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ILO: Service sector severely affected by typhoon Haiyan

Half of the workers affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan were working in the service sector, said the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Japan allocates US$500,000 to help typhoon Haiyan livelihood recovery

The Government of Japan and the ILO have allocated US$500,000 to help support the post-Haiyan response in the Philippines. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan has provided the funds under the ILO/Japan Fund for Building Social Safety...

Press statement on humanitarian response in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, delivered by Ms Ruth Georget at the UN OCHA Press Conference on Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), ILO Auditorium-Makati City, Philippines, 22 November 2013.

ILO, EU and project countries discussed how to monitor progress on employment and decent work

On 18 and 19 November 2013, a final conference took place on the ILO-EU joint project “Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work” (MAP), funded by the European Commission.

Post Typhoon Haiyan relief effort

ILO rallies partners to donate to livelihoods recovery in Philippines

Following the loss of life and livelihoods in Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), the ILO response is focused on emergency employment schemes to help rebuild communities and restore livelihoods through decent work.

Post Typhoon Haiyan relief effort

ILO says five million workers affected by Typhoon Haiyan

Roughly a quarter of those employed in the affected areas have got their livelihoods destroyed or disrupted by Typhoon Haiyan. The ILO, along with UN sister agencies, supports the government, employers' and workers' organizations to help workers and...

ILO’s response to Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines

In response to Super Typhoon Haiyan which hit the Philippines on 8 November 2013 and caused devastating effects, the ILO is taking the lead role on the livelihood cluster in the coordinated United Nations response.

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Typhoon Haiyan: Emergency employment programme to help rebuild livelihoods

The ILO is helping put in place emergency employment programmes as part of US$ 301 million relief appeal launched by the United Nations today.

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ILO Director-General extends condolences to the Government and people of the Philippines

ILO supports victims of earthquake in the Philippines

Thousands of workers were badly affected when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Central Visayas, Philippines in mid-October. Preliminary estimates of the International Labour Organization (ILO) show that 440,000 workers have been affected by the quake...

319th Governing Body

ILO Governing Body adopts report of the Committee on Freedom of Association

The Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) draws special attention to three serious and urgent country cases.

Philippines to give child labour a red card

The Philippines is joining the “Red Card to Child Labour” global campaign to end child labour. The Red Card campaign was announced at the closing of the third Global Child Labour Conference in Brasilia last week, and has already gained the support...

New initiative to support policy-makers in finding workable solutions to the youth employment crisis

A new initiative to help policy-makers find solutions to the challenge of youth employment was launched by the ILO in Bangkok. This initiative will focus on sharing knowledge about youth employment policies in 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Meeting to examine measures to protect migrant fishers in the ASEAN region

International standards on work in fishing, national policies, legislative frameworks, experiences and good practices on the protection of migrant fishers is the focus of a meeting among ASEAN Member States being held 12-13 September in Makassar,...

Press release

Philippines tackles migrant workers’ rights, recommends shared migrant data and complaint mechanisms

Government, employers and workers organizations from the Philippines along with organizations and experts on migration recommend better data sharing and a multilateral approach in handling labour complaints, among others, to better protect and...

From the Philippines

Preventing seafaring dreams from turning into nightmares

The coming into force of the Maritime Labour Convention on 20 August 2013 has particular resonance in the Philippines – the world’s leading supplier of seafarers. As a result, Filipino seafarers will see huge improvements to their working conditions...

Policy dialogue on the mobility of health professionals

The EU-funded ILO - Decent Work across Borders Project organized a policy dialogue and discussed conclusions of commissioned papers on effectiveness of bilateral labour arrangements, working conditions of Filipino and Indian-born nurses in the UK,...

Media advisory

Kick-out child labour

In 2011, there were over 3 million child labourers in the Philippines. The National Child Labor Committee has scaled up its campaign to end the worst forms of child labour in the country. This year, a football clinic will be held on Tuesday,...

Children deserve to play: from sugarcane fields to volleyball and football pitches

Fun in the sun was what 167 former child labourers from ILO Interntational Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) areas in Bukidnon had on 11-12 July as part of the province’s celebration of the World Day against Child Labour.

Joint press release by ILO, UNICEF and WHO

UN Philippines joins celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2013

This year, the United Nations in the Philippines, represented by the ILO, UNICEF and the WHO joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Breastfeeding Week, and World Breastfeeding Month in August.