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Art

“Live and Work”

Photo exhibition to celebrate Vietnamese Day for People with Disabilities

Legal document

Domestic work is a professional job

A new decree will take effect in May, requiring employers to cover insurances for domestic workers, give them weekly rests and pay them no less than minimum wages.

Tourism and employment

ILO Viet Nam Director's Speech at Hue Festival 2014

ILO Viet Nam Director, Gyorgy Sziraczki, addresses an event in the framework of the Heritage Festival organized in Hue on 12 April 2014.

ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific concluded his mission to Kathmandu with a sense of unequivocal support to and a great...

The International Labour Organization's Assistant Director General and Regional Director, Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, visited Nepal from 6 to 9 April 2014. The visit was part of his relentless commitment to reinforce relations with the ILO constituents at...

Labour force survey

ILO to help Brunei upgrade labour market data

Brunei Darussalam’s first labour force survey is to be carried out in 2014, as part of a new project that will pave the way for a comprehensive national labour market information system.

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...

Workers’ rights in the Asia Pacific Region

Helen Kelly: "In many countries, being a trade union activist is risky"

Unions in Asia and the Pacific must use the ILO’s supervisory mechanisms to demand respect of freedom of association and collective bargaining in their countries. This is the opinion of Helen Kelly who chairs the New Zealand Council of Trade Union...

Migrant workers

Minister opens training for private recruitment agencies on new migrant worker regulations

The first training for private recruitment agencies on new regulations governing the sending of Cambodians to work abroad is held in Phnom Penh.

New report

Quarterly report shows positive signs in labour market

The first Viet Nam Labour Market Update which aims to analyse new trends in the labour market for better labour and employment policy-making has been completed with ILO’s technical and financial support.

Better Work

Garment industry in the north to benefit from Better Work programme

After reaching one fourth of Viet Nam’s garment exporters in the south, the programme which aims to improve export industries’ performance and competitiveness will also expand to footwear industry.

Livelihood recovery

Japanese Government donates US$3 million to help Typhoon Haiyan victims

The Japanese Government is to fund a US$3,000,000 project to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan rebuild their livelihoods.

New reports outline policy framework for higher growth and more and better jobs

Two major reports that lay out the challenges and opportunities for sustainable business development in Cambodia were launched on Wednesday 12 March 2014 in Phnom Penh.

New reports to outline ways to improve investment climate in Cambodia

Two reports that lay out the challenges and opportunities for sustainable business development in Cambodia will be launched on Wednesday 12 March 2014 in Phnom Penh.

Disaster response

Power restoration in Mindanao worst typhoon-hit areas

The Philippine government has committed to restore electricity in all Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) affected areas within 45 days. The ILO supports this by applying a labour intensive approach and engaging workers for power restoration of five affected...

Rural development

"Money finds us!" - Enriching the vegetable harvest in Timor-Leste

How an ILO supported project helped a local community to improve their farming practices, develop their market access, create jobs and support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Disaster response

ILO pursues its medium-term rebuilding strategy in Davao Oriental

Workers who lost their livelihoods to Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) are now part of rebuilding efforts in Mindanao. The ILO has accelerated its medium-term interventions on sustainable livelihoods with the support of the Australian Government’s Department...

Better Work

Better Work programme in garment sector to move north and expand to footwear industry

The ILO and its partners have agreed to expand a major programme aiming to improve the export industries’ performance and competitiveness in the next five years.

Youth entrepreneurship

Agriculture and youth employment: The missing link

The agricultural sector has a huge potential to create jobs but needs to polish its image in order to attract more young people. To do this, governments should provide relevant education and training.

New project

Matching jobseekers with jobs in Lao People's Democratic Republic

A new project to expand job services and improve labour market information was launched in Lao People's Democratic Republic. The project will be executed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) with funding from the People’s Republic of China.

New report

Weak economic recovery does not extend to jobs

Viet Nam’s unemployment slightly increased with growing rate of vulnerable jobs in 2013 as the weak global economy recovery has failed to lead to an improvement in global labour markets, the ILO said, launching a new report on 21 January.