All news: China

HIV Stigma – a new form of dying

HIV is no longer a killer but HIV stigma is. As World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December, ILO research in China, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand sheds light on the problem and suggests ways it can be addressed. By Richard Howard, Senior Specialist on...

Social protection

Can China get old and rich at the same time?

China has already done a lot to adapt labour markets and social protection systems to an ageing society. But it will have to do more to balance its economic and social needs.

The benefits of sustainable and responsible workplace practices

The ILO believes that the results of its first public-private partnership (PPP) to train Chinese suppliers of Switzerland’s second-largest retailer will show that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can become more productive and competitive by...

Asia and Pacific: Unions call for greater focus on Collective Bargaining

ACFTU-ILO/ACTRAV Seminar on Emerging Trends in Collective Bargaining in the Asia and the Pacific Region: Opening Address by Dan Cunniah,...

Address by Dan Cunniah at the ACFTU-ILO ACTRAV Seminar on Emerging Trends in Collective Bargaining in the Asia and the Pacific Region: In Times of Crisis; 24-26 September 2012; Beijing, China.

Workshop to discuss a Strategic Plan for labour inspection in Viet Nam

The Viet Nam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs organized a workshop to discuss a draft Strategic Plan for labour inspection in the country. The meeting was attended by senior MOLISA officials along with representatives from the Prime...

3rd training of trainers course for labour inspection, Nanjing City

Under the framework of the ILO/NORWAY Project on Good Governance through Labour Administration and Labour Inspection, the third training of trainers course for labour inspection was held from the 10th to the 13th of September 2012 in Nanjing City of...

Address at the High-Level Meeting on the Application of Child Labour Conventions Ratified by China

By Mr Qiu Xiaoping, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security

China’s latest revolution: Basic health care for all

On 6 April 2009, China unveiled an action plan for a radical and ambitious health-care reform aimed at attaining universal health insurance coverage by 2020. Three years later, the country has almost reached this goal. What’s the secret behind the...

China and ILO sign south-south cooperation agreement

The Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Wang Xiaochu, and the Director-General of the lLO, Mr Juan Somavia have signed a US$1 million partnership agreement.

Beijing: Seminar on Precarious Work

The Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), together with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and the ILO County Office for China and Mongolia in Beijing, held a joint seminar on Precarious Work in Beijing from 9 to 10 December 2011.

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...

The role of employment in crisis recovery

Emergency relief aid is the priority in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe, but recovering jobs and livelihoods are an important part of reconstruction. Through labour-intensive infrastructure rehabilitation projects and other kinds of job...

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...

Event

China: International Seminar on Collective Bargaining at Branch/Sector Level

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

Speech at Press Conference on Equal Retirement Age and Labour Protection for Women Workers, Beijing

By Ms Ann Herbert, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Joint Meeting of the ITUC and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions

Press release

ILO to mark 100th International Women’s Day: Focus on “Making the recovery work for women!”

The International Labour Organization (ILO) will mark the centenary of International Women’s Day on Monday 7 March with a panel discussion which will highlight the role of gender equality in securing a sustainable and equitable recovery.

Youth join green jobs push in China

Yang Shumbo, a Chinese electronic sciences student invented a device to save electricity. He developed this into a business under a pilot project of the Greener Business Option (GBO), an ILO Green Jobs Programme initiative. GBO aims to encourage...