News from ILO Office for Japan
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Press release: ILO & Japan sign agreement to support natural disaster recovery in Asia-Pacific (Geneva, 12 June 2012)
Posted on 13 June 2012 - The ILO and the Government of Japan have signed a new Framework for Cooperation Agreement that will assist Asia-Pacific countries in dealing with the effects of natural disasters and strengthen the role of employment in early recovery and reconstruction.
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Press release: Japan and ILO launched new partnership on Youth Employment for Sustainable Development in Kenya (Dar es Salaam/Addis Ababa, 5 April 2012)
Posted on 9 April 2012 - The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Japan launched a new creative partnership program aimed at promoting youth employment for sustainable development of the East-African country of Kenya.
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New Page on Great East Japan Earthquake
Posted on 20 May 2011 - Massive earthquake with the magnitude of 9.0, which hit 130 km off the northeastern coast of Japan on 11 March 2011 around 14:46, was followed by tsunami more than eight meters high causing widespread destruction along the Pacific coastline of the east part of Japan, particularly in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures. It is reported that the number of deaths and injured exceeds 20,000 and nearly 10,000 people are still missing as of mid-May 2011. More than 171,000 people have been evacuated including from surrounding area of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been severely damaged by the disaster to cause the leakage of radioactive materials. Over 100,000 workers in the affected area have lost jobs. In view of the significance of the incident, the ILO Office for Japan has created special page on damages and tripartite responses to the disaster. Another new page marking the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April) in 2011 includes information on occupational safety and health during recovery and reconstruction activities as well as mental health care at emergency situation including those of recovery workers.
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ILO/FAO joint press release: ILO and FAO launch joint initiative to nurture peace, security and decent work in the Philippines; Government of Japan allocates 2.5 million USD for inter-agency programme (Manila, 4 March 2010)
Posted on 5 March 2010 - ILO and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have launched a new project to help fishers, farmers and workers in a Philippine province affected by conflict and natural disasters, which is funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security. The "Inter-agency Programme to Nurture Peace, Security and Decent Work through Local Development in Conflict Areas of the Philippines (Bondoc Peninsula)" will address extreme poverty and inequality as the root causes of social unrest and armed conflict on Bondoc Peninsula, Quezon province, where natural disasters have affected many people.
- New Page Created: ILO/Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) Public Seminar "The Social Economy in Africa" (Tokyo, 25 November 2009)
Posted on 3 February 2010 - We have created new page containing materials distributed at the public seminar on social economy in Africa held in November 2009. Video recording of keynote speech delivered by Mr. Jürgen Schwettmann, ILO Deputy Regional Director for Africa on "The Social Economy, Africa and ILO" is also available.
- Feature article: Japan becomes first country to ratify ILO Convention No.187
Posted on 25 July 2007 - On 24 July, Japan became the first country to ratify ILO Convention No.187 committing itself to reinforce its OSH system. The Convention which establishes a promotional framework for occupational safety and health (OSH) was adopted by the International Labour Conference in June 2006. ILO online reports from Japan where a number of serious occupational safety and health problems highlighted the need to further reinforce prevention programmes.
- New page: Interview with Ms. Doumbia-Henry, Director, ILO International Labour Standards Department (Tokyo, April 2006)
Posted on 13 September 2006 - Having been interviewed by Prof. Yozo Yokota, Professor of International Law,
Chuo Law School and member of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application
of Conventions and Recommendations for a Japanese magazine, Ms. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry,
Director, ILO International Labour Standards Department, during her recent stay in Japan, talked about significance and prospects of Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
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ILO Office in Japan press release and press clippings
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