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ILO signs US$1 million partnership agreement with Korean Government

The ILO and the Government of the Republic of Korea have signed a US$1,040,000 partnership agreement funding ILO work in more than 11 countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Global Employment Trends 2008

East Asia is on the way to becoming a middle income region as sustained productivity growth has raised incomes and helped tens of millions of people escape poverty, according to a new report by the ILO.

Opening speech at Know About Business Annual Review Meeting

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

Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) in East Asia

ILO report says East Asia's labour productivity doubles in 10 years, but still lags behind the US.

Young people demand they be consulted in the fight against human trafficking: pledges and high level meetings 'not enough' to prevent...

Southeast Asian children and young people exposed to the risks of human trafficking are raising their voices demanding a greater say in national and sub-regional action to prevent the labour and sexual exploitation that result from trafficking.

Chinese children unite to fight trafficking

Chinese children – aged 11 through 17 – have come together to craft the country’s first set of recommendations to combat human trafficking – drafted exclusively by and for young people.

Managing East Asia's labour migration to be discussed at high-level symposium in Singapore

Representatives from thirteen East Asian economies will take part in a high-level symposium on managing labour migration in the region, to be held in Singapore this week.

Speech at the workshop on Safe and Healthy Workplaces - Making Decent Work a Reality

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

Speech at ILO/OECD Joint Seminar on Designing Effective Employment Strategies through Local Economic Development in China

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

Creating a "socialist harmonious society in the countryside": Towards universal health insurance in rural China

In 2003, the government launched a New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance (NRCMI) with an ambitious objective of covering all rural residents by 2010. The new health insurance system is seen as a central pillar of the government's plan to improve...

ILO releases Global Employment Trends 2007: East Asian unemployment up, despite strong economic growth

The number of people unemployed worldwide remained at an historic high in 2006, despite strong global economic growth

International Migrants Day (18 December 2006) Reversing the brain drain in China: the return of the 'sea turtles'

As China's economy continues to grow exponentially, the country faces a shortage of locally educated managers with international experience. But more and more Chinese who previously left the country to study abroad are heading back to the land of...

Speech at China Social Security Forum

By Mr Assane Diop, ILO Executive Director, Social Protection Sector

Opening address on the Third China International Forum on Work Safety

By Mr Assane Diop, ILO Executive Director, Social Protection Sector

Opening address to the Third China International Forum on Work Safety

By Mr Assane Diop, Executive Director, Social Protection Sector, International Labour Office