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ILO launches 'stay safe' guidebook for domestic workers in Thailand at the FCCT, 10.30 am., Thursday 28 January 2010

All Bangkok-based media – foreign and Thai nationals – are cordially invited to attend this bilingual event, with simultaneous English-Thai translation, at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand.

Taking forward the National Labour Migration Policy for Sri Lanka

The Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare has taken steps to carry forward the National Labour Migration Policy by establishing a High Level Advisory Committee consisting of key Ministries, Recruitment Industry, Trade Unions and civil...

International Migrants Day: Finding solutions to the problems of Indonesian migrant workers

Approximately 700,000 documented Indonesian migrant workers go overseas each year to seek better income opportunities in the Middle East, South East Asia and East Asia. Of these documented migrant workers, approximately 80 percent are women working...

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...

Improving the Management of Migration Systems: Challenges for China and Europe, by Roger Plant, Bucharest, October 2009

Presentation to Workshop on “Addressing the Demand Side of Chinese Migrant Workers in European Countries”, Bucharest, Romania, 11-12 October 2009

Opening remarks at the National Tripartite Consultation on Decent Work for Domestic Workers

By Ms Sutassanee Suebwongpat, Inspector-General, Ministry of Labour, Royal Thai Government

Welcome address at the National Workshop and Training on Recruitment and Preparation of Migrant Workers for Korea

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

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...

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?

Labour migration

Facing the global jobs crisis: Migrant workers, a population at risk

The global economic crisis is posing new challenges for the world's 100 million migrant workers. They may face reduced employment and migration opportunities, worsening living and working conditions and increasing xenophobia. Although no massive...

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

Preparatory training on social protection for Tajik migrants in Kazakhstan

Examining insurance policies for migrant workers

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Provincial Board for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers, will organize a one-day workshop on insurance policies for migrant workers, titled “Insurance...

International Day of Cooperatives - 4 July 2009

Migrant workers’ cooperatives as a crisis response

This year the theme of the International Day of Cooperatives focuses on the opportunities for co-operatives to effectively contribute to global economic recovery in times of crisis. In Indonesia, thousands of migrant workers, victims of the...

Survey on social security for informal economy workers: looking for flexible and highly targeted programmes

In Indonesia only 17 per cent of the employed population enjoys formal social security of which a fraction works in the informal economy. With respect to health, the coverage has recently been substantially expanded through the Jamkesmas/Askeskin...

Thai Workers’ Organization submits complaint to ILO

Thailand’s State Enterprise Workers Relations Confederation (SERC) has submitted a complaint to the International Labour Organization during the 98th International Labour Conference (ILC) presently in Session in Geneva, Switzerland. The complaint...