All events: Asia + Pacific

18th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

Accelerating Actions Towards Sustainable Development Goals on Safe Migration and Decent Work for Migrant Workers in ASEAN

The 18th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour will be hosted on 9-10 September 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by the Government of Malaysia as the chair of the ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers.

Celebrating 50 Years of ILO in the Pacific

The four-day conference will provide a Pacific-wide tripartite platform for dialogue, reflection and forward-looking commitments to promote social justice and advance decent work in the Pacific region.

Freedom of association

Freedom of association training programme kicks off in the Philippines

Webinar

Financing skills development and lifelong learning

This webinar will present six new ILO studies funded by Flanders and by Norway that highlight practical approaches for skills and lifelong learning, effective financing mechanisms grounded in practice, informed by social dialogue, and contributing...

Accelerating Actions Towards Sustainable Development Goals on Safe Migration and Decent Work for Migrant Workers in ASEAN

National Tripartite Preparatory Workshops for the 18th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

National tripartite preparatory workshops for the 18th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML) were conducted in several ASEAN member states to assess stakeholders' progress in implementing the previous AFML recommendations and discuss the theme of the...

Just Transition in Asia and the Pacific

Ensuring no one is left behind: Addressing gender equality and social inclusion in JET plans

Workshop

Dialogue with policy makers on advancing the role of Indonesia’s Tourism Sectoral Skills Committee

The ILO through the GA project has successfully supported the government to formally establish a Sector Skills Committee in Tourism Sector (herein after Tourism SSC) through the issuance of a Ministerial Decision No. SK/31/HK.01.02/MP/2025.

Hosted by ILO, UNICEF and UN Women

Rewiring the future: How AI can empower girls and youth for the green transition in Asia-Pacific?

This webinar will explore how young people, especially girls and marginalized youth, are driving solutions to close the skills gap in the digital and green economy.

Policy dialogue series

Just transition in coal mining regions in Indonesia and South Africa

Advancing Equal Pay in India: ILO and IFC Drive Action Through India Gender Collaborative

ILO and IFC hosted an IGC session on “Equal Pay for Equal Work,” engaging private sector leaders on gender wage gaps, global standards, and practical strategies to promote pay equity in Indian workplaces.

Building Capacity, Advancing Rights: ILO strengthens regional capacity on policy advocacy for maternity protection

ILO’s regional ToT on maternity protection strengthened national capacity in South Asia to promote gender-responsive social protection and advocate for inclusive policies aligned with international labour standards.

Launching event

Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transition Programmes in Indonesia

The main objectives of the event are to launch the Indonesia Roadmap on Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transition and to demonstrate commitment to, create awareness of and generate support for Joint Programmes funded by...

Research Webinar

Long-Term Care Insurance Policy and Development of Elderly Care Enterprises in China

This webinar presents new evidence on how China’s Long-Term Care Insurance policy is fostering the growth of elderly care enterprises. It highlights the policy’s impact on business entry, survival, and labour demand, particularly in the health and...

Research Webinar

Patchworking data work: Supply chains of AI data production in China

Drawing from three years of ethnographic fieldwork, this talk will delve into the formation of dynamic supply chains of AI data production in China and explores its conceptual implications for understanding data work

First meeting

Tripartite consultation for a comprehensive and integrated social protection system in Indonesia

Tripartite stakeholders (government, employers, and trade unions) discussed the implementation of quality apprenticeship in Indonesia.

Workshop

Industrial relations for productivity and decent work and application of the self-assessment method for social dialogue institutions in...

The workshop aims to revitalize social dialogue and labor relations institutions, promoting growth, productivity, and decent work by familiarizing and training National Tripartite Council members on collaborative industrial relations and SAM-SDI.

Panel discussion

Transformative impact of artificial intelligence and digitalization on health and safety in the workplace

The national dialogue on the implications of AI for OSH in Indonesia will ensure that all stakeholders are well-informed, engaged, and prepared to harness these technologies to create safer and healthier workplaces.

Bipartite mechanism

Promoting bipartite mechanisms at enterprise level: Consultation with workers’ and employers’ organizations

Representatives from trade unions, employers’ organisations and management associations participated in a workshop on bipartite workplace consultation and cooperation mechanisms. Participants identified key challenges, shared recommendations and...

Info session

Social security programmes for non-wage recipients’ workers in coffee farmer communities in Tanggamus District, Lampung Province

The objective of the information session is to raise awareness of social security programmes that coffee farmers and coffee farm workers (non-wage recipients/BPU) in Tanggamus District, Lampung, are eligible to access.

Child labour

Sustainable mushroom farming to address child labour

Community members and parents of child labourers learn sustainable mushroom farming to earn more and help end child labour.