All projects: Asia + Pacific

Skills development

Skills for Prosperity in South-East Asia Programme

This ILO-led programme funded by the United Kingdom Government aims to contribute to increasing national capacity to achieve sustained and inclusive growth through the enhancement of skills development and technical and vocational education and...

Skills development

Skills for Prosperity Programme in the Philippines

This ILO-led programme funded by the United Kingdom Government aims to contribute to increasing national capacity to achieve sustained and inclusive growth through the enhancement of skills development and technical vocational education and training...

Support to Resettlement and Reconciliation through the United Nations Joint Programme for Peace (SURAR)

This project aims to providing timely and strategically focused assistance towards two peacebuilding priorities that tackle core grievances of the minority Tamil community. The interventions contribute towards securing and sustaining the...

ILS4DW

International Labour Standard for Decent Work Project (DWCP Outcome 3.3)

International labour standards (Conventions and Recommendations and other instruments) as a means of achieving social justice for all people in Afghanistan, and maintaining peace, through decent and productive work and life-sustaining incomes.

Strengthening research and actuarial services in the Thailand Social Security Office (SSO)

The overall objective of the project is build up actuarial and research capacities within the Thailand Social Security Office.

Social protection

Regional Actuarial Services Unit (RASU), Bangkok - ILO actuarial support for countries and institutions in Asia and the Pacific

The ILO Regional Actuarial Services facility partners with institutions to deliver actuarial services and build up local expertise to strengthen internal actuarial capacities and resources.

Peace and development

Improvement of Water Supply Equipment Management Capacity for the Establishment of Peace in Mindanao

The ILO and the Government of Japan have partnered to provide jobs and to promote peace through improved water supply and sanitation services in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Industry skills for inclusive growth

Industry Skills for Inclusive Growth (InSIGHT) Phase 2 - Philippines

The ILO InSIGHT Project with the Government of Japan will focus on a skills-driven approach as a sustainable pathway to support and maintain inclusive growth.

InSIGHT Phase 2

Industry Skills for Inclusive Growth Phase 2

The InSIGHT Phase 2 Project aims to explore and prove that a skills-driven approach is an appropriate ‘pathway’ to deliver inclusive growth in Asia.

Supply chains

Decent Work in the Garment Sector Supply Chains in Asia

The Decent Work in the Garment Sector Supply Chains in Asia project funded by the Government of Sweden, provides concrete follow-up to the resolution adopted in 2016 by the International Labour Conference concerning decent work in global supply...

EU, ILO, OECD Project

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Viet Nam

The Responsible Supply Chains in Asia programme aims to promote responsible business practices into the operations of multinational companies and their supply chains. Active in six Asian countries, the programme in the Vietnam is working to enhance...

Safety and Health in Lao PDR Supply Chains – A Vision Zero Fund project

Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation (LEED+) Project

The LEED+ project builds on successes of the Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project. From 2011-2018, LEED has helped to reduce poverty, create sustainable jobs and build the peace in northern Sri Lanka.

Social security

Supporting the Implementation of Sustainable Social Protection Floors for the Workers and Their Families in ASEAN – Phase II

The second phase of the project aims to strengthen regional exchanges on best practices, especially development of social insurance in the Republic of Korea as a source of inspiration for countries in the early stage of developing their own systems.

Occupational safety and health

Establishing and Enhancing an Overall Occupational Safety and Health Framework in Myanmar and Lao People's Democratic Republic

The project aims to continue to establish the essential pillars of sustainable national OSH systems in Myanmar and Lao PDR, support constituents to adopt improved national laws and legislative frameworks in accordance with ILO’s key OSH Conventions,...

Skills and Future of Work

Promoting ASEAN Initiatives in TVET and Skills for Inclusive Future of Work

The project aims to further strengthen ILO’s support for ASEAN’s initiative on the mutual recognition of skills, AQRF and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and further facilitate regional knowledge sharing on the future...

EMPOWER: Building peace through the economic empowerment of women in Northern Sri Lanka

The objective of this project is to increase access to economic empowerment, social integration, resilience and peacebuilding participation for conflict affected women in Mullaitivu, one of the most conflict-affected Northern Districts of Sri Lanka....

Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration (REFRAME) in Sri Lanka

The REFRAME project in Sri Lanka aims to reduce abusive practices and violations of human and labour rights and enhance the protection of migrant workers during the recruitment process.

JOBS for PEACE and RESILIENCE: Strengthening natural disaster resilience of rural communities and micro and small enterprises in the North...

The objective of this intervention is to contribute to implement the National Policy on building resilience and disaster mitigation measures by developing and demonstrating effective models in rural communities with special attention on the North...

Migration

Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region

The project is part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls, a global, multi-year initiative between the European Union and United Nations. Safe and Fair is implemented through a partnership between the ILO...