All news: Asia + Pacific

Labour migration

From the production floor to collective action

In Malaysia’s electronics sector, women migrant workers are coming together to build leadership, confidence and a shared voice at work.

Migrant labour

Improved access to social protection and safe work sought for Thailand’s agricultural workers

Efforts to expand access to employment-injury protection and strengthen workplace safety in agriculture are helping reduce risks for workers while supporting resilient businesses and supply chains in Thailand.

Our impact, their story.

Let’s talk it out

At Sri Lanka Railways, workplace forums based on social dialogue are creating a positive shift on-the ground.

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

ILO-supported training strengthens safe, healthy and sustainable agricultural practices in Cambodia

Funded by the Government of Japan, an ILO-supported Training of Trainers equips commune-level agriculture officers with the knowledge and skills needed to promote safer and healthier working environment in agriculture nationwide.

Social protection

ILO supports efforts to expand social security coverage in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Training of district labour officers strengthens outreach to informal workers and communities across the country.

Skills Development

ILO–China skills training sees Cambodian youth shine on international stage

A Cambodian trainee’s journey from local classrooms to international recognition shows how advanced skills training can open doors, transform careers, and inspire a new generation.

News

Thailand strengthens evidence-based planning to support a Just Transition

New analytical model helps policymakers understand how climate policies interact with economic performance, employment, skills, and social outcomes.

Landmark bipartite roadmap launched to advance Responsible Business Conduct and Decent Work in India

India’s employers’ and workers’ organizations jointly launched the country’s first Bipartite Roadmap on RBC, marking a culmination of landmark year-long dialogue and strengthened cooperation.

Voices of Action - Child labour

Tourism boom exposes child labour risks in Viet Nam’s northern highlands

Children from ethnic minority communities like 13-year-old Phang Ca work on perilous trails popularized by adventure tourism to help support their families.

Rapid ageing reshapes jobs, growth and inclusion in Asia and the Pacific

ILO-EU forum urges collective solutions to ensure demographic change drives decent work and inclusive growth.

Skills development

ILO-supported taskforce strengthens gender equality in Bangladesh’s skills sector

The Government of Bangladesh has endorsed the Gender and Skills Taskforce Action Plan 2025–2027, reinforcing its commitment to gender-responsive skills systems and women’s economic empowerment.

Decent Work Country Programme

Cambodia and ILO agree on action areas to deliver decent work

Government, employers and workers validated priorities under the Cambodia Decent Work Country Programme for 2026–2027.

Workers in Malaysia enhance their understanding of responsible business conduct

Training introduces workers’ representatives to responsible business conduct and the labour pillar of Malaysia’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.

Social protection

ILO review helps set direction for new Lao National Social Protection Strategy

The review supports the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in its vision to reduce poverty and inequality through extension of social protection.

Voices of Action - Child labour

From hazardous work to school: How the Philippines is breaking the child labour cycle

In Bangsamoro's shadow of dump sites, children swap hazardous scavenging for education and family mushroom farms ahead of the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, paving paths to brighter futures. ​

Social protection

From protection to empowerment: Social security and inclusion of persons with disabilities

From being denied access to school as a blind child to standing before policymakers as a university student, Vu Thi Hai Anh’s journey shows how inclusive social protection can turn exclusion into empowerment when barriers are removed.

Transnational Company Agreements in 2025 focused on fundamental rights, safety at work, and due diligence

The recently updated section of the ILO Repository on Cross-Border Social Dialogue identified environmental issues and technological changes as priorities.

Productivity ecosystems for decent work

ILO welcomes Swiss mission, highlighting progress on productivity and decent work in Viet Nam

High-level delegation of Swiss Government, employers and workers reviews ILO-supported initiatives linking productivity growth with improved working conditions.

Occupational safety and health

Thai trade unions strengthen action on safe and healthy workplaces

Training initiative builds union capacity to advance occupational safety and health as a fundamental right at work

Our impact, their voices

A key provincial leader pushing South Sumatra forward in Indonesia’s just energy transition

A dedicated provincial leader is driving South Sumatra’s just energy transition while advancing Indonesia’s broader commitment to renewable energy.