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Closing message at the International Workshop on Conditional Cash Transfer as Tools to Address Child Labour

By Mr Hideki Kagohashi, Officer-in-Charge of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the International Workshop on Conditional Cash Transfer as Tools to Address Child Labour, Makati City, Philippines, 11 April 2016

Safe and Healthy Youth

Opening address at the Building a Generation of Safe and Healthy Workers (Safeyouth@work Project) Briefing of Stakeholders and Partners

By Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Safe and Healthy Youth Project launching held at the Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila, 03 March 2016.

Child labour and youth employment

Accelerating the fight against child labour and promoting decent work for youth in the Philippines

Important progress has been made in reducing children’s involvement in employment. However, child labour continues to effect an estimated 2.1 million children and efforts need to be intensified and accelerated to meet the goal of ending child...

Media advisory

Report launch and national policy dialogue: Understanding child labour and youth employment outcomes in the Philippines

Understanding Children’s Work, an interagency research programme of the ILO, UNICEF and World Bank, has conducted a study: Understanding child labour and youth employment outcomes in the Philippines. The Philippines interagency report will be...

Press release: Philippine Technical Working Group on Decent Work for Domestic Workers

Kasambahay (Domestic Workers) Day to highlight gains of landmark law for domestic workers

On the third anniversary of the much heralded Kasambahay (Domestic Workers) Law, groups instrumental to its passage will gather once again to review the gains of the law for domestic workers.

Safe and Healthy Youth

Opening address at the Safe and Healthy Youth Project Meeting with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

By Simon Hills, Officer-in-Charge & Employment and Livelihood Development Officer of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Safe and Healthy Youth Project Meeting with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Quezon City...

Disaster and livelihood response

ILO and DOLE provide emergency employment after Typhoon Melor

The International Labour Organization and the Department of Labor and Employment provided immediate assistance to the local governments and the vulnerable workers affected by Typhoon Melor (Nona) to help the communities quickly rebuild their lives...

COP 21

How Philippines recovered from disaster through decent work

In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, and as climate change exacerbates weather-related disasters around the globe, the ILO is working with local communities to make them more resilient to future storms. At the forthcoming Paris Climate Conference (COP...

Migrant workers

Paving the road for migrant workers to journey towards a brighter future

The ASEAN TRIANGLE Project(ATP) developed a Financial Education Course for ASEAN migrant workers. The curriculum includes a Trainers’ Guide which provides facilitators with step-by-step instructions on how to conduct the course, and a Financial...

Breastfeeding awareness month

ILO, UNICEF and WHO call for stronger support to women for breastfeeding infants at home and work

The United Nations represented by the ILO, UNICEF and WHO call for a stronger support base in the Philippines to enable women to combine breastfeeding and work, in observance of Breastfeeding Awareness Month this August.

Transition to formal economy

Building back better in the Philippines

ILO activities in the Philippines are a good example of what can be done to facilitate the transition from the informal to the formal economy, as they not only brought immediate income to typhoon victims, but also a guaranteed minimum wage, social...

Haiyan

ILO calls for greater partnership and sustainability in livelihood support following disasters

On 6 August the ILO and its partners will convene to share key lessons, impact, and challenges in placing sustainable livelihood at the forefront of post-disaster relief, recovery, and development.

World Day Against Child Labour 2015

Artists rock against child labour, mark Philippines Independence Day

The Philippines marks Independence Day and joins the rest of the world for the World Day Against Child Labour 2015 with the Batang Malaya: Freedom from child labour open concert.

Project sites in Northern Cebu

Japanese Delegate Visits Project Sites in Northern Cebu

A visiting Japanese delegation came away impressed from a field mission to a number of ILO’s project sites in Northern Cebu.

The International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) Database for ASEAN (ASEAN Labour Migration Statistics) is now on the Asia Pacific...

The database, created by the Canadian Government-funded ASEAN TRIANGLE Project, gathers together a range of statistical sources relating to international migrants and international migrant workers in the ten ASEAN Member States in order to fill an...

Philippines factory fire

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder expresses great sadness over Philippines shoe factory deaths, calls for stronger health and safety measures

New ILO report

Philippine Employment Trends 2015: Decent jobs crucial for inclusive growth

A new report published by the ILO shows that the Philippine economy experienced robust rates of growth and made important gains in the labour market in recent years, however, more focus on decent and productive jobs is necessary to foster inclusive...

Press release

DSWD, ILO partner for sustainable livelihood

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) today strengthened its partnership and signed a grant agreement to support sustainable livelihood and community enterprise development in regions...

Labour Migration

In their own voices

An ILO-produced film documents the opportunities and obstacles on the path taken by migrant health-care workers from the Philippines.

Regional cooperation to strengthen occupational safety and health

Governments, employers and workers from 10 ASEAN member States and Pacific Island partners gathered in Manila to raise safety and health standards in the region.