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Responsible supply chains in Thailand’s poultry industry

Poultry exporters collaborate to enhance labour standards in their supply chains through an innovative EU-funded training programme organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Employers Confederation of Thailand (ECOT) and the Thai...

The UN in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and European Union Delegation discusses ways to make migration safe for women migrant...

The EU-UN Spotlight Initiative's Safe and Fair Programme, led by the ILO and UN Women, organized a National Project Advisory Committee meeting to discuss challenges posed for women migrant workers and employers in the context of COVID-19.

From voluntary initiatives to legal obligations: Responsible business and decent work in global supply chains

The RSCA held a training to help Chulalongkorn University law students understand the labour dimensions of complex global supply chains

Future business leaders in Thailand reached through their teachers

Training of lecturers from the Faculty of Business Administration (BUS), Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (RMUTP), aims to integrate international concepts of corporate social responsibility into their social enterprise courses.

Social health protection

ILO partnership: Mahidol University and the ILO launch specialised Master’s Program developed to advance Social Health Protection in Asia

To strengthen the capacity of Social Health Protection (SHP) professionals in Asia, a Master’s Program in Primary Health Care Management and Social Health Protection has been launched at Mahidol University, Thailand.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Indonesia and Thailand to strengthen their port inspection to combat trafficking and forced labour at sea

To combat forced labour and human trafficking onboard fishing vessels in the Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Thailand, with support from the ILO, took a step to develop a bilateral protocol on port State inspection on foreign fishing vessels.

Media advisory

ILO assesses impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Southeast Asian Forum for Fishers strengthen efforts to better protect migrant fishers

To strengthen the protection of migrant fishers in the Southeast Asia, SEA Forum for Fishers emphasized the need for streamlined coordination at both national and regional levels during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Protection

Importance of actuarial work for policy and reform decision making

An institution requires the input of actuaries to ensure appropriate analysis can be undertaken and ensure that policy making, financing and reform decisions are evidence based. This briefing note covers why actuarial valuations are required and why...

Ship to Shore Rights

Endline research findings on fishers and seafood workers in Thailand

A new ILO report on working conditions in Thailand’s fishing and seafood industry highlights changes since 2017 and estimates forced labour situations among workers surveyed in 11 coastal provinces.

ILO/C190

Thailand builds momentum towards a world of work free from violence and harassment

For the first time, Thailand’s workers, employers and government representatives came together to discuss on the new ILO Convention (No. 190) and Recommendation No. 206 on violence and harassment in the world of work.

Our impact, their voices

How an ILO Protocol has helped combat forced labour in Thai fishing

Since Thailand ratified the International Labour Organization’s 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention (P29), conditions for workers in the country’s seafood and fishing industry have improved. The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights project has...

Ship to Shore Rights

How a simple upgrade to Thai fishing vessels can help reduce forced labour

A case study from a new ILO report on Thailand’s fishing labour market highlights a solution to improve working conditions and reduce forced labour in the sector through simple technical upgrades on fishing vessels.

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.

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

Businesses share insights on navigating complex labour issues

The ILO’s Responsible Supply Chains in Asia and Sedex hold a workshop on promoting decent work in Asian supply chains

Leading automotive supply chain businesses discuss the role of responsible business practices in their future

Peer learning on socially responsible business and good labour practices in supply chains: a competitive factor for the automotive sector in a globalized world

Our impact, their voices

Better labour inspection cuts abuses in the Thai fishing sector

The ILO is training labour inspectors in Thailand as part of a project to prevent and reduce unacceptable forms of work in the country’s fishing and seafood industries.

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.

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...