All events: Asia + Pacific

Coaching session for government officials on international labour standards

Coaching Session for Government Officials on International Labour Standards, Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

The coaching session for officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will review concepts and learnings on international labour standards, freedom of association and right to collective bargaining. It will also provide an opportunity...

Enhancing skills of government officials in handling training activities

Enhancing Skills of Government Officials in Handling Training Activities

The training session for officials of the Department of Labor and Employment will help build the capacity and enhance their skills in facilitating and handling training activities in relation to international labour standards, freedom of association...

Sloping agricultural land technology for Typhoon Bopha affected communities

Training on Sloping Agricultural Land Technology for Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) Affected Communities

The training discussed the Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) concepts and experiences in post calamity areas and will be followed by hands on activities on SALT contouring.

Training on freedom of association for young women workers in economic processing zones

Training Workshop on Freedom of Association for Young Women Workers in Economic Processing Zones

The training is aimed at building the capacity of trade unions operating in economic processing zones and improving the leadership of young women trade union members.

Media training for trade union youth

Media Training for Trade Union Youth Core Group

The media training aimed at helping young trade union leaders in the use of media to better communicate on freedom of association and collective bargaining.

Sixth Tripartite Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in the ASEAN Region “Trends and Good Practices of Collective Bargaining and...

With the continued support from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the ASEAN Secretariat, the Sixth Tripartite Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in the ASEAN Region on Trends and Good Practices of Collective Bargaining and...

Labour migration

6th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

The 6th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour is scheduled to take place on 26 and 27 November 2013 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. The ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML) is an open platform for review, discussion and exchange of best practices...

ASEAN Labour Migration Database Technical Meeting

The ILO ASEAN TRIANGLE Project is developing a Labour Migration Statistics Database that will include the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in recognition of the importance of collecting, analysing and...

Vocational Training Law

Study tour to Manila, the Philippines, from 21 to 25 Oct 2013 for experience exchange on Vocational Training Law revision process

Under the ILO Project on Enhancing the Employability of Workers and the Competitiveness of Businesses for the Socio-economic Development of Viet Nam, a study tour to Manila, the Philippines, will be organized from 21 to 25 Oct 2013 for experience...

Forum on better job opportunities

UN Bloggers Forum on Better Job Opportunities

Bloggers from the Philippines will interact and discuss issues with the ILO in relation to better job opportunities, youth employment and child labour.

Work safety

Training of trainers on occupational safety and health inspection tools in quarrying and processing enterprises

Participants from five target provinces will be trained on occupational safety and health in quarrying, one of the deadliest industries in Viet Nam

Second Meeting of People with Disabilities Employment Portal Consortium

Second meeting of the Consortium of People with Disabilities Employment Portal, led by the ILO, Leonard Cheshire Disability Trust South Asia and Accenture.

Meeting of potential partners of proposed Domestic Workers Sector Skills Council

Kick-out Child Labour! Lakas-sipa Para sa Batang Malaya Football Clinic

About 200 child labourers will join a football clinic and score a goal against child labour at the McKinley Hill Fort Bonifacio Taguig City, Philippines on Tuesday, 17 September 2013. Teams from the clinic will compete in a tournament in October.

Online course: Preventing and addressing forced labour and trafficking in persons in East and South-East Asia

The AP-Forced Labour Net hosted an online course on preventing and addressing trafficking in persons in East and South-East Asia. The course was organized by Forced Labour Action in the Asian Region (FLARE project).

Mobility of health professionals between the Philippines and selected EU member states

Mobility of Health Professionals Between the Philippines and Selected EU Member States: A Policy Dialogue

Launch of DFID-ILO “Work in Freedom” programme

The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will launch the new “Work in Freedom” programme to fight trafficking of women and...

Conciliation and mediation of labour disputes

Conciliation and Mediation of Labour Disputes

The training course aims to develop participant' knowledge and understanding of consensus-building approaches to conflict management and dispute resolution.

Training on decent work for domestic workers

National Trainers' Training on Decent Work for Domestic Workers

One of the objectives of the training course is to build and develop the capacity of leaders, organizers and trainers of domestic workers' organizations and trade unions on the issue of domestic work, in particular organizing of domestic workers and...

Formulation of roadmap for domestic workers for 2013-2017

Planning Session of Technical Working Group-All Workers Towards Formulation of Roadmap for Domestic Workers for 2013-2017

The objectives of this planning session were to: (a) formulate a unified strategy for organizing domestic workers among trade unions (common vision, principles, target objectives, critical activities; and (b) establish lines of coordination for...