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Strengthening the response to HIV/AIDS among Mobile and Migrant Workers: Global Partnership in the Maritime Sector: the 9th International...

Strengthening the response to HIV/AIDS among Mobile and Migrant Workers: Global Partnership in the Maritime Sector

The Plight of a Migrant Worker with HIV/AIDS: the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)

Marites Cardines is a former migrant worker from the Philippines. As a migrant worker her dream was simple; to help her family get out of poverty. She started working as a migrant domestic worker in Qatar in 1992 when she was only 17 years old. But...

Employment challenges for rural youth to be discussed at regional meeting

Delegates from seven Asian countries are expected to attend the meeting, “Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Asia”, which will be held in Chiang Mai from 17 - 19 August. About 30 participants from China, Cambodia,...

ILO says significant steps undertaken towards development of a new international human rights instrument on HIV/AIDS: 9th International...

Governments, in consultation with employers’ and workers’ organizations, are to send their comments on the first draft text of an international labour standard in the form of a recommendation on HIV/AIDS and the world of work to the ILO by November...

Q&A with Ms Sachiko Yamamoto: the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)

The 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) is being held from 9 to 13 August 2009 in Bali, Indonesia. Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, explains the impact of the ILO’s activities on HIV...

ILO activities at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, ICAAP 2009, 9-13 August 2009, Bali, Indonesia

ILO activities at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, ICAAP 2009, 9-13 August 2009, Bali, Indonesia

ILO to address workers’ vulnerabilities to HIV in Asia and the Pacific: 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)

The ILO is to host a series of events at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), which opens this Sunday, 9 August, in Bali, Indonesia.

The Global Jobs Pact: helping Asia and the Pacific recover from the unemployment crisis

Sachiko Yamamoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, explains the Global Jobs Pact and its proposals for a sustainable recovery in the countries of this region. The Pact was agreed by participants at the International Labour Conference...

The Economic Crisis in Asia: It’s about real people, real jobs

When the financial crisis predictably turned into a jobs crisis, the Asia-Pacific region found itself facing mass unemployment. As many as 100 million people in Asia could be unemployed this year, according to ILO estimates. Allan Dow, ILO press...

ILO issues Conclusions on Asia Pacific member States’ applications of Conventions and Recommendations

The ILO’s Committee on the Application of Standards has released conclusions and observations concerning seven countries in the Asia and Pacific region.

Decent Work for domestic workers: a long way to go

The International Labour Organization (ILO) – the UN agency dealing with work-related issues - and other women’s advocacy groups consider domestic work to be among the most precarious of occupations. A report to the 2009 International Labour...

Keynote speech at the 10th Anniversary of the ILO Convention No. 182 and World Day against Child Labour “Giving all Children a Chance: End...

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

Statement of UNGEI Parterners in East Asia and the Pacific and south Asia: World Day against Child Labour

Statement for 12 June 2009, World Day against Child Labour: Give Girls a Chance--End Child Labour by the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative

World Day against Child Labour spotlights girls, Economic crisis could force more girls into child labour

BANGKOK (ILO News)–The vulnerabilities of children–particularly girls-during the global economic crisis will be highlighted on World Day Against Child Labour (12 June), with dozens of events throughout Asia and the Pacific.

World day against child labour, 12 June; Give girls a chance: End child labour

BANGKOK (ILO News) – The annual World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June will be marked by events in more than 60 countries around the world, including at least nine in Asia and the Pacific, amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic...

Japan marks 35 years of support for ILO

An exhibition to mark the 35th anniversary of the Japanese Government’s support for the ILO will be held at the ILO’s Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 9-30 June.

By cooking and cleaning, Cambodia’s Mr Mom sweeps away poverty

The Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) programme, run by the International Labour Organization (ILO), not only teaches women about business and couples about budgeting, saving and making better financial decisions, it...

Republic of Maldives joins the ILO

The Republic of Maldives has become the 183rd member State of the ILO, the United Nations agency that deals with work and workplace issues.

Speech at the ILO/IOE/CAPE Regional Employers’ Meeting on Human Resources Development for Competitiveness: Response to the Crisis

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

ILO signs US$ 700,000 partnership agreement with Korean Government

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of the Republic of Korea will sign a US$700,000 partnership agreement later today, funding ILO work in more than 15 countries in Asia and the Pacific.