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Lesbians, gays, transgender, bisexuals face persistant workplace discrimination - ILO report

A new report has found that that people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in Thailand face frequent discrimination in the workplace partly due to prejudices common in the Thai society, as well as a lack of protective laws and...

Multi-stakeholder forum on labour conditions in the Thailand’s fisheries sector organized, 23 May 2014

The international brands importing shrimp and seafood products from Thailand as well as their suppliers, Trade Unions and local and international NGO’s, and local industry members joined the “Multi-stakeholder Forum on Labour Conditions in the...

New report

ILO to release report on workplace discrimination against LGBT in Thailand

The International Labour Organization (ILO) will release a report on workplace discrimination against lesbians, gays, transgendered people and bisexuals (LGBT) in Thailand.

Regional Director's remarks at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters

By Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on 22 May 2014

GMS TRIANGLE Project - International Migrants Day Reflections

International Migrants Day, celebrated on 18 December, marks the adoption of the "International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families". This document outlines the activities that took place...

ILO and ECOT organize a “Future and Current Business Leaders’ Summit” together in Bangkok on the 20th and 21st of March 2014 to connect...

Given the global reach of today’s supply chains, responsible business practices can have far reaching consequences. Management training systems and management education are crucial to ensuring that our future business leaders are equipped to handle...

Conference on Child Labour brings ILO-IPEC partners and beneficiaries together to assess progress made in addressing child labour in...

On 3 – 4 April 2014, over 200 representatives from Royal Thai Government, private sector, workers organizations and NGOs and their child beneficiaries gathered at a National Policy Forum on protection of Thai and migrant children from child labour...

Children of the Samut Prakan’s Burmese migrant community now have a community based child development facility

An abandoned space next to residential area of Karen Burmese communities was turned into a “Creative Space for Children” and launched late January 2014 by a group of migrant community members and Foundation for Child Development (FCD) with support...

ILO-IPEC in Thailand reinforces its collaboration to address child labour and forced labour with stakeholders in Songkhla Province of...

On February 5, 2014, IPEC Thailand team paid a courtesy call to the Governor of Songkhla Province, Mr. Krissada Bunraj, and met with the Provincial Office of Labour Protection and Welfare as well as representatives from shrimp and seafood industry...

ILO to publish annual report on global employment trends

The International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch its annual report, “Global Employment Trends 2014” (GET) on Wednesday 22 January.

ILO supports the Saphan Siang Campaign event for International Migrants Day

In observance of International Migrants Day (18 December), a youth event will be held on 17 December at Thammasat University. At the event, young Thais will debate on migrant worker issues, and the Saphan Siang Youth Ambassadors Programme will be...

ILO-IPEC in Thailand together with its partners develops TV spots against child labour in seafood industry in Thailand and ramps up general...

The shooting of “Changing Clothes”, a series of TV spots to campaign against the use of child labour and hazardous child labour in shrimp and seafood industry in Thailand, was commenced in mid-January 2014 in Mae Sot of Tak Province.

Training on Improving Safety and Health Protection for Young Workers’ (15-17) held for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Labour...

A two-day ILO-IPEC training workshop was organized for safety and health labour inspectors and senior staff of the Occupational Safety and Health Bureau (BOSH), under the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW). The workshop was organized...

ILO encourages workers to know their HIV satus at the 11th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)

The ILO is organizing and participating in a series of events to highlight the importance of workplace actions and policies to ensure workplaces are free from stigma and discrimination and encourage workers to know their HIV status at the occasion...

Workplace voluntary HIV testing programme launched in Thailand

Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing (VCT) programme, which aims to support reduction of HIV infections in Thailand, was launched on 15 November 2013 by the ILO, UNAIDS and the Thailand Business Coalition on AIDS. The innovative programme -...

Workplace programme to promote voluntary HIV testing launch

An innovative programme to support reduction of HIV infections in Thailand will be launched by the ILO, UNAIDS and the Thailand Business Coalition on AIDS on 15 November. The programme, entitled VCT@WORK, will encourage 100,000 workers to undergo...

Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW) and ILO-IPEC work together to prepare for Thailand’s second National Plan of Actions on...

The ILO-IPEC Thailand together with the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW) which acts as a secretariat to the National Committee on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour opened up a new chapter in this work by...

Jobs and employment prospects for ASEAN 2015 to be discussed by high level panel

The impact of the 2015 ASEAN community on jobs and employment will be discussed at a high level consultation in Bangkok next week. The workshop, on “ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity” will look at the...

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.

New report

ILO to release new child labour estimates

A report containing the latest global and regional estimates of child labour will be launched in Bangkok on Monday 23 September 2013 by the ILO. The report, "Marking progress against child labour: Global estimates and trends 2000-2012", provides the...