annual World Day Against Child Labour was marked by events in many countries around the world on 12 June. In China, an information forum and a campaign for children and communities most at risk were conducted from 10-12 June 2009 in collaboration with provincial Women’s Federation of Yunnan.
  • Opening remarks on the Forum by Ms. Kathleen Speake, ILO Office for China and Mongolia - (English and Chinese, pdf 87 KB)

What's new in Mongolia

• World Day for Safety and Health at Work - Observation in Mongolia
  The Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU) and its tripartite partners - the Mongolian Ministry of Social Welfare and Labour (MSWL) and the Mongolian Employers' Federation (MONEF) - organized a press conference to highlight the importance of social dialogue and cooperation amongst the tripartite constituents to promote decent work and minimise fatal accidents, injuries, and illnesses caused by poor working conditions.
• Improving Safety and Health in Mining
  Regional Tripartite Workshop on Improving Safety and Health in Mining for Selected Asian Countries was held on 16 -17 April 2009. Hosted by the Mongolian government, tripartite partners from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, representatives from workers' and employers' organisations from Viet Nam, India and the Philippines participated in the seminar discussing the importance of ILO 176 Convention as well as Convention 155 and Recommendation 187.
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• Decent Work and World Economic Crisis
  On 13 April 2009, the Mongolian Employers' Federation (MONEF) organized a half day tripartite workshop on "Decent Work and World Economic Crisis" to exchange ideas amongst the constituents on how to cope with the impact of the world economic crisis on the workplace.

Ongoing and upcoming

• In China

  • 3 November 2009, Beijing
    ILO/MOHRSS Expert Meeting on China Experience in Employment Promotion through Policy Measures
  • 4 November 2009, Beijing
    ILO/MOHRSS Technical Meeting on Implementation of Labour Contract Law in Informal Economy

• In Mongolia

  • 12-16 October 2009, Ulaanbaatar
    Launch of ILO/WB/UNICEF Report on Child Labour and Youth
  • 12-16 October 2009, Ulaanbaatar
    Commencement of Decent Work deficit diagnosis with national stakeholders

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