All events: Asia + Pacific

Pre-testing of Child Labour Incidence Referral System

To facilitate the pre-test training on child labour incidence referral system.

Value-chain development

Value-chain Development Scanning for IPEC in Northern Samar

The IPEC together with Stategic Development Cooperation, will assist Local Government Units (LGUs) develop an integrated employment strategy designed to promote access to wage and self-employment opportunities for older working children and their...

Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 Summit

This event will be an occassion for the Maritime Tripartite Industry Council to endorse the ratification of MLC, 2006 to the President of the Philippines.

CSR Fundamentals: Spotlight on Labour in a Changing Japan and a Changing World

The ILO-Tokyo and BSR, a global NGO focusing on corporate responsibility, will organize a public seminar to look forward to how labour issues and emerging trends in Japan, and overseas where Japanese companies have operation or suppliers, are...

ADB-ILO Annual MOU Meeting

The ILO and ADB met for their annual MOU consultation meeting on the 15th of August in Manila. The meeting acknowledged the positive colaboration during the past year and decided to continue cooperating on the following areas: Statistics, Labour...

Training on Inspection in the Application of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006

The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 draws together provisions of 68 maritime labour conventions and recommendations, dating back to the 1920s, setting minimum requirements on health, social security, work and rest hours, accommodation, recreation,...

Asia Regional Facilitators’ Training Course on Value Chain Development

The one week course will assist participants in understanding the concept of value chain development and to explore international good practices.

ILO/World Bank technical workshop on Vocational Qualifications Framework for India

A joint ILO/World Bank Technical Consultation on a National Vocational Qualifications Framework for India, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

World Bank/AusAid/ILO Regional Labor Markets Analysis Workshop

The workshop is aimed to foster more informed and coordinated response to social policy crises through better diagnostic capacity of labour markets among ASEAN member states. The main focus of the workshop is to build capacity for member states to...

MTUC/ILO National Workshop on Labour Law Amendments in Malaysia

The workshop is to review the three Acts, such as the Employment Act, the Industrial Relations Act and the Trade Union Act, with the participating union leaders representing different sectors whether regulations undermine labour rights and trade...

Returned migrant workers

Building Peer Support for Return Migrants

Former women migrants from the provinces of La Union, Nueva Ecija, Ilocos Sur and the National Capital Region attended a seminar-workshop recently in a purposive move to help themselves overcome negative migration experiences and hasten the...

Task force for migrants

Ilocos Sur to Set Up Task Force for Migrants

Ilocos Sur Vice Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano expressed his support to setup a provincial task force that will deal with issues affecting migrant workers in the province. The task force will essentially provide assistance on return and...

Second National Stakeholders Workshop on Convention 188 “Working in Fishing Sector”

The workshop aims to raise awareness of the state governments of coastal states of India and social partners on the Convention 188 to promote the ratification of the convention.

Good practices to protect migrants

Forum Highlights Good Practices to Protect Migrants

Community-level mechanisms to protect and promote the rights of migrant workers in the Philippines and Thailand were showcased in a roundtable discussion (RTD) at the ILO Auditorium on 11 January 2012. Chaired by POEA Administrator Hans Cacdac, the...

Communicating labour rights: A training course for media professionals (Asia and the Pacific)

A training course for media professionals in Asia and the Pacific. The course is designed to equip journalists and other media professionals to handle work-related issues in an effective way, broadening their news agendas and improving their...

Maternity protection

Regional Consultation on Interventions to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding in the Formal Workplace

The one-day consultation is a series of city-wide consultations under the MDG-F JP, organized and led by the Sub-TWG on Exclusive Breastfeeding in the workplace and with support from the ILO.

Forum on Green Jobs, Better Life

Jointly organized by the ILO, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), China, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and China Enterprises Confederation (CEC)

ILO/ACTRAV/Solidarity Centre Workshop on Promoting a Right-Based Approach to Labour Migration in Origin and Destination Countries

As part of our programme on promoting a rights-based approach to labour migration and encourage trade union cooperation on this subject, I am pleased to inform you that our colleagues from the trade union movement in Kuwait, KTUF – Kuwait Trade...

Regional Workshop on Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work in Asia, 28-30 June, 2010

Regional Workshop on Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work in Asia