All publications: Lao People's Democratic Republic

GMS TRIANGLE Project Update: June 2014

Tripartite Action to Protect Migrant Workers from Labour Exploitation (the GMS TRIANGLE project) aims to strengthen the formulation and implementation of recruitment and labour protection policies and practices. The project is operational in five...

Travel smart - Work smart: A guide for migrant workers in Thailand

The information in this booklet can help you feel more secure, work safely and profitably, and avoid exploitation and abuse.

The twin challenges of child labour and educational marginalisation in the South-East and East Asia region: An overview

In view of the measurement challenges, and in order to facilitate cross-country comparisons, the Report uses two methods to approximate child labour. It first presents child labour estimates based on the methodology employed by ILO in its global...

ILO-Norway and ILO-Sweden Partnership programmes' contribution towards Outcome 9: Employers have strong, independent and representative...

Project: GLO/12/60/SID, and GLO/12/56/NOR

New report addresses twin challenges of child labour and youth employment in Lao PDR

This report examines the related issues of child labour and youth employment in Laos. Guided by observed outcomes in terms of schooling, work activities and status in the labour market, the report considers the economic as well as the social...

Working conditions

Employment practices and working conditions in Thailand’s fishing sector

The report, based on the largest survey of working conditions in the Thai fishing sector to date, has been compiled by the ILO’s tripartite project to protect migrant workers within and from the Greater Mekong Subregion and the Asian Research Center...

GMS TRIANGLE Project Update: January 2014

Tripartite Action to Protect Migrant Workers from Labour Exploitation (the GMS TRIANGLE project) aims to strengthen the formulation and implementation of recruitment and labour protection policies and practices. The project is operational in five...

ILO/China South-South Cooperation Project to Expand Employment Services and Enhance Labour Market Information in Cambodia and the Lao...

This project is designed to improve labour market efficiency and participation, reducing unemployment, and enhancing linkages and information flows between jobseekers and employers, which will in turn contribute to the reduction of poverty in...

ASEAN TRIANGLE: Meeting Report - Regional Meeting on Work in Fishing: Increased Knowledge Base and Sharing Good Practices for the...

Report of the meeting which was held from 12 to 13 September 2013, in Makassar, Indonesia

Concept Note of the Sub-regional Meeting to Develop the CLM Work Plan with the ASEAN TRIANGLE Project

Concept Note of the Sub-regional Meeting to Develop the CLM Work Plan with the ASEAN TRIANGLE Project on 18 September 2014 at the Landmark Hotel, Bangkok

Promotion and building unemployment insurance and employment services in ASEAN countries (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project RAS/13/53/JPN, RAS/10/59/JPN and RAS/11/58/JPN - Evaluation consultants: Mel Cousins and Ngo Hang

Report of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in the ASEAN Region : 'Setting minimum wage and wage guidelines: Roles of...

New report

Regulating recruitment of migrant workers: An assessment of complaint mechanisms in Thailand

This report provides the findings of an analysis of the legal framework and the complaint mechanisms for workers with grievances to seek redress - and puts forward recommendations for strengthening the system.

Concept Note - Regional Meeting on Work in Fishing: Increased Knowledge Base and Sharing Good Practices for the Protection of Migrant...

Concept note provides background information on this two-day regional tripartite meeting co-hosted by the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration of the Government of Indonesia.

Employment practices and working conditions in Thailand's fishing sector: Executive summary

A new report has found shortfalls in Thailand’s fishing industry in relation to national and international labour standards.

Report of the 8th session of the sub-regional advisory committee meeting (SURAC)

The objective for the 8th session of SURAC was to share information, report on progress and explore future cooperation among tripartite constituents and other key partners in the GMS and ASEAN regions.

2nd National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)Programme: Lao PDR 2011-2015

The 2nd National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Programme, Lao PDR for the years 2011-2015(2011). The Programme is available in Lao and English.

GMS TRIANGLE Project Update: June 2013

Tripartite Action to Protect Migrant Workers from Labour Exploitation (the GMS TRIANGLE project) aims to strengthen the formulation and implementation of recruitment and labour protection policies and practices. The project is operational in five...

GMS TRIANGLE Activities in the Fishing Sector

The GMS TRIANGLE project is collaborating with tripartite constituents and other stakeholders on a variety of interventions to improve conditions for workers in the Thai fishing sector.

Tripartite Action to Protect Migrants within and from the GMS from Labour Exploitation (TRIANGLE) project (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Project RAS/10/01/AUS - Evaluation consultant: Pierre Mahy