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ILO/UN Women study
Public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries
Despite their positive contribution, public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries, new ILO and UN Women study reveals.
Migration
Migrating in ASEAN with a mobile phone: Gender gaps are not only in migrants’ salaries, but also in digital access
The increasingly widespread access to and use of the Internet in the ASEAN region has meant that more migrant workers are now seeking information using social media platforms. However, obtaining accurate and reliable information is still a...
Migration
Bolstering the efforts to ensure decent working conditions for women migrants in Thai construction sector
ILO organized a roundtable meeting on ‘Safety, protection and rights of women construction workers in Thailand” to identify possible intervention to ensure equal and fair pay, better living conditions, safety and protection of women migrant...
What Asian countries should not miss while preparing the future of work
OpEd by ILO economists Sara Elder, Christian Viegelahn and Tejeshwi Nath Bhattarai, authors of 'Preparing for the future of work: National policy responses in ASEAN +6', a study of how ASEAN+6 countries are preparing their labour markets for...
Op-ed
Migration in Southeast Asia should be an opportunity for workers, communities and economies – not traffickers
Op-ed by Ms Tomoko Nishimoto, the ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific; Mohammad Narciri, the Regional Director of UN Women for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, Thailand; and Mr Jeremy Douglas, the...
Domestic Workers' Day
An aging Asia increases the demand for domestic workers. But what about their rights?
Mr. Nilim Baruah, International Labour Organization’s Regional Migration Specialist for Asia and the Pacific, reviews progress on migrant domestic workers’ rights in Asia.
Labour migration
ILO welcomes Joint Statement of the ASEAN Trade Union Council and the ASEAN Confederation of Employers
On 4 to 5 April 2019, the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) and the ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE) held its second Joint Dialogue on labour migration in Manila, The Philippines, supported by the ILO.
Labour migration
ILO: Social protection coverage has improved in ASEAN, but migrant workers remain among the least protected
Despite considerable progress made in the expansion of social security coverage of migrant workers in ASEAN, migrant workers remain among the least protected, says the International Labour Organization (ILO) in a new study.
Labour migration
ILO supports ASEAN safe migration campaign
The ASEAN Safe Migration Campaign #SafeMigrationASEAN was launched to raise public awareness on safe labour migration that benefits all.
Labour migration
New digital service “SaverAsia” helps migrant workers save when sending money home
A new free digital platform helps migrant workers compare money transfer costs and locate support organizations.
11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour
ASEAN forum adopts recommendations on the use of digital technologies for a fair labour migration
The 11th ASEAN Forum on Labour Migration concluded with the adoption of 15 recommendations on how digitalisation can contribute to decent work for migrant workers.
Op-Ed
How digitalization can help achieve fair migration
The 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour held in Singapore on 29-30 October discussed how to maximize the potential of digitalization to promote decent work for migrant workers in the Asia Pacific region. Anna Engblom, senior expert on labour...
Why we need to recognize migrant domestic workers’ contribution to our economies
Op-ed by Ms Tomoko Nishimoto, Assistant Director-General of the International Labour Organization and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
Workshop to discuss Brunei Darussalam labour market survey and information systems
The two-day workshop, starting from 27 January 2016, will discuss the findings of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2014 and the Labour Market Analysis.
Regional Director's remarks at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters
By Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on 22 May 2014
Labour force survey
ILO to help Brunei upgrade labour market data
Brunei Darussalam’s first labour force survey is to be carried out in 2014, as part of a new project that will pave the way for a comprehensive national labour market information system.
ILO - Singapore partnership programme implemented on the cooperation programme on OSH in Brunei Darussalam
ILO and Singapore (Ministry of Manpower (MOM)) have identified Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) as a key area of cooperation, and recently jointly implemented in support to Brunei Darussalam in her development of a National OSH Profile through a...
ILO Regional Director in Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam
Mrs Sachiko Yamamoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and the Regional Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and UN Reform (RPAR) team visited Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, along with the concerned senior specialists on workers and...
Brunei Darussalam Government Minister meets ILO Director General at 98th International Labour Conference in Geneva
Upon his arrival at the annual International Labour Conference in Geneva, Mr Pehin Dato Adanan Yusof, Minister for Home Affairs of Brunei Darussalam meets the ILO’s Director General Mr Juan Somavia.
Brunei receives first official International Labour Organization visit since joining UN body
The ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr Ng Gek-Boo, will be paying the Organization’s first official visit to Brunei Darussalam since the country joined the ILO.