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Information on media accreditation for the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM)

Media are welcome to cover the ILO’s 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting which will be taking place in Kyoto, Japan, from 4-7 December 2011.

The role of employment in crisis recovery

Emergency relief aid is the priority in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe, but recovering jobs and livelihoods are an important part of reconstruction. Through labour-intensive infrastructure rehabilitation projects and other kinds of job...

ILO & ADB to hold seminar on creating quality employment in Asia and the Pacific

A high-level discussion on creating quality employment in Asia and the Pacific is being organized by the ILO and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The event, on Monday 3 October 2011, will provide an opportunity for experts and policymakers to...

Tripartite National Conference on ‘Green Jobs: The Way Forward’

A tripartite National Workshop under the ‘Green Jobs in Asia’ project held on Sunday, 18 September 2011, at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel, Dhaka. The ‘Green Jobs in Asia’ project is being implemented in Bangladesh by the International Labour Organization...

When development comes between "social" and "network"

Through the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), the International Labour Organization has contributed to the Philippine Program against Child Labor an essential tool that combines knowledge management, collaboration,...

Direct interventions set to end child labour in Northern Samar

Guided with the results of the baseline survey, the Northern Samar Child Labor Committee along with local officials planned and designed interventions on child labour. These interventions included action programmes and direct services focused on...

Partnerships inked on entrepreneurship and skills training for youth

The International Labour Organization (ILO), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Technical Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will jointly implement the training for disadvantaged youth in Masbate, Antique, Maguindanao and Agusan del...

Training held for Maritime Inspectors PHL gears up for MLC, 2006 enforcement

Adopted in February 2006 by the ILO, MLC, 2006 served as a response to the global nature of workers’ employment in the maritime industry to comprehensively address the working and living conditions of seafarers and to set out standards for decent...

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Nepal: ILO Delegation met the Prime Minister of Nepal and the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly

Opening remarks on ADB-ILO Annual MOU Meeting

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, ILO Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific

Public-private partnerships in Asia Pacific – the best of two systems

Public-private partnerships are gaining increasing traction in international development cooperation and are being used more and more by the International Labour Organization (ILO). By Wolfgang Schiefer, Chief, Regional Partnerships, Resource...

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China: International Seminar on Collective Bargaining at Branch/Sector Level

First Philippine Green Jobs Conference: Promoting green jobs and decent work towards inclusive growth

The Philippine Government together with employers, workers, youth leaders, social entrepreneurs, environment advocates, and the civil society responded to the call of promoting green jobs and providing decent and productive work in the First...

President Aquino Reaffirms Support to Youth Employment on International Youth Day

The International Youth Day celebration in the Philippines titled KA JAM or “Kabataan: Jobs and Alternatives to Migration” was held last 12 August 2011 at the SMX Covention Center in Pasay City. With President Benigno S. Aquino III as Keynote...

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Nepal: Campaign for the Ratification and Application of ILO Conventions Nos. 87 and 98 in the Asia-Pacific Region

Message at the International Youth Day 2011: Kabataan Jobs and Alternatives to Migration by Ms Jacqui Badcock, United Nations Resident...

Message at the International Youth Day 2011: Kabataan Jobs and Alternatives to Migration

Message at the International Youth Day 2011: Kabataan Jobs and Alternatives to Migration by H.E. Jorge Domecq, Ambassador of Spain, 12...

Message at the International Youth Day 2011: Kabataan Jobs and Alternatives to Migration

Message at the International Youth Day 2011: Kabataan Jobs and Alternatives to Migration by Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson Director, ILO Country...

Message at the International Youth Day 2011: Kabataan Jobs and Alternatives to Migration

President Aquino’s speech celebrating International Youth Day, August 12, 2011

Speech of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines Celebrating International Youth Day 2011: “KA JAM” (Kabataan Jobs and Alternatives to Migration)

Ph fight against child labour continues

Jason (not his real name), wishes he has more time to play. However, unlike children of his age, he struggles to balance schooling and work to help provide the needs of his family. At the age of 12, he works for a charcoal manufacturer where he...