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Opening address at the webinar-workshop on decent work in global supply chains

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the webinar-workshop on decent work in global supply chains, 27 November 2020, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

Opening address at the Region VI forum on manpower planning under the new normal

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the the Region VI forum on manpower planning under the new normal, 27 November 2020, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

Message at the Ugnayang Bayan on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as an Anchor of Human Progress

Delivered by Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines on behalf of Mr Gustavo Gonzalez, United Nations Resident Coordinator at the Ugnayang Bayan on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as an Anchor of Human Progress, 27...

Safe and Fair Philippines celebrates International Day of Ending Violence against Women

Babaeng Biya(hero), the national campaign of Safe and Fair Philippines formally launches actress Maine Mendoza as celebrity champion and continues its commitment in providing more Filipina migrant workers with information and assistance that will...

Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific

Women hit hard by COVID-19 impact on garment sector

A new brief highlights COVID-19 impacts on women and men workers in the garment sector and recommendations for a gender-responsive recovery.

Opening address at the webinar-workshop on decent work in global supply chains

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the webinar-workshop on decent work in global supply chains, 20 November 2020, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

Message at the handover of the water system built under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the handover of the water system built under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project, 9 November 2020 Manila and Maguindanao, Philippines via Zoom

Safe water, decent work in BARMM amid COVID-19

Households and schoolchildren now have better access to safe water in Maguindanao through a water system built by community members and indigenous peoples under an ILO and the Government of Japan partnership.

ILO, TESDA launch online STEM in TVET curriculum guide workshop

Over 100 technical-vocational trainers in the Philippines participated in a five-day ILO- Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Online Curriculum Guide Workshop on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Opening address at the 13th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour “Supporting Migrant Workers during the Pandemic for a Cohesive and Responsive...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 13th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour “Supporting Migrant Workers during the Pandemic for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community” Philippines National Tripartite...

Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific

Asia-Pacific garment industry suffers as COVID-19 impact ripples through supply chain

Collapsing consumer demand, government lockdown measures and disruptions to raw material imports have taken their toll on the Asia Pacific garment industry, says a new ILO report.

Message of support at the opening of the ILO-TESDA STEM in TVET curriculum guide workshop

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the opening of the ILO-TESDA STEM in TVET curriculum guide workshop, 20 October 2020 Manila, Philippines via Zoom

Emergency employment and COVID-19

ILO, Japan, MOLE provide emergency employment amid COVID-19 in BARMM

The Bangsamoro government, ILO and the Government of Japan will provide emergency employment to workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employers Confederation of the Philippines launches eCampus after the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis

International Labour Organization’s Bureau of Employers’ Activities (ILO ACT/EMP) and the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) support ECOP having its own digital classroom

Women in business and management

Call to Action: Employers Confederation of the Philippines leads call for diversity and inclusion at the center of business leadership

Safe and fair migration

Opening address at the Philippine training webinar on International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) and sex-disaggregated migration data

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Philippine training webinar on International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) and sex-disaggregated migration data, 29 September 2020 Manila, Philippines via Zoom

ILO/KoSEA/SNU joint conference held in Seoul to share the findings of ILO project on strengthening SSE policy in Asia

The international research conference on strengthening SSE policy in Asia attracted more than 400 participants and 1,400 viewers online from Asia and beyond.

Future of work in a healthier and more resilient environment

By Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2020 National Productivity Conference Webinar Series, 24 September 2020, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

The Business Case for Change

Call to Action: Joint Statement on Diversity and Inclusion at the Center of Business Leadership

The Business Case for Change Action Agenda calls for diversity and inclusion to business leadership. A call for inclusive progress that is leadership-driven, emcompassing, measurable, decent, equitable and attainable at the launch of the Leading to...

Message of support at the launch of the research brief on Leading to Success: Women in Business and Management in the Philippines

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the research brief on Leading to Success: Women in Business and Management in the Philippines, 23 September 2020 Manila, Philippines via Zoom