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Informal economy

ILO support helps tea and coffee farmers in Lao People's Democratic Republic boost productivity and incomes

Projects collaborate with tea and coffee producer groups and cooperatives to reduce vulnerability of workers in Paksong District of Southern Lao PDR.

Social protection

EU visit to a Paksong tea farm

On the occasion of International Tea Day, 19 May 2023, H.E. Ina Marčiulionytė, Head of EU Delegation to Lao People's Democratic Republic visited an organic tea farm in Paksong District, Champasak Province. She was accompanied by H.E. Baykham...

Migrant workers

ILO welcomes ASEAN Declaration protecting migrant workers and families in crisis situations

The Declaration is an important step towards reducing vulnerability and enhancing welfare of migrant workers in the region.

ILO welcomes the ASEAN Declaration on Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers

The issuance of the ASEAN Declaration on Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers is in line with ILO’s work in Indonesia to strengthen and support the realization of decent working conditions for Indonesian fishers within the country and abroad.

Ship to Shore Rights

EU and ILO reaffirm commitment to decent work for Lao workers at home and abroad

The European Union (EU), the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare (MoLSW), and the International Labour Organization conduct field visit to projects advancing decent work for Lao workers, including women and men migrant workers.

Cooperative development

Local producer groups learn cooperative development skills in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Tea and coffee farmer groups and staff from the Attapeu Department of Industry and Commerce take part in ILO’s Think.COOP training, designed for those interested in starting and managing a cooperative.

Gender-based collective bargaining agreements better protect rights of woman workers

The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme promotes a gender-based collective bargaining negotiation and agreement to better protect the rights of woman workers in the seafood processing industry.

Research conclusions and policy implications for expanding social security coverage in Lao PDR

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Agriculture sector workers in Lao PDR

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Ability to contribute to social security by sector in Lao PDR

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Social security for self-employed workers

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Incentivising and enforcing compliance with social security

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Women in Lao PDR's labour force

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Workers not covered by social security in Lao PDR

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Social protection for subsistence farmers in Lao PDR

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Social security for workers in informal employment in Lao PDR

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Cooperative development

ILO organizes Our.COOP orientation to support cooperatives development among coffee farmers in Laos

The ILO held an orientation session on the Our.COOP training programme for coffee farmers’ representatives in Champasak, Lao People's Democratic Republic, to encourage the advancement of cooperatives in Laos’ coffee growing regions.

Social Protection Training of Trainers Toolkit for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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.

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.