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Skills Standards

Concept note

ILO/C190

Thailand builds momentum towards a world of work free from violence and harassment

For the first time, Thailand’s workers, employers and government representatives came together to discuss on the new ILO Convention (No. 190) and Recommendation No. 206 on violence and harassment in the world of work.

Inter-regional meeting on Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with specific focus on women migrant workers

Report of Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with a specific...

Conclusion of Ninth Tripartite Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in the ASEAN Region

TRIANGLE in ASEAN Internal Forward Looking Evaluation summary

Decent work and youth in Thailand – Facts and trends

This country fact sheet provides an overview of selected key labour market indicators for youth aged 15-24 years in Thailand. The fact sheet on decent work and youth aims to support government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, youth and key...

Our impact, their voices

How an ILO Protocol has helped combat forced labour in Thai fishing

Since Thailand ratified the International Labour Organization’s 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention (P29), conditions for workers in the country’s seafood and fishing industry have improved. The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights project has...

Forced labour

Combatting Forced Labour in the Thai Fishing and Seafood Industry

Thailand’s ratification of the 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention (P29) – the first country in Asia to do so – marked an important shift in the country’s fishing and seafood industry. These changes were a product of tripartite debates in...

TRIANGLE in ASEAN

Effective return and reintegration of migrant workers with special focus on ASEAN Member States

This report was prepared as the background document for the ASEAN Workshop on Reintegration Programmes for Returning Migrant Workers (27–28 August 2019) in Yogyakarta, organized by the Ministry of Manpower, Government of Indonesia, and the ILO...

ESSA Project

Extension of social protection to workers in informal employment in the ASEAN region

The report outlines recent trends in informal employment, challenges and opportunities for extending social protection, by different categories of workers and countries. It also documents relevant country experiences and lessons, and proposes...

ESSA Project

How to extend social protection to workers in informal employment in the ASEAN region

This policy brief is based on the findings and recommendations of the report, Expansion of Social Protection to Workers in Informal Employment, from the International Labour Organization. The report outlines recent trends in informal employment as...

Ship to Shore Rights

How a simple upgrade to Thai fishing vessels can help reduce forced labour

A case study from a new ILO report on Thailand’s fishing labour market highlights a solution to improve working conditions and reduce forced labour in the sector through simple technical upgrades on fishing vessels.

Ship to shore rights

Less is more: How policy and technology can impact the Thai labour market for work in fishing

This paper explores the reasons for the labour market dysfunction and possible responses by the Thai Government and employers, including capital investments that can help redress the chronic labour market imbalance and improve the economic viability...

Labour migration

The future of work and migration

Thematic background paper for the 12th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML)

ILO/UN Women study

Public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries

Despite their positive contribution, public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries, new ILO and UN Women study reveals.

Women migrant workers

Public attitudes towards migrant workers in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand

Public support for migrant workers remains limited in key destination countries in ASEAN, reveals a joint ILO/UN Women report warning against discriminatory attitudes and practices against migrant workers.

Concept note and agenda

Concept note and agenda for the International Conference to Commemorate International Migrants Day which will be held on 17-18 December 2019 at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

Concept note and agenda

Concept note and agenda for the International Conference to Commemorate International Migrants Day which will be held on 17-18 December 2019 at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

Migration-Friendly Glossary

Labour migration: Inclusive terminology

Women migrant workers

Mobile women and mobile phones: Women migrant workers’ use of information and communication technologies in ASEAN

The joint ILO-UN Women Safe and Fair Programme: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region (part of the multi-year EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls) undertook a qualitative...