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Ensuring quality of Asia-Pacific skills development systems to be discussed

A 3-day workshop on quality assurance for work-related skills is being held for the ILO's member States in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Why framing the discourse on human trafficking is important - some thoughts

New ILO Study on Child Labour in South Asia

The ILO’s first South Asia report estimates almost 17 million children between five and 17 years are engaged in child labour in South Asia, with one in five of these being aged 11 or under.

Emerging Insight: Smart technology for smart delivery

Labour migration

SAARC commits to helping migrant workers

By Yoshiteru Uramoto, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the International Labour Organization (ILO)

Making Industrial Policy Work for Growth, Jobs and Development in India

Remarks by José M. Salazar-­Xirinachs Assistant Director-General for Policy, ILO at Symposium: "Making in India: Towards a Strategy of Manufacturing-Led Growth and Job Creation in India"

Statement - South Asian Child Rights Group Calls for Robust Protection of Child Rights

Statement of the South Asia Coordinating Group on Action against Violence against Children (SACG)

ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Visits India

ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Yoshiteru Uramoto visits India.

Workers’ rights

India: 11 unions oppose moves to weaken union organising

ILO Meeting to discuss ways to improve skills development in Asia-Pacific

An International Labour Organization (ILO) meeting is expected to roll out new action plans to improve skills development in Asia and the Pacific.

Statement - South Asian Child Rights Group Calls for Augmented Social Protection to End Child Labour and All Forms of Violence against...

Extend Social Protection: Combat Child Labour!

To commemorate the World Day Against Child Labour 2014, NCPCR, UNICEF and ILO organized four Zonal Round Table Conferences across India that will culminate in a National Meeting on 12 June 2014 in New Delhi.

Interview with Suman More, Solid Waste Collection and Handling (SWaCH)

Interview with Arbind Singh of the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI)

Street vendors were among the groups of workers in the informal economy who were well represented in the ILC. ILO COOP talked to Mr. Arbind Singh, the National Coordinator of The National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI).

Signing of joint initiative with the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) to protect women and girls from trafficking

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and the ILO Nepal signed a partnership agreement for implementation of the Work in Freedom Programme funded by the Government of UK/ Department for International Development (DFID).

International Women’s Day 2014

Women at work – where we are, where we want to be

To mark International Women’s Day, the ILO reflects on the progress that has been made and what still needs to be done to achieve gender equality in the workplace. Follow two women, an Indian CEO and a US school teacher, whose experiences shed an...

Promoting Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia Project launching

The new Project with the European Union (EU) will contribute to ensure effective protection of the rights of vulnerable migrant workers, enhance the development impact of labour migration and reduce unregulated migration.

Address at the ILO/Ministry of Labour & Employment (MOLE)/ILO: Launch of Decent Work Country Programme (2013-17)

By Ms Tine Staermose, Director, ILO DWT for South Asia and Country Office for India at the ILO/MOLE Launch of Decent Work Country Programme (2013-17), New Delhi, India, 17 December 2013

Discussion on Sustainable Enterprises for Inclusive Growth

A state-level discussion was held in Chennai on ‘Sustainable enterprises for inclusive growth’ jointly organised by the Employers Federation of Southern India (EFSI) and the ILO.

Bonded labour can be addressed by reducing conditions that perpetrate bondage like situation- Experts

National Consultation on Abolition of Bonded Labour and Reducing Vulnerability to Bondage in India through Promotion of Decent Work, New Delhi