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Press statement at the Batang Malaya: Child labour free Philippines

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Batang Malaya: Child labour free Philippines, Pasig City, Philippines, 26 June 2012

Life After Europe: A fresh start for migrant workers in their homeland the Philippines

Migrant workers sometimes find overseas work not what was promised or expected. The ILO with support from the European Commission runs programmes to assist returned migrant workers from Europe. Ms Ignacio and Ms Myra Geron returned home from...

Opening address at the health and wellness symposium among business process outsourcing enterprises

By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer, delivered on behalf of Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the health and wellness symposium among business process outsourcing enterprises, Makati,...

Closing message at the Provincial World Day against Child Labour

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Provincial World Day against Child Labour, Bukidnon, Philippines, 11 June 2012

Plenary session presentation at the UNI Global Union and ICTJ Youth Workshop "Breaking Through: Yes YOUth Can!", 4 June 2012

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Plenary session presentation on Decent Jobs for Filipino Youth, 4 June 2012

Message at the Training of Trainers on Generate Your Business Idea and Start Your Business for IPEC partners

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Training of Trainers on Generate Your Business Idea and Start Your Business for IPEC partners, Manila, Philippines, 1 June 2012

Out-of-school youth find hope in entrepreneurship

Merly Ybanez dropped out from college in 2008 because her parents cannot pay anymore her school fees. Her mother, who was into small scale buy and sell of agricultural products, became a breadwinner when her father got sick. As the youngest of 6...

Technical vocational skills training for disadvantaged youth in Masbate

The Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) confirmed the 2nd batch of 250 disadvantaged youth as graduates of labour market-responsive technical vocational skills training in Masbate on May 4. To date, a total of 500 disadvantaged youth...

Philippine tripartite-plus stakeholders discuss ethical recruitment in the health sector

On 17 May 2012, the ILO, with the leadership of Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), organized a participatory workshop whose goal was...

Message at the Tripartite assessment of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the ethical recruitment of health personnel

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Tripartite assessment of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the ethical recruitment of health personnel, Pasig City, Philippines, 17 May 2012

Advocates walk for a child-labour free Bukidnon

Bukidnon - Around 3,000 anti-child labour advocates, government officials and programme partners flooded the street of Malaybalay City during the Walk for a Child Labour-Free Bukidnon held on Labour Day, 1 May.

Media Advisory: ILO to publish the 2012 edition of the World of Work Report

Manila (ILO News) - The ILO will launch its annual report “World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy” on Monday 30 April 2012. The new study examines the performance of different countries since the start of the global crisis...

New database on national responses to global economic crisis

Manila (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank (WB) have created a comprehensive new database that for the first time lists and examines the policy responses taken by 77 countries since the start of the financial...

Young leaders voice concerns on youth employment in the Philippines

Young Filipino leaders raised concerns on youth unemployment and migration, access to information, education and training, protection and promotion of workers’ rights in a recent youth employment forum held in Manila. The forum joined by over a...

Promoting youth employment through local economic development

Local governments play a pivotal role to strengthen local economic development in the context of promoting youth employment.

Entrepreneurship a career option to address youth employment challenge in Maguindanao

Young people from Maguindanao often leave their hometown to work in Manila, urban areas, or overseas due to limited opportunities. Maguindanao, a province in South Central Mindanao was the 6th poorest province in the Philippines in 2011 based on...

Local partnerships forged to create employment opportunities for the youth

Public and private sector partners have pledged their support to young people in Masbate, Antique, Maguindanao and Agusan del Sur. These young people were among those trained by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Technical Skills and...

Over a hundred young Filipino leaders gather to discuss youth employment crisis

Over a hundred youth leaders and representatives met with government agency officials, workers and employers group, academe, and civil society organizations in a youth employment forum dubbed, “Kahit Saan, Kahit Kailan: Marangal na Trabaho para sa...

Sustainable reintegration services for Thai, Filipino migrants showcased in ILO-EU conference

Sustainable return and reintegration support services for Thai and Filipino migrant workers were showcased in a Conference today, held under the auspices of a technical cooperation project implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO),...

100 days after Sendong: Time to restore livelihoods through decent jobs

One hundred days after Sendong, many storm-affected individuals are in search of decent jobs to rebuild their lives and to restore their livelihoods. Regie Loyola, 29, was one of the 624,000 people whose livelihoods had been affected when Tropical...