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New project

Matching jobseekers with jobs in Lao People's Democratic Republic

A new project to expand job services and improve labour market information was launched in Lao People's Democratic Republic. The project will be executed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) with funding from the People’s Republic of China.

New initiative to support policy-makers in finding workable solutions to the youth employment crisis

A new initiative to help policy-makers find solutions to the challenge of youth employment was launched by the ILO in Bangkok. This initiative will focus on sharing knowledge about youth employment policies in 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Meeting to examine measures to protect migrant fishers in the ASEAN region

International standards on work in fishing, national policies, legislative frameworks, experiences and good practices on the protection of migrant fishers is the focus of a meeting among ASEAN Member States being held 12-13 September in Makassar,...

New report

ILO study examines working conditions in Thai fishing industry

A new report has found shortfalls in Thailand’s fishing industry in relation to national and international labour standards.

National workshop: “Social Security Laws: Standards, Policy and Legislation”, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, from 27 to 29 August 2013

The ILO DWT for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific will organize a series of technical training workshops on areas related to social security, including minimum standards and legislation, financing of schemes, social health insurance,...

Lao People's Democratic Republic launches the first national skills standards

The first national skills standards for the Lao People's Democratic Republic were launched in Vientiane, focusing on the construction and automotive industries. The standards were developed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare with the...

Lao PDR Luanches First Labour Force and Child Labour Surveys.

The first surveys of the labour force and child labour in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) were launched in Vientiane today by the Government of Lao PDR with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Press release

The ILO Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202)

Luang Prabang training to strengthen tourism industry

Representatives of the Lao Government, workers and employers organizations take part in a Training of Trainers programme to improve skills and practices in the tourism sector. The training is held in Luang Prabang, 23-27 July 2012. It aims to...

ILO signs US$1,140,000 partnership with Korean Government

The ILO and the Government of the Republic of Korea have signed an agreement that will provide US$1,140,000, as well as technical expertise, to support the development of decent work in more than 15 Asian countries.

Lao PDR launched first Decent Work Country Programme

Representatives of the Lao Government, Lao workers' and employers' organizations and the ILO have signed the Lao PDR's first Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP).

Statement for promoting inclusive vocational education and training in the Asian Region: opening opportunities for persons with disabilities

New ILO migration project to improve migrant workers' conditions in South-East Asia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching a new project in South-East Asia to improve the governance of cross-border labour migration.

Helping women and men with disabilities fulfil their potential

By Emanuela Pozzan, ILO Subregional Cordinator on Disability, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia. December 3 marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The theme this year focuses on the empowerment of persons with disabilities and...

Domestic workers' labour standards to be discussed by Lao PDR Government, unions and employers

Governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations in Lao PDR will take part in a formal consultation on the creation of a ground-breaking, international labour standard that would cover millions of domestic workers worldwide. The National...

ILO Issues revised global unemployment projections; Unemployment in Asia Pacific could top 100 million people

The number of people unemployed in 2009 could increase by between 29.4 million and 58.8 million people globally, and between 9 and 26.3 million in Asia Pacific, compared to 2007. That’s according to new projections from the ILO, the United Nations...

ILO global employment trends report 2009 - unemployment, working poor, vulnerable employment to increase dramatically due to global...

The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global...

Successful ways of preventing avian & human influenza in Thailand to be discussed - Project to be extended to Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,...

Successful techniques for preventing the spread of avian and human influenza among Thailand’s poultry workers, farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises will be discussed at a workshop in Bangkok on Tuesday 20 January 2009.

International Labour Organization to Present a Series of ‘Proven Practices’ for the Prevention of Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong...

Government representatives, employers/ workers organizations & NGOs from five countries to participate in Bangkok presentations – 9th October 2008.

Young people demand they be consulted in the fight against human trafficking: pledges and high level meetings 'not enough' to prevent...

Southeast Asian children and young people exposed to the risks of human trafficking are raising their voices demanding a greater say in national and sub-regional action to prevent the labour and sexual exploitation that result from trafficking.