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Towards a greener and fairer society

Climate change means that resource scarcity and environmental degradation have become major, and urgent, challenges. In response, the ILO is promoting the concept of green jobs as a driving force towards a greener and fairer development path that...

Public-private partnerships in Asia Pacific – the best of two systems

Public-private partnerships are gaining increasing traction in international development cooperation and are being used more and more by the International Labour Organization (ILO). By Wolfgang Schiefer, Chief, Regional Partnerships, Resource...

Viet Nam acknowledges ILO contributions on labour, invalids and social affairs

Ms Rie Vejs-Kjeldgaard, Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Country for Viet Nam, was awarded a medal to acknowledge her strong commitment and ILO’s contributions to labour, invalids and social affairs in Viet Nam. The medal was...

Child labour

Meeting in response to the World Day Against Child Labour

The International Labour Organization together with the Administration for Protection and Care of Children under Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs organized a meeting to commemorate the World Day Against Child Labour aiming at raising...

Vietnam: Symposium on Strengthening the Role and Representation of Workers and Collective Bargaining

ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ILO-ACTRAV) took part in a seminar in Hanoi on the strengthening of the role and representation of workers and collective bargaining.

Speech by Dan Cunniah, Director of ACTRAV at the opening of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour

ILO-ACTRAV Conference on Strengthening Union Representation and Collective Bargaining (Hanoi Vietnam 17-18 May 2011)

Speech by Dan Cunniah,Director of ACTRAV at the opening of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour

ILO-ACTRAV Conference on Strengthening Union Representation and Collective Bargaining (Hanoi Vietnam 17-18 May 2011)

Keynote address on Overview of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, status on implementation and emerging Issues

By Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director, International Labour Standards Department, ILO, Geneva at the Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue on the Maritime Labour Convention, 3-6 May 2011, Cairns, Australia

Statement for promoting inclusive vocational education and training in the Asian Region: opening opportunities for persons with disabilities

Gender equality

Sharing successful strategies for women’s entrepreneurship development: Learning from good practices

The National Workshop on Successful Strategies for Women’s Entrepreneurship Development is an opportunity for project’s partner organizations - Viet Nam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) and Viet Nam Women Union at national and local levels – as well as...

Speech by Director of ILO Country Office for Viet Nam: WEDGE National Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Successful Strategies for Women’s...

Speech by Director of ILO Country Office for Viet Nam: WEDGE National Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Successful Strategies for Women’s Entrepreneurship Development

Vietnam employment trends report 2010

The Vietnam Employment Trends Report 2010 was released by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) offering the most up-to-date information available on the changing state of Vietnam’s dynamic labour market.

New ILO migration project to improve migrant workers' conditions in South-East Asia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching a new project in South-East Asia to improve the governance of cross-border labour migration.

Statement of ILO for Viet Nam Forum on Life Long Learning: Build a learning society

Statement by Rie Vejs-Kjeldgaard, Director of ILO Hanoi, for Viet Nam Forum on Life Long Learning: Build a learning society

Executive Director of UN Women on her first official visit to Viet Nam

Ms Michelle Bachelet, the recently appointed Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) will start her first visit to Viet Nam14 October

UNRC's Opening remarks at High-level Discussion on SPF

By Madam Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General for UN-Women Chair of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group President of Chile (2006 – 2010)

Statement by Madam Michelle Bachelet at High-level Discussion on SPF

By Madam Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General for UN-Women Chair of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group President of Chile (2006 – 2010)

Opening speech by MOLISA Minister at High-level Discussion on SPF

Closing speech by MOLISA Minister at High-level Discussion on SPF

The Inauguration of "Decent Work and Tripartism" ceramic road for Hanoi 1,000 years

The Viet Nam's Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs; Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour; Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Viet Nam Cooperatives Alliance and the International Labour Organization (ILO) inaugurated the mural...