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ILO to launch region’s first Disability Championship Programme in Thailand

The media are invited to attend the Disability Championship Programme launch. Representatives and specialists from the ILO, disabled peoples’ organizations and trade unions will be available for interview. The event will take place on Friday 3...

Youth unemployment a challenge in Asia and the Pacific

Young Asian women and men are increasingly finding it difficult to get jobs. This article looks at the situation in Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. By Kee Beom Kim, Labour Economist, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the...

ILO Forum on Green Jobs for a Better Life, Shanghai World EXPO

The International Labour Organization (ILO), together with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and China Enterprises Confederation (CEC), organized a Forum on Green Jobs for a...

Youth unemployment at highest recorded level - ILO report; 36 million Asia Pacific young people unemployed – A possible “Lost generation”

The global unemployment rate for young people has risen to its highest recorded level, and is expected to continue increasing until the end of 2010, a new report issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO) says.

News: Asian Union Leaders Meet their Counterparts in the Gulf to Discuss Labour Migration

National Policy on HIV and AIDS and the World of Work in India – The Rationale, Process and Lessons Learnt

The Forgotten MARP: Effective Programmes for Clients of Sex Workers through the Workplace

Employment Creation for People Living with HIV and AIDS: Lessons Learned from Nepal

Abstract: the Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Conference 2010

Occupational Safety and Health and Decent Work in Asia - Achievements and Challenges - by Sachiko Yamamoto, Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific to the Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Conference 2010, 15-16 September 2010.

Message from Juan Somavia, Director-General, International Labour Office to the Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Conference 2010

By Mr Juan Somavia, ILO Director-General to the Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Conference 2010, 15-16 September 2010.

World Day against Child Labour - countries to "go for the goal" and tackle child labour

As the football World Cup in South Africa kicked off, countries throughout Asia-Pacific marked World Day against Child Labour with an urgent appeal to "Go For the goal - end child labour".

China’s vocational schools play a key role in reaching prospective young migrant workers

Crisis response

ASEAN Ministers agree on accelerating labour cooperation within the region

The 21st ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting (LMM) - "Human Resources for Economic Recovery and Development”

Speech at the Second ASEAN Human Resource Conference

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the Second ASEAN Human Resource Conference, Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 25 May 2010

Message from Juan Somavia, Director-General, International Labour Office to the 21st ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting

By Mr Juan Somavia, ILO Director-General at the 21st ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting, Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 24 May 2010

Statement at the 21st ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the 21st ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting, Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 24 May 2010

Labour and Social Trends in ASEAN 2010

ASEAN’S strong recovery faces challenges, says ILO report, Productivity, skills, job quality critical

ASEAN countries have rebounded remarkably from the global economic crisis and many are recording pre-crisis economic growth levels but they face key challenges, including rebalancing growth, improving workforce skills, rebuilding employment and –...

Indonesian Jobs Pact – Frequently Asked Questions

New ILO report assesses labour and social trends, crisis recovery, future challenges for ASEAN economies

(ILO Bangkok) - New report on labour and social trends in the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be released by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific next week. The report has been prepared for...

New ILO global report on child labour as effort to end child labour slow, ILO calls for “re-energized” global action

(ILO Geneva & Bangkok) Amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic downturn, the ILO warned in a new study that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour are slowing down and called for a “re-energized” global campaign to end...