All news: China

Joint UN Programme To Support Collaboration and Effective Labour Migration Governance Launched on Eve of International Migrants Day

The programme will work closely with the 12 member states of the Colombo Process to facilitate international co-operation on labour migration issues across South, South East and East Asia.

Project Piloting Launch and Training Workshop on Quality Apprenticeship successfully held

In times of uncertainty and a fast changing world of work, promoting quality apprenticeship to improve skills and employability of youth will enhance their confidence and resilience into the future of work. During 10 to 11 December, in partnership...

Seminar on social security for workers in flexible employment

The EU-China Project “Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection” organized a seminar in Beijing on social security for workers in flexible employment.

SCORE Training

Stay safe and resilient: ILO SCORE Programme expands its OSH and Business Continuity training under the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the world of work. Production disruptions have caused demand for many goods and services to plummet and forced enterprises around the world to suspend or scale down operations, with enormous impacts for workers.

APESO 2020

81 million jobs lost as COVID-19 creates turmoil in Asia-Pacific labour markets

Pandemic leads to huge reduction in working hours, reverses job growth and pushes millions into working poverty.

Focus on labour platforms in China: seizing the opportunities, tackling the challenges

To get a better understanding of new business models and their impact on workers, companies and society at large, the ILO organized a discussion on December 8 focusing on the Chinese situation.

Workshop on Strengthening SSE Policy in Asia to take place in March 2021

The ILO will bring together tripartite delegations, practitioners and leaders in the SSE movement, researchers and other stakeholders from six Asian countries in a virtual capacity-building workshop to enhance their capacity in developing and/or...

Promoting trade for sustainable development

What to expect from the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment?

A virtual event organised by MEP Reinhard Bütikofer entitled “What to expect from the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)?” brought together some 100 participants. The CAI seeks to facilitate reciprocal market access.

Global Wage Report 2020-21

COVID-19 drives wages down, new ILO report finds

Even before the COVID pandemic hit, hundreds of millions of workers worldwide were being paid less than the minimum wage.

Decent work for sustainable social development in China

In online training, Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) students receive in-depth training on key CSR concepts.

Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific

Women hit hard by COVID-19 impact on garment sector

A new brief highlights COVID-19 impacts on women and men workers in the garment sector and recommendations for a gender-responsive recovery.

Building back better through international labour standards and corporate social responsibility

Tripartite participants from around the globe have wrapped up a month-long exchange of experiences and best practices through an ILO e-learning course.

UN Policy Dialogue "Building an inclusive and sustainable social protection system" held online

The United Nations in China in collaboration with Chinese government organised a social protection policy dialogue online on 10 November 2020

ILO-SCORE Conference on Training projects for supply chain sustainability

ILO SCORE China organized the “Conference on sustainability training projects in supply chains” in Guangzhou on 29-30 Oct 2020. The conference focused on the sustainable development of global supply chains, and shared the practice and value of...

9th BRICS Trade Union Forum

The forum was attended by 106 delegates representing 13 national trade union centres which bring together almost 400 million workers, and by honorary guests from Russia and beyond.

UN 75

UN in China celebrates its 75th anniversary

Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific

Asia-Pacific garment industry suffers as COVID-19 impact ripples through supply chain

Collapsing consumer demand, government lockdown measures and disruptions to raw material imports have taken their toll on the Asia Pacific garment industry, says a new ILO report.

Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment

BRICS commitment to jobs, social protection & social dialogue welcomed by ILO

Higher levels of international cooperation and solidarity will be needed to meet the challenge to labour markets posed by COVID-19, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.

ILO/KoSEA/SNU joint conference held in Seoul to share the findings of ILO project on strengthening SSE policy in Asia

The international research conference on strengthening SSE policy in Asia attracted more than 400 participants and 1,400 viewers online from Asia and beyond.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

COVID-19 leads to massive labour income losses worldwide

A new ILO analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 reveals a “massive” drop in labour income and a fiscal stimulus gap that threatens to increase inequality between richer and poorer countries.