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NEW DATE: ILO to issue new Global Report on Child Labour. Invitation to briefing in Bangkok to examine situation in Asia and the Pacific...

(ILO BANGKOK) – The ILO is to launch a new report on the state of child labour around the world. The report is being launched on the eve of a major global meeting in The Hague, aimed at intensifying efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child...

UNDP Administrator Helen Clark says ILO Global Jobs Pact “Paves the way” for economic recovery. ILO member States in Asia and Pacific to...

(Geneva and Bangkok, ILO News)– United Nations Development Programme Administrator (UNDP) Helen Clark said the ILO Global Jobs Pact “paves the way” for countries seeking a “fair and just” way out of the global recession.

A dozen countries from Asia and the Pacific say ‘yes’ to international labour standards for domestic workers: International Labour...

Governments, worker and employer organizations in Asia and the Pacific have indicated their general support – in principle – of setting a new international labour standard which could offer better social protection to millions of domestic workers –...

International Women's Day: A dozen countries in Asia-Pacific say 'yes' in principle to international labour standard for domestic workers -...

(Bangkok) Governments, worker and employer organizations in Asia and the Pacific have indicated their general support – in principle – of setting a new international labour standard which could offer better social protection to millions of domestic...

Questions and answers on jobs recovery and the development of decent work for people in the Pacific Islands

In February 2010, at Port Vila, Vanuatu, Labour Ministers, Senior Labour officials and representatives of worker and employer organizations from all eight countries – Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon...

Signing ceremony of the Joint UN Programme on “Violence Against Women”

Signing ceremony of the Joint UN Programme on “Violence Against Women” was held today, 10 December 2009 at Balcony Room, Hotel Sonargaon.

Helping women and men with disabilities fulfil their potential

By Emanuela Pozzan, ILO Subregional Cordinator on Disability, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia. December 3 marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The theme this year focuses on the empowerment of persons with disabilities and...

In managing migrant labour in ASEAN, Thailand should take a lead

The Government of Thailand needs to think boldly about its labour migration policies if it is to be ready for future demographic, economic and labour force trends. In our new report, “Agenda for Labour Migration Policy in Thailand”, we urge the...

Sub-Regional Workshop on Negotiating Decent Work in the Age of Globalization in South Asia and China Ahungalla Sri Lanka 26-27 October 2009

By Ms Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Office in Sri Lanka

Regional experts discuss impact of financial crisis on jobs and global production networks

New research into the effects of the economic crisis on jobs in global production networks has been highlighted at an international meeting at Thammasat University. The meeting brought together experts and researchers from 14 countries in Asia and...

Climate change and jobs - dealing with the myths

Asia and the Pacific are very exposed to the impact of climate change. Therefore, progress towards a global climate deal is crucial for its development and its stability. But such a global journey to a low carbon and climate resilient future will...

Environment

Climate change in Asia: while awareness is increasing, the water is rising

As global awareness on climate change increases, some regions of the world are already suffering from its consequences. In one such area in the Philippines, the ILO has launched a new project to lessen the impact of changing weather patterns on the...

Opening remarks at the International Seminar on Jobs in Global Production Networks - Crisis and Recover, at the Faculty of Economics of...

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

Welcome remarks at the Workshop on Promoting Decent Work for Women and Men with Disabilities-INCLUDE: Subregional Disability Equality...

By Mr Bill Salter, Director, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia

Global Jobs Pact and ILO Support to Member States in the Asia-Pacific Region in Response to the Crisis

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the Technical Consultation on the “Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Employment and Labour Market of Bangladesh”, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19 August 2009

Launching ceremony of the ILO-DCC Action Program to Combat Hazardous Child Labour in the Urban Informal Economy

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 August 2009

Opening remarks on addressing challenges and opportunities for rural youth employment in Asia

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the workshop: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Asia, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 17-19 August 2009

Workplace programmes to target clients of sex workers: the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)

Men who buy sex from women are the largest population group at risk of contracting HIV, outnumbering injecting drug users and men who have sex with men in Asia and the Pacific region. To highlight the need for increased coverage of interventions for...

The Impact of Financial Crisis on Labour Migration and HIV: the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)

During economic crises migrant workers are often the most vulnerable group of workers as they have the most insecure terms of employment. As it turns out, the current global economic crisis is no different, as migrant workers of various...

Cost and Benefit Ratio in Implementing HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme in Company: the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the...

What is the potential loss for companies if they do not implement HIV/AIDS workplace programmes? What is the benefit for a private sector company to invest in HIV prevention, care and support?