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OIC member-states adopt action plan

The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the Framework Document on Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ended in Baku on June 18.

Regional Director's remarks at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters

By Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on 22 May 2014

GMS TRIANGLE Project - International Migrants Day Reflections

International Migrants Day, celebrated on 18 December, marks the adoption of the "International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families". This document outlines the activities that took place...

Skills development

ILO: Businesses need to invest in education and training

Companies should engage more proactively in education and training to accompany the shift from industrial to information-based knowledge economies.

New initiative to support policy-makers in finding workable solutions to the youth employment crisis

A new initiative to help policy-makers find solutions to the challenge of youth employment was launched by the ILO in Bangkok. This initiative will focus on sharing knowledge about youth employment policies in 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Meeting to examine measures to protect migrant fishers in the ASEAN region

International standards on work in fishing, national policies, legislative frameworks, experiences and good practices on the protection of migrant fishers is the focus of a meeting among ASEAN Member States being held 12-13 September in Makassar,...

New report

ILO study examines working conditions in Thai fishing industry

A new report has found shortfalls in Thailand’s fishing industry in relation to national and international labour standards.

Malaysia ratifies key international labour standard on occupational safety and health

The Government of Malaysia deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187). Malaysia is the 22nd member State to ratify the...

New ILO survey reveals limited public support for migrant workers' rights in Asia

There is limited support for the rights of migrant workers among the public according to a new multi-country study released by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. In general the report reveals higher levels of public support for...

ILO Regional Director in Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam

Mrs Sachiko Yamamoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and the Regional Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and UN Reform (RPAR) team visited Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, along with the concerned senior specialists on workers and...

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.

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

Upon his arrival at the annual International Labour Conference in Geneva, Dr. Subramaniam K.V.S. Sathavivam Datuk, Minister of Labour of Malaysia meets the ILO’s Director General Mr Juan Somavia.

ILO Issues revised global unemployment projections; Unemployment in Asia Pacific could top 100 million people

The number of people unemployed in 2009 could increase by between 29.4 million and 58.8 million people globally, and between 9 and 26.3 million in Asia Pacific, compared to 2007. That’s according to new projections from the ILO, the United Nations...

ILO global employment trends report 2009 - unemployment, working poor, vulnerable employment to increase dramatically due to global...

The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global...

Successful ways of preventing avian & human influenza in Thailand to be discussed - Project to be extended to Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,...

Successful techniques for preventing the spread of avian and human influenza among Thailand’s poultry workers, farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises will be discussed at a workshop in Bangkok on Tuesday 20 January 2009.

ILO Director-General highlights ASEAN charter as foundation for helping "Marginalized Majority"

ILO Director-General highlights the ASEAN Charter as a “fundamental political commitment” to honour “the dignity of work and respond to the legitimate aspirations of people and families for a better life" at the 20th ASEAN Labour Ministers meeting.

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

Development in South-East Asia and the Pacific has been less impressive than elsewhere in Asia and the region faces some pressing challenges, notably the problems of young people looking for work, according to the ILO’s 2008 Global Employment Trends...

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

Labour productivity in South-East Asia and the Pacific[1] is “stagnant” compared to the rest of Asia , and not enough employment opportunities are being created, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in a new report published today.