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Chinese Government Minister meets ILO Director-General at 98th International Labour Conference in Geneva

Mr. Yin Weimin, Chinese Minister of Human Resources and Social Security met the ILO Director-General Mr Juan Somavia at the 98th ILC in Geneva.

Opening remarks on the World Day Against Child Labour 2009 “Give Girls a Chance”

By Ms Kathleen Speake，Chief Technical Advisor, ILO CPTING Project

Tackling the impact of the global crisis on employment & promoting decent work : a high-level tripartite meeting to mark the ILO 90th...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2009. To mark this milestone in China, a high-level tripartite gathering, jointly organised by MOHRSS, ACFTU, and CEC, and supported by the ILO.

Speech at the KAB Annual Review Meeting

By Mr Zhang Guoqing, Deputy Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Internal migration

ILO, China launch first HIV/AIDS prevention campaign for internal rural migrant workers

The 200 million internal migrant workers in China play a vital role in the country’s mining, construction, and transportation sectors. But the lack of awareness about HIV puts them at risk of contracting the disease. Last November, the ILO and...

Migrant domestic workers: Dreams washed away by tears

Most workers experience some form of verbal, physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse on a regular basis and are forced to confinement within the workplace. Contracts are violated, and payments and passports are sometimes withheld by employers or...

The first targeted HIV/AIDS prevention campaign in China featuring migrant workers for their hometown fellows

Some 700,000 people are living with HIV in China, according to the Ministry of Health. Over half of them contracted the virus through sexual activities. The government is increasingly placing great emphasis on protecting rural migrant workers from...

The ILO highlights the importance of occupational safety & health in China

Over 400 representatives including ILO experts attended the biennial China International Forum on Work Safety, co-hosted by the ILO and China’s State Administration of Work Safety, in Beijing from 17th to 20th November.

Opening speech at 4th China International Forum on Work Safety

By Ms Constance Thomas, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Maritime sector

Proper ship breaking: a test for globalization and decent work

The last voyage of the ship "Otapan" to a Turkish ship breaking yard last July was a victory for "pre-cleaning" advocates of reducing the human and environmental dangers inherent in ship dismantling and recycling. But does it also lead to decent...

Opening speech at China 2nd High Skills Development Forum

By Ms Constance Thomas, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

International Labour Organization to Present a Series of ‘Proven Practices’ for the Prevention of Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong...

Government representatives, employers/ workers organizations & NGOs from five countries to participate in Bangkok presentations – 9th October 2008.

Opening remarks at the CPTING and TICW Experience Sharing Meeting in Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Opening speech at the ILO/MOHRSS Seminar on Employment Fund Management

By Ms Constance Thomas, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Executive summary:Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific

Promotional Flyer:Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific

Emergency Start and Improve Your Business (E-SIYB) Project: getting people back to work through re-starting and starting businesses

As part of a wider UN response to the earthquake, the ILO focuses on livelihoods recovery, under the broad theme of ‘helping people to get back to work’. Responding to a Government request, the ILO, with financial support by the UK Department for...

Opening remarks at Experience Sharing Meeting on Corporate Social Responsibility in Chinese Textile Industry

By Ms Constance Thomas, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Keynote speech at the Petrochemical and Chemical OHSE Forum

By Ms Constance Thomas, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Opening address at the Policy Seminar on Work, Income and Gender Equality (WIG) in China

By Ms Constance Thomas, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia