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Speech at the Closing Session of the Tripartite Technical Meeting on Decent Work: Pacific Island Countries

by Mr Guy Thijs, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Pacific's progress towards Decent Work spotlighted at international meeting

Issues facing the Pacific Island Countries concerning growth, employment and decent work will be examined at a three-day international meeting being organized by the ILO in Nadi, Fiji.

Photograph competition launched to mark United Nations Day of Disabled Persons

The ILO, Disabled Peoples’ International and Irish Aid are organizing an Asia-Pacific photograph competition under the theme “Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities” to raise awareness of the United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons...

Nepal ratifies ILO Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ Rights

The Legislative Parliament of Nepal has approved the ratification of the Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (No.169) adopted by the ILO in 1989. Nepal thus becomes the first country in South Asia to ratify this Convention and the only...

Nepal ratifies ILO Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples' Rights

Nepal becomes the first country in South Asia to ratify the Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (No.169) adopted by the ILO in 1989.

Keynote Address to the Regional Trade Union Seminar: Decent Work in a Globalising Economy

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

Statement from the ILO on detained labour activists in Myanmar

The ILO calls upon the government to review and reverse the sentences of six labour activists in Myanmar.The persons concerned should be released without delay.

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.

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.

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

South Asia shows significant progress in productivity and working poverty, but low female labour force participation misses productivity potential

Japanese MP visits ILO

Ms Mayumi Moriyama, President of the Japanese Parliamentarians’ League on the ILO Activities and Member of the House of Representatives, visited Thailand from 19 to 23 August to familiarize herself with ILO activities in Asia Pacific region. 

ILO Symposium at the 8th Regional Congress on Asia and the Pacific in Sri Lanka

The ILO is to hold a symposium on 21 August at the 8th Regional Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Colombo.

ILO Asia-Pacific employment forum opens in Beijing - Hears call for integrating sustainable development and decent work

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization Juan Somavia today called on delegates at an ILO Asian Forum on Growth, Employment and Decent Work to forge policies aimed at creating a new paradigm “integrating sustainable development...

ILO says Asia and the Pacific labour forces expected to grow by over 200 million by 2015

More "quality" jobs needed to reduce poverty, sustain growth

Asian Employment Forum: Promoting productivity to benefit all

Increasing labour productivity is crucial for a country’s economic growth and overall competitiveness. It is also a vital tool for creating quality jobs and reducing poverty, since productivity gains can lead to higher wages, better working...

Asian Employment Forum: Youth employment: “We are not the problem, we are the solution”

According to the latest figures Asia’s 378 million-strong youth labour force accounts for more than one in five of the region’s total labour force and 58 per cent of the global youth labour force. Although the proportion of young people in the...

Press release of the Ministry of Finance (MoF)- ILO provides a grant assistance of US$3 million to the Government of Nepal.

The Government of Nepal and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed the implementation agreement in Kathmandu today for the "Employment for Peace Building through Local Economic Development" (EmPLED) project. The three-year, US$3 Million...

The Government of Nepal and the International Labour Organization (ILO) - Local Economic Development Programme for Dhanusha and Ramechhap...

The Government of Nepal and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed the implementation agreement in Kathmandu today for the "Employment for Peace Building through Local Economic Development" (EmPLED) project. The three-year, US$3 Million...

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.

Training to improve work safety for Lao small business

Improving working conditions in small businesses will be the focus of a national workshop for government officials, workers and employers in Vientiane on 19-20 July 2007.