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ILO holds second regional advisory committee to share updates on strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia project

The project’s national researchers and regional advisory committee members exchanged around the progress of the research on the social and solidarity economy in Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Vietnam on 6 February 2023.

Japan International Labour Foundation reaches out to hundreds of informal workers in South East Asia using ILO’s orientation and learning...

The ILO’s Our.COOP tools provide an opportunity to train informal workers on the values of collaboration through cooperatives.

Strengthening the youth entrepreneurship ecosystem in Cambodia

Decent Employment for Youth in Cambodia programme phase 2 (DEY II) joined Cambodia’s Ecosystem Strengthening Conference (CAMESCO) to support entrepreneurship ecosystem development in Cambodia.

Protection of Indonesian migrant workers should be included in the upcoming national development plan

The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme supports the two-day public dialogues to improve services and protection of Indonesian migrant workers. including Indonesian migrant fishers.

Social security

Training Workshop on Strengthening Regional Capacity on Employment Injury Insurance (EII) and Employment Insurance (EI)

ILO/Korea Partnership Programme and the Korean partner intuitions brought together the tripartite representatives from seven countries in South-East Asia to discuss and enhance their knowledge and understanding in relation to strengthening EII and...

ILO holds three kick-off briefing sessions for the project on Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

The three country briefing sessions for Mongolia, Cambodia, and Thailand were held to introduce the Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia project to the ILO Constituents and social and solidarity economy (SSE) partners. The...

ILO Tokyo and JETRO sign agreement to strengthen collaboration on co-research

ILO organizes orientation to strengthen understanding around the social and solidarity economy in Asia

The ILO organized a two-day orientation to guide the national researchers in undertaking the mapping study on the social and solidarity economy in Asia-Pacific.

Provincial Fisheries and Manpower Offices of West Java Province join forces to secure decent work at fishing sector

The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme supports the effort taken by the Provincial Manpower Office and the Provincial Marine Affairs and Fisheries Office of West Java to create a synergy in joint inspection onboard fishing vessels.

Enterprises

Social and solidarity economy to foster sustainable and inclusive development in Asia and the Pacific

Japan International Labour Foundation and ILO raised awareness of social and solidarity economy including cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific.

Youth entrepreneurship

Cambodia Entrepreneurship Day 2022 event promotes youth entrepreneurship for 60,000 young Cambodians

The 5th Cambodia Entrepreneurship Day event provided an entrepreneurial learning opportunity for young people nationwide with team from Koh Kong province crowned winners of national business ideas contest.

Enterprise development

New skills help Cambodian tourism sector build back from dark days of COVID

The ILO has supported the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism to strengthen business resilience and sustainability for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) within the tourism sector, which were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Migrant workers

Australian Ambassador to ASEAN meets migrant workers and support providers in Cambodia

Australian Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) visited a Migrant Resource Centre (MRC), supported by the TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, in Prey Veng, Cambodia to speak with migrant workers and the organizations providing...

Gender equality

Regional workshops for ILO partners on delivering inclusive business development services

In early September, representatives of ILO partner organizations from across the region gathered for two workshops to increase their knowledge on how to deliver more gender-inclusive business development services.

Workplace discrimination

New UN survey on migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia

UN study reveals migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) in South-East Asia benefit from labour migration, yet experience discrimination.

ILO holds a regional advisory committee kick-off meeting toward strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia

The regional advisory committee kick-off meeting of the second phase of the project on strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia was held on August 11, 2022.

RIDE for YwD

Around 600 people, including 100 youth with disabilities, participated in "Cycling for Inclusive and Decent Employment for Young Persons with Disabilities - RIDE for YwD" by cycling and walking in Phnom Penh on 20 August 2022. About 200 cyclists...

Migrant workers

Labour Act exclusion leads to low pay and challenging conditions for migrant workers in Thai agricultural sector

ILO survey highlights how pre-COVID-19 working conditions were already difficult for migrant workers in the Thai sugarcane, rubber, oil palm and maize industries.

Ship to Shore Rights

ILO launches three new migrant worker resource centres for Cambodian migrants in the fishing industry

The ILO-EU Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia programme opens Migrant Worker Resource Centres focused on Cambodians seeking work abroad in the fishing and seafood processing sectors.

ILO reflects on the Social and Solidarity Economy’s contribution to digital inclusion in Asia

The ILO participated in a webinar organized by the Asian Roundtable for Social Protection, to discuss the intersection of digital technology, social and solidarity economy, and social protection in Asia and the Pacific.