All projects: Asia + Pacific

Tripartism and social dialogue

Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains (RISSC) in the Philippines

The project funded by the Government of Japan aims to build more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable global supply chains to advance decent work, address human and labour rights risks, and build better from global disruptions like the COVID-19. In...

Tripartism and social dialogue

Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains Asia (RISSC) in Thailand

Funded by the Government of Japan, the RISSC project aims to build more resilient, inclusive and sustainable global supply chains as an entry point and catalyst for advancing decent work, addressing human and labour right risks, and building forward...

Labour migration

Labour Mobility for Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience in the Pacific (Kiribati, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji)

The project “Labour Mobility for Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience in the Pacific” is jointly implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

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Reintegration for Migrant Workers: Enhancing Policies, Capacities and Systems for Inclusive and Sustainable Reintegration

Project overview

Rural Employment Promotion in Lao People's Democratic Republic

The project aims to support the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic as well as the employer’s and worker’s organizations in implementing the National Rural Employment Strategy which provides a comprehensive national framework for the...

Social protection

Building Social Protection Floors for All: Support to the Extension of Social Health Protection in Asia

The Project has for overall goal to help more women and men in Asia access adequate social health protection, under the overall umbrella of national strategies toward UHC and the global development agenda including ILO's Flagship Programme on Social...

Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations

This programme is implemented in the context of an increasing demand on companies to respect human rights and labour rights in their operations, and to promote respect for such rights in their supply chains, including by conducting due diligence.

Enterprise development

Building Youth Capacity and Network in Asia-Pacific

The ILO's technical cooperation project to empower 50,000 youth and vulnerable people using sustainable, scalable and impactful training tools in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste.

Strengthening Industrial Relations in Indonesia Project

The programme builds the capacity of garment sector workers and their representatives to effectively organize and represent all workers in Indonesia’s garment sector and participate more actively and inclusively in key national policy advocacy.

Leaving no one behind - ISEC Project

Improving Skills and Economic Opportunities for the Women and Youth in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is implementing the “Leaving No One Behind: Improving Skills and Economic Opportunities for the Women & Youth in Cox’s Bazar (ISEC)” project to strengthen livelihoods, resilience, and decent work...

Multi-Dimensional Resilient Recovery of the Ibo and Buzi Districts

The Multi-Dimensional Resilient Recovery Project in Ibo and Buzi Districts, Mozambique, is a joint initiative by UN-Habitat, ILO, and UNESCO, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). It aims to rebuild communities and local...

Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) in Afghanistan

Promoting employment and decent work through the humanitarian-development-peace nexus (PEDW-HDPN)

Informal sector

Healthy Socio-economic Recovery of Informal Sector Micro and Small Enterprises in Severely COVID-19 Impacted Districts of Sri Lanka

Healthy socio-economic recovery of apparel sector Micro and Small Enterprises in severely COVID-19 impacted Gampaha District of Sri Lanka

This project aims at contributing towards the healthy socio-economic recovery of apparel sector Micro and Small Enterprises. It is implemented in Gampaha district that has been hardest hit by the pandemic both in terms of the health crisis and...

International labour standards

Promoting Implementation of ILO Standards in Pacific Island Countries

The project funded by the Australian Government - Attorney-General's Department 'Promoting Implementation of ILO Standards in Pacific Island Countries (PICs)’ objective is to build capacity, knowledge and consensus on how to implement International...

Workers' rights

Reducing Vulnerability in Lao People's Democratic Republic: Advancing Social Protection and Labour Rights and Entitlements in the Coffee...

The SOLAR project supports the government and civil society to promote labour rights and improve access to social security and occupational safety and health (OSH) for coffee and tea workers in Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Skills development

Strengthening Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS) in ASEAN for better skills and employment policies

The project aims to increase capacity of ASEAN Member States to identify current skills mismatches, anticipate future skills needs and prevailing barriers to access by specific groups, and to generate evidence with a view to inform skills and...

South Asia Leadership in Entrepreneurship (SALE – Sri Lanka)

This sub-regional project promotes entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka and Nepal as a desirable career option for youth, with the support of the US Department of State.

Promoting Sustainable Enterprises in India (PSEI)

The overall objective of the project is to support Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India to sustainably integrate in global supply chain in alignment to Decent Work (DW) agenda, and generate more and better quality jobs.

Expanding decent employment opportunities in the care economy in India