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Asia and the Pacific

ILO Regional Skills Webinar series kicks off looking at skills and the green transition

Experts from the EU, Singapore, and the ILO share strategies to equip Asia-Pacific's workforce for a green transition, fostering dialogue on skills development, just transition, and policy innovation in the region.

Labour migration and disability inclusion

Migration and disability rights groups unite to tackle barriers in labour migration

ILO’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme organizes groundbreaking gender equality and disability inclusion trainings in five Asian countries, empowering stakeholders to address the challenges faced by persons with disabilities in labour migration.

Migrant workers

ILO welcomes ASEAN steps to support migrant workers and prevent child labour

ASEAN leaders have agreed on important declarations regarding skills mobility for migrant workers and the prevention of child labour, and have also issued guidelines on the portability of social security benefits for migrant workers as well as the...

Asia Expert Roundtable on Unemployment Protection 2024

Regional meet seeks to strengthen unemployment protection schemes across Asia

Representatives from 15 Asian countries share insights and strategies to enhance social resilience and economic stability for workers in the region.

Social protection

New ILO report highlights urgent need for improved labour and social protection for domestic workers in ASEAN

Report calls for enhanced legislative reforms and comprehensive policies to address vulnerabilities and ensure equitable rights.

Social protection

Asia-Pacific achieves social protection milestone, yet challenges remain and new ones emerge with climate change

New ILO report highlights positive trend in regional social protection coverage, however uneven progress and financial sustainability issues, coupled with the need to address climate change impacts highlight the need for comprehensive system...

Employment promotion and South-South cooperation

Strengthened collaboration needed to tackle labour market challenges in the digital age

The regional policy dialogue fostered a fruitful exchange of knowledge and good practices, thereby empowering policymakers and representatives from workers’ and employers’ organizations, based on the principles of South-South Cooperation.

Disability inclusion and South-South Cooperation

Disability inclusion a high priority for public employment services in South-East Asia

Good practices to prioritize disability inclusion in public employment services discussed by government representatives from around South-East Asia.

Tripartism and social dialogue

New toolkit to help strengthen responsible business conduct in Thailand’s automotive supply chain

Practical industry-oriented toolkit launched by ILO to enhance social dialogue between employer and workers at the enterprise level.

Social protection

ILO-Thailand collaboration helps strengthen Thailand’s social security system

Five-year project that has resulted in stronger investment management and governance practices comes to an end.

Remedy blueprint

6th United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific

Forum focusses on bridging gaps and accelerating access to remedy; sessions can be followed in person or virtually.

ILO in action

How migrant workers in Thailand are learning more about their rights

The Thai language and labour laws used to leave Soe Moe Oo, a Burmese migrant worker in Thailand feeling helpless. However, after being training by an ILO-supported Migrant Resource Centre, Soe Moe Oo now proudly helps other migrant workers overcome...

Domestic workers

New rights for domestic workers in Thailand

In a significant step forward, Thailand has given domestic workers many of the same labour protections enjoyed by workers employed in other sectors. Anna Engblom, the Chief Technical Adviser of ILO’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, supported by the...

Domestic workers

2024 Thai Regulations on Domestic Work: Are you following the law?

Disability and work

Look at me: ILO training opens doors for young people in Thailand to pursue careers

With his hair dyed orange, Thanakorn Suddai said he wanted to become a barber. As a person with a hearing disability, Suddai learned to cut hair thanks to the ILO-supported hairdressing training, which used visual demonstrations and sign language as...

ILO study reveals skills development and responsible business conduct needs in Thailand’s automotive sector

Findings highlight need for industry to adapt to transition to electric and low-carbon vehicles.

Video

Thailand's auto sector: Skilled workforce and responsible business conduct

Video interviews with workers and employers on equipping Thailand's auto manufacturing industry with a skilled workforce and responsible business conduct for transition.

News

Social and solidarity economy critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific

Policymakers, workers' and employers' organizations and practitioners across Asia and the Pacific are leveraging the social and solidarity economy toward sustainable development in the region.

Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia

Better protection needed for Cambodian migrant workers in the fishing and seafood industries

A ground-breaking report by the International Labour Organization provides recommendations for enhancing the legal protections of Cambodian migrant fishers and seafood processing workers in line with international standards.

Thailand ratifies the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention (No. 144)

Thailand becomes the 158th country in the world to ratify the Convention No. 144, a governance Convention.