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Indonesia strengthens its internal coordination for work in fishing

To be more compliant with ILO Convention No. 188 on Work in Fishing, ILO assisted a technical meeting to strengthen coordination with stakeholders to better protect workers in the fishing sector.

Responsible business practices are no longer an option for businesses

Delegates to an automotive seminar in Thailand have learned about the continued need for progress in responsible business practices

Rebuilding Better project: Strong partnerships needed to assist women-owned small businesses in their recovery from COVID-19

To kick-start the launch of the ILO and J.P. Morgan Rebuilding Better project, key stakeholders were invited to launch events across multiple ASEAN countries to discuss how women-owned small businesses in Southeast Asia can build greater resilience...

Presentation: Regional study on Green Jobs policy readiness in ASEAN

Presentation for ASEAN Green Jobs Policy Readiness Report Launch event held as part of Asia Pacific Climate Week 2021.

Report launch: Regional study on Green Jobs policy readiness in ASEAN

Summary of ASEAN Green Jobs Policy Readiness Report Launch event held as part of Asia Pacific Climate Week 2021

News

Celebrating the anniversary of the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) for a world of work free from gender-based...

A wide range of stakeholders came together on 24 June 2021 to discuss steps taken, lessons learned and paths forward towards eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work under the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative.

Green jobs in ASEAN

Further policy strengthening required for green jobs to meet full ASEAN potential

First of its kind regional study highlights policy readiness of Association of Southeast Asian Nations to green their economies and areas where additional policies are required to capture full potential of shift towards green jobs and a just...

Labour migration

Experiences of ASEAN migrant workers during COVID-19: Rights at work, migration during the pandemic, and remigration plans (Second...

This study – conducted from mid-October to December 2020 – is a follow-up to the initial assessment undertaken in March and April 2020.

Green jobs in ASEAN

Regional study on green jobs policy readiness in ASEAN: Highlights

The ILO and ASEAN, with the leadership of Malaysia, worked together to conduct a study to assess policy readiness for promoting green jobs and a just transition across AMS. This document shares the highlights of the report, which includes country...

Green jobs in ASEAN

Regional study on green jobs policy readiness in ASEAN: Final report

The ILO and ASEAN, with the leadership of Malaysia, worked together to conduct a study to assess policy readiness for promoting green jobs and a just transition across AMS. In completing these assessments, the authors drew on responses to an...

International Labour Organization and J.P. Morgan launch new initiative to support women entrepreneurs in Thailand

The project will ensure women entrepreneurs have the right tools to recover sustainably from the COVID-19 crisis.

Training Policy Brief

How to improve working conditions for gig workers in Thailand?

While Thai platform workers enjoy flexibility and independence, they are deprived of security at work resulting from unclear employment status. Given insufficient benefits generated from platforms, gig workers can only be protected under social...

Domestic workers

Presentation: Making decent work a reality for domestic workers: Progress and prospects in Asia and the Pacific, ten years after the...

In 2011, the international community adopted the ILO’s Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), which recognized for the first time that domestic work is work and that domestic workers should enjoy the same labour protections as all other...

Domestic work

Making decent work a reality for domestic workers: Progress and prospects in Asia and the Pacific, ten years after the adoption of the...

In 2011, the international community adopted the ILO’s Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), which recognized for the first time that domestic work is work and that domestic workers should enjoy the same labour protections as all other...

Is public sector employment a haven in the COVID-19 jobs crisis?

It looks as if job opportunities in the public sector have provided a respite from the shrinking private sector during the dark days of the COVID-19 crisis, at least for some women.

Public attitudes towards migrant workers in Thailand

In 2019 the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Safe and Fair (ILO and UN Women) and TRIANGLE in ASEAN (ILO) projects conducted a survey of 4,099 nationals.

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Greener clothes? Environmental initiatives and tools in the garment sector in Asia

The increasing social and environmental impacts of the textile and garment supply chain are well known and have resulted in the development of an array of initiatives, tools and assessment platforms to enhance the sustainability of the sector. There...

New ITCILO-Google Primer partnership to support women entrepreneurs in South-East Asia through digital training

Partnership between ITCILO and Google Primer will see free learning app used through ILO’s Rebuilding Better project to help women entrepreneurs overcome the impact of COVID-19.

ILO teams with J.P Morgan to support women entrepreneurs

Women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand looking to recover from the pandemic and build long-term business resilience can receive support through a new initiative launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and JPMorgan...

Women entrepreneurs

Regional launch of the Rebuilding Better: Fostering business resilience post-COVID-19 project

This virtual event launched the new ILO-JPMorgan Chase Foundation ‘Rebuilding Better’ project, which will provide support services to women entrepreneurs in South-East Asia that have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.