All events: Asia + Pacific

Report Launch

Cambodia’s labour migration governance framework for the fishing and seafood processing sectors

This report launching event discusses a comparative analysis with international labour standards for recruitment, work in fishing and forced labour.

Workshop: Social and Solidarity Economy for Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia

This workshop convened policymakers, representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations, international organizations, social and solidarity economy networks, and practitioners to discuss ways to strengthen the social and solidarity economy’s...

Formalization of the Informal Economy Project

Workshop for Trade Union Federations staff and self-employed workers

Launch of the Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook (APESO) 2024 report

South-South and Triangular Cooperation

South-South technical workshop: Promoting skills and employment for decent work in rural development

The International Labour Organization (ILO) collaborates with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China (MOHRSS) to organize the South-South Technical Workshop: Promoting Skills and Employment for Decent Work in Rural Development...

Formalization of the Informal Economy Project

Policy dialogue on extending social insurance coverage for herders

Formalization of the Informal Economy Project

Training on extending social insurance coverage for workers in the informal economy

ILO-Formalization of the Informal Economy Project organised a two-day training for social insurance staff in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The training was conducted in collaboration with the International Social Security Association (ISSA).  

Migrant workers

1st consultation on the development of the ASEAN Declaration on Skills Mobility, Recognition and Development for Migrant Workers

On 29 April 2024, the ILO will support the first consultation on the development of the ASEAN Declaration on Skills Mobility, Recognition and Development for Migrant Workers.

Occupational safety and health

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024 Seminar in Bangkok, Thailand

The ILO, through the ILO/Japan “Promotion of a safe and healthy working environment as Fundamental Principle and Right at Work through application of Fundamental conventions in Cambodia and Thailand” Project, co-organized the seminar to observe the...

Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent

The event sets out to foster a tripartite approach to address labour-related challenges and leverage growth opportunities in the Pacific region.

Decent work, care economy, and gender pay gap in Sri Lanka

Closing the gender gap in the world of work

BRIDGE II

Media engagement is essential to raise awareness of forced labour and promote fair recruitment

National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia (NHRCM) and the ILO organized a meeting to promote an ILO media toolkit on forced labour and fair recruitment. The meeting was funded by the ILO Bridge II project.

Labour migration

Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia Project...

Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia (PROTECT, Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in Labour Migration) is a three-year project (2024-26) implemented...

Child labour and forced labour

Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on Child Labour and Forced Labour

Join us in our fight against child labour and forced labour.

Webinar

Webinar series: Employment services for persons with disabilities in Indonesia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) "Promoting the Global Development Initiative with a Focus on South-South Cooperation in Employment in ASEAN" (ProSSCE-ASEAN), supported by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the...

Webinar

Disability-inclusion in public employment services (PES) in Asia-Pacific

This webinar discusses the key findings of a research on disability-inclusion in public employment services (PES) in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on case studies from China, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. The event also reviews key aspects...

Training

Provincial trainings for public employment services counsellors in Indonesia

In collaboration with BINAPENTA Kemnaker, the ILO wraps up its three-tiered training plan for public employment services counsellors with provincial trainings across Indonesia.

Study visit

Study visit: Public employment services in Malaysia

The ILO, in partnership with the Employment Services Department of the Employment Insurance Office under the Social Security Organization of Malaysia (PERKESO), is organizing a study visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and bringing together participants...

Career fair

Provincial career fairs in Kampong Cham, Battambang and Banteay Meanchey

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Cambodia Team for Education Program Organization (CTEP) are organizing provincial-level career fairs in Kampong Cham, Battambang and Banteay Meanchey to showcase over 1,700 job opportunities across...

Migrant workers

Fourth Joint Dialogue on labour migration between the ASEAN Trade Union Council and the ASEAN Confederation of Employers

The ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE) and the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) and their country-level affiliates are meeting in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, on 14 February 2024 for a Fourth Joint Dialogue on labour migration.