All publications: Lao People's Democratic Republic

Skills matching and labour mobility: A policy position paper of the ASEAN Confederation of Employers

As part of the employers’ component of the ASEAN Triangle project an Action Plan to fully engaging employers’ organizations in ASEAN processes was developed with the ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE.) Five priority areas namely: skills...

Spotlight special ILO/Korea edition

This special edition of Spotlight features stories of success that highlight the contribution of the ILO/Korea Partnership Programme in promoting decent work in Asia-Pacific.

A four-country review of labour law reform processes and accompanying social and policy dialogue

This research note examines social and policymaking processes in the labour and social domain in the Asia-Pacific region, predicated principally on a review of processes in four countries, namely Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic,...

Towards a Mutual Recognition of Skills in CLM (Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar) Countries for AEC 2015 and Beyond (Project fact sheet)

The ILO has been providing technical assistance (in collaboration with the ADB) with the development of MRS, including the development of Regional Model Competency Standards (RMCS) and national skills standards, and mutual recognition mechanisms on...

Lao-Korea National Skills Standards Development in the Construction, Automotive & ICT Sectors (Project fact sheet)

This project aims to support Lao DPR’s commitment in skills development; work with the construction sector started in 2009 and expanded to the automotive and ICT (information and communications technology) sectors in 2011 and 2013, respectively. The...

Fellowship Training on Employment Insurance and Employment Injury Insurance (Project fact sheet)

The fellowship training is an integral component of the “Labour Market Governance and Social Protection of the ILO/KOREA Partnership Programme”. the fellowship training aims to provide an arena for participants to deepen their understanding of...

Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation (Final Evaluation Summary)

Projects: RAS/10/01/AUS - Chantelle McCabe

ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH and industrial relations) (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: RAS/13/50/JPN - Evaluation Consultant: Chantelle McCabe

GMS TRIANGLE Project fact sheet

The Tripartite Action to Protect Migrants Workers from Labour Exploitation (the GMS TRIANGLE project) aims to strengthen the formulation and implementation of recruitment and labour protection policies and practices in the Greater Mekong Sub-region,...

Report of the 9th Session of the Sub-Regional Advisory Committee (SURAC) Meeting

The SURAC (Sub-regional Advisory Committee) meeting has served as an ILO platform for tripartite constituents to share information, experiences and provide guidance on anti-trafficking and migration management for ten years.

Draft concept note - Regional Workshop on the Social and Economic Reintegration of Women Migrant Workers

Draft concept note - Regional Workshop on the Social and Economic Reintegration of Women Migrant Workers, 19-21 August 2014, Kathmandu, Nepal

Background note

Background note - ILO Knowledge sharing and strategic planning workshop for the implementation of mutual recognition of skills, 29 April 2015

Programme

Programme - ILO Knowledge sharing and strategic planning workshop for the implementation of mutual recognition of skills, 29 April 2015

Labour migration

Review of the effectiveness of the MOUs in managing labour migration between Thailand and neighbouring countries

Bilateral MOUs signed between the Government of Thailand, and the Governments of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Myanmar more than a decade ago remain the principal agreements aimed at jointly managing labour migration between...

Migrant workers

GMS TRIANGLE Project Update: January 2015

The Tripartite Action to Protect the Rights of Migrants Workers within and from the Greater Mekong Sub-region (the GMS TRIANGLE project) aims to strengthen the formulation and implementation of recruitment and labour protection policies and...

ASEAN IR Project fact sheet

ASEAN-ILO/Japan Industrial Relations Project (ASEAN IR Project) aims to promote constructive industrial relations among the ASEAN countries; built capacity of the constituents through international exposure, exchange of experience and information on...

Final concept paper of the 7th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

Final Concept Paper of the 7th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour, 20-21 November 2014, Nai Pyi Taw, Myanmar

ILO GMS TRIANGLE project: Protecting migrant workers in the fishing sector in Thailand

The ILO GMS TRIANGLE project has adopted a sectoral approach to extending protection to migrant workers in fishing because of the specific nature of work and the urgency of the situation.

Labour migration

Migrant Worker Resource Centre operations manual

A manual on establishing and operating a resource centre for migrant workers including information for potential migrants.

Tripartite action to protect migrants from labour exploitation - ASEAN TRIANGLE (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Project: RAS/12/01/CAN - Evaluation Consultant: Pierre Mahy