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Labour inspection

Opening address at the Luzon Capacity Building Workshop on Strategic Compliance

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Luzon Capacity Building Workshop on Strategic Compliance, Manila, Philippines, 19 February 2018

Our impact, their voices

Philippines: Enhanced labour inspectorate, strengthened labour law compliance

Labour inspection is more than just visiting workplaces. With the support of the ILO, the Philippines has been implementing labour inspectorate reforms and developing tools that can make a real difference in the lives of workers and employers.

Fair Recruitment

Message at the awarding of Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the awarding of Global Media Competition on Labour Migration, Pasig City, Philippines, 17 January 2018

Fair recruitment

Philippines tops ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

The ILO has announced the winning stories of the 2017 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration, of which two came from the Philippines.

Beyond borders: Reporting on fair recruitment and labour migration

Fair Media Training - The ILO’s Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) in partnership with the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines conducted a Fair Media Training aimed to equip professional journalists with tools of...

ILO participation in the 2nd Philippine Cooperative Managers’ Conference

On 24-25 November 2017, ILO Enterprise Development Specialist from ILO CO Manila participated in the 2nd Philippine Cooperative Managers’ Conference organized by the National Capital Region League of the Philippine Federation of Credit Cooperatives...

World Social Protection Report 2017-19

Over half of the elderly in Philippines have no pension

A universal pension can propel Philippines towards reaching global social protection standards.

COOP Champions

Sandra Yu, ILO DWT Bangkok

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...

Safety and health at work

Achievements of Filipino youth at the 21st World Congress on Safety and Health at Work

Young people from the Philippines find solutions to address occupational safety and health at work. Prototypes developed at the 21st World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Singapore include a worker's eye app and round table with key...

Green jobs

Opening Message at the Climate Change Consciousness Week Side Event on Green Jobs and Just Transition to a Green Economy

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Climate Change Consciousness Week Side Event on Green Jobs and Just Transition to a Green Economy, Manila, Philippines, 21 November 2017

Decent Work

Opening address at the Consultation with the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines on the Decent Work Country Programme

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Consultation with the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines on the Decent Work Country Programme, Makati City, Philippines, 20 November 2017

Trade and employment

Opening address at the ILO-EU STRENGTHEN (Trade and Employment Project: National Tripartite Conference on Trade and Labour Standards

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ILO-EU STRENGTHEN (Trade and Employment Project: National Tripartite Conference on Trade and Labour Standards, Makati City, Philippines, 11 October 2017

Member of COPAC Technical Working Group on statistics of cooperatives meets with the Philippines Statistics Authority

Our impact, Their voices

Towards peacebuilding and sustainable livelihoods in Zamboanga, Philippines

Armed conflict and the Zamboanga siege in 2013 left thousands of homes damaged and burned to the ground. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has been involved in helping families displaced by the conflict. With funding from the United...

Freedom of Association

Message at the Tripartite Project Launch of the ILO EU GSP+ on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

By Mr Sonny Matula, National President of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW-ITUC) in the Philippines at the Tripartite Project Launch of the ILO EU GSP+ on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

Freedom of Association

Keynote Address at the Tripartite Project Launch of the ILO EU GSP+ on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

By Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod, Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at the Tripartite Project Launch of the ILO EU GSP+ on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

SafeYouth@Work Media Competition

Social protection

Message at the ASEAN High Level Conference on Social Protection

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines delivered on behalf of Ms Tomoko Nishimoto, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the ASEAN High Level Conference on...

Public sector in the Philippines

Press statement on the Senate concurrence of ILO Convention 151

Press statement by Director Khalid Hassan of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines on the concurrence of the ratification of Convention 151 Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 by the Senate of the Philippines

Employers activities

Message at the High Level Meeting on the Role of Businesses in Building a Resilient Future for Enterprises in Mindanao in the Face of...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the High Level Meeting on the Role of Businesses in Building a Resilient Future for Enterprises in Mindanao in the Face of Disasters and Conflicts, Davao City, Philippines, 10...