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ILO and Apindo team-up to promote responsible business and skills development in Batam’s electronics sector
Known as a free trade zone, Batam improves its responsible business conduct and skills development with support from the ILO and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo).
Press release
Reskilling and upskilling are key to create Indonesia’s skilled and competitive workers in electronics sector
The ILO is releasing key findings of skills development needs and the employment situation in Indonesia’s electronics sector. The survey provides evidence to support the Indonesian government’s efforts to create competitive and skilled workers to...
EU-STREIT Project in Papua New Guinea
ILO Regional Director inaugurates rehabilitated road in Papua New Guinea
Raise up AHRDA
100 Thai automotive industry workers gain essential hard skills to keep pace with rapidly changing technology
Training helps enhance workers’ job prospects while supporting Thai automotive industry efforts to close skills gaps.
Sectoral skills council is key in providing skilled workers according to the need of the industry
Five main recommendations to strengthen Indonesian human capital and ensure skills’ link and match in electronics sector are jointly developed by key sectoral labour actors with the facilitation of the ILO’s Skills Development and Responsible...
ILO initiative strengthens engineers’ capacities in post-earthquake Syria
An ILO workshop has provided engineers in Aleppo in northern Syrian with structural damage assessment equipment and trained them on its use, to support rehabilitating infrastructure and buildings damaged by last year’s earthquake.
Skills study identifying steps to strengthen Thai automotive industry
Study carried out by the ILO’s Automotive Supply Chain Programme in Thailand funded by the Government of Japan seeks to help the sector navigate the rapidly changing business landscape.
ILO convenes stakeholders to validate study on decent work and responsible business practices in electronics sector
The ILO is scaling up its support for decent work and industry upgrading in one of Indonesia’s leading manufacturing and export sectors.
Indonesian businesses move towards responsible business conduct
The ILO continues to support Indonesian government and businesses to strengthen the implementation of responsible business practices and conduct.
ILO promotes investment in skills development for Responsible Business Conduct in Indonesia
The ILO has established a three-year project initiative to support a human-centred recovery from recent disruptions in the global supply chains. The project is funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan.
National stakeholders welcome the implementation of ILO projects on responsible business and decent work
The ILO new projects on responsible business and decent work are in line with Indonesia’s target to become a developed country in 2045.
ILO MNE Declaration provides guidance to responsible business and decent work
The Senior Specialist and Manager of the ILO Helpdesk for Business presents the importance of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) on inclusive, responsible and...
Indonesian electronics industry moves towards responsible and sustainable business conduct
Through a joint training programme, the ILO supports Indonesian businesses, particularly the electronics industry, to interconnect business, decent work and human rights.
ILO and METI co-host dialogue event on RBC in Jakarta, Indonesia
The International Labour Office (ILO) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan jointly organised a dialogue event in Jakarta, Indonesia, to advance responsible business conduct (RBC) throughout Asia.
ILO and UNDP join forces to promote Responsible Business and Decent Work for Indonesian companies
The joint training programme of the ILO and the UNDP, with support from the Government of Japan, focuses on strengthening the implementation of responsible business practices of Indonesian and Japanese companies operating in Indonesia.
Renewable Energy and Jobs
Renewable energy jobs hit 12.7 million globally
New report confirms growth in renewable jobs despite multiple crises and calls for targeted industrial strategies to create stable supply chains and decent jobs.
Electronics sector looks for brighter future by addressing skills gaps, bettering working conditions
Promoting social dialogue and workplace compliance is key to sustain the growth of Viet Nam’s key industry.
Free advisory package helps electronics factories enhance social dialogue and working conditions
The Programme opens for registration until 18 April 2022.
Message at the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science Celebration in the Philippines
By Ms Akiko Sakamoto, Regional Skills Development and Employability Specialist, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science Celebration in the Philippines with the Austrian Embassy,...
Impact story
Paving the way to gender equality in the STEM industry
Women in the Philippines have found themselves left behind in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industry. The ILO Women in STEM project supported by J.P. Morgan is helping women workers gain the soft skills necessary to...