All news: Philippines

Peace and development

Water for jobs, peace and schooling

Schoolchildren stand to benefit from an ILO project that aims to promote peace and create jobs in a previously conflict-ridden region of the Philippines.

Women in STEM

ILO holds first STEM for Workforce Readiness Technical Working Group Meeting

With the goal of developing an overall strategy on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) for Workforce Readiness and Development, the ILO hosted the first Technical Working Group Meeting with the support of the JP Morgan Chase...

ILO/UN Women study

Public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries

Despite their positive contribution, public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries, new ILO and UN Women study reveals.

Workers and Sustainable Development

Message at the Trade Unions and Sustainable Development Goals: A South-South Learning Exchange and Training Workshop

Delivered on behalf of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Philippines by Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines, 2 December 2019, Makati City, Philippines

Migration

Migrating in ASEAN with a mobile phone: Gender gaps are not only in migrants’ salaries, but also in digital access

The increasingly widespread access to and use of the Internet in the ASEAN region has meant that more migrant workers are now seeking information using social media platforms. However, obtaining accurate and reliable information is still a...

RSCA in Action

Philippines: CSR training brings insights to managers and students.

CEOs and future business leaders alike are exposed to new ideas about the importance of responsible business conduct.

SafeYouth@Work tripartite results and sustainability workshop

The workshop was held from 14 to 16 October 2019 at ITC-ILO, Turin, Italy

Migration

Bolstering the efforts to ensure decent working conditions for women migrants in Thai construction sector

ILO organized a roundtable meeting on ‘Safety, protection and rights of women construction workers in Thailand” to identify possible intervention to ensure equal and fair pay, better living conditions, safety and protection of women migrant...

Responsible supply chains

Opening address at the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Training for Industry Associations

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, delivered by Mr Fredy Guayacan, Programme Manager at the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Training for Industry Associations, Tagaytay City, Philippines, 8 October 2019

What Asian countries should not miss while preparing the future of work

OpEd by ILO economists Sara Elder, Christian Viegelahn and Tejeshwi Nath Bhattarai, authors of 'Preparing for the future of work: National policy responses in ASEAN +6', a study of how ASEAN+6 countries are preparing their labour markets for...

Fair recruitment

Benefits of new Qatar Visa Center discussed at roundtable

A dialogue on the new Qatar Visa Center happened in the Philippines to ensure that it will benefit jobseekers and promote fair recruitment through transparent procedures and digitally signed contracts.

Opening address at the Qatar Visa Center Roundtable Discussion

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Qatar Visa Center Roundtable Discussion, 26 September 2019, Manila, Philippines

Trade and Employment

Message at the Stakeholders Forum on Strengthening the Impact on Employment of Sector and Trade Policies

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at Stakeholders Forum on Strengthening the Impact on Employment of Sector and Trade Policies, 18 September 2019, Manila, Philippines

AFML

Opening address at the 12th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour: National Preparatory Meeting in the Philippines

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, delivered by Mr Hussein Macarambon, FAIR Project National Coordinator at 12th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour: National Preparatory Meeting in the Philippines, 3 September 2019,...

Trade and Employment

Opening address at the Harnessing Benefits and Mitigating Risks of Trade on Employment in the Philippines: Institutional Mapping and Gap...

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at Harnessing Benefits and Mitigating Risks of Trade on Employment in the Philippines: Institutional Mapping and Gap Analysis Validation Forum, 30 August 2019, Manila, Philippines

Youth4OSH

New online platform and game board on safety and health at work

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Youth4OSH launched a new online platform and game board to build a culture of safety and health in the Philippines. The platform features relevant, practical, and user-friendly tools to raise awareness and...

Op-ed

Migration in Southeast Asia should be an opportunity for workers, communities and economies – not traffickers

Op-ed by Ms Tomoko Nishimoto, the ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific; Mohammad Narciri, the Regional Director of UN Women for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, Thailand; and Mr Jeremy Douglas, the...

Youth4OSH

Opening address at the launch of the ILO Youth4OSH Communication Platform

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, delivered by Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer at the launch of the ILO Youth4OSH Communication Platform, 31 July 2019, Makati City, Philippines

Safe and fair migration

Safe and fair migration gains momentum in Bangsamoro

The Ministry of Labor and Employment and the ILO hosted a forum on labour migration, domestic work and human trafficking in the Bangsamoro to mark the International Domestic Workers Day and the World Day against Trafficking in Persons.

Responsible business practices

Responsible supply chains to help agribusiness meet international expectations and SDGs

Over 200 participants from government, civil society and non-government organisations involved in agribusiness in the Philippines will gather on 25 July to address responsible business practices, including decent work, challenges and opportunities...