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Informality

ILO report spotlights innovative approaches to tackle informality in Asia and the Pacific

From digital tools to integrated policy reforms, new ILO findings highlight innovative strategies across the region aimed at promoting formal employment and protecting the rights of 1.3 billion informal workers.

Research Report

Innovative approaches to formalization in Asia and the Pacific: Background report to ILO Asia and the Pacific Tripartite Regional Knowledge...

This report showcases a wide range of innovations that are taking place across Asia and the Pacific to tackle informality, ranging from state-of-the-art use of technology to facilitate formalization, to community-based approaches to protect workers...

Awareness raising brochure

Be cautious of excessive heat!

Heat stress is becoming a significant threat to the safety and health of workers, as they face increasingly high daily temperatures and more frequent, severe heatwaves. It is crucial to raise awareness among both employers and workers about the...

Overview of results

Project results overview: Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition in Thailand

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Empowering Thailand's Automotive Industry: Skills Development for Responsible Business Conduct

Occupational safety and health data

Thailand takes action to improve occupational safety and health statistics

An ILO-Japan initiative supports Thailand’s efforts to enhance the accuracy and reliability of OSH data, ultimately promoting a safer and healthier working environment for all.

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ILO-Japan project boosts Thailand's auto sector resilience, sustainability and social responsibility

Tripartism and social dialogue

Social dialogue training strengthens decent work and human rights due diligence in Thailand’s auto sector

Interactive training as part of practical industry-focused toolkit, helps enhance industrial relations and responsible business conduct in the automotive supply chain.

Meet ILO’s ‘Ambassadors for a Day’

Meet Tasha Sutivong and Chanokchon Piyawattanakul, ILO's 'Ambassadors for a Day,' as they explore the vital role of young women in shaping a more inclusive and equitable future while visiting the ILO to learn about its mission and work.

Press release

Tool developed to help navigate evolving occupations and skills needs of Thailand’s automotive sector

An ‘occupational map’ for the automotive industry has been developed by an ILO skills project funded by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

Press release

ILO-Japan initiative strengthens Thailand’s automotive sector amid industry transformation

Closing event highlights key achievements in skills development, responsible business practices and public-private collaboration, paving the way for a more resilient and sustainable automotive manufacturing industry in Thailand.

News

Paving the path: towards a responsible and sustainable electronics value chain in Asia

Electronics Industry and Trade Union Leaders Unite for Cross-Country Dialogue on Responsible Business and Decent Work in Asia.

Strengthening collaboration: ILO Regional Director visits Employers' Confederation of Thailand to discuss labour market developments

Social health protection

International Labour Organization and Mahidol University strengthen partnership to advance social health protection in Asia

New agreement to drive regional collaboration, capacity building and policy innovation for inclusive social protection systems.

Labour migration

Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia Programme advances labour rights for migrant fishers and seafood processing workers

European Union-funded initiative concludes its second phase, delivering significant progress towards decent work in the blue economy.

Tripartism and social dialogue

Driving Industry Dialogue (DID): Social dialogue for decent work and human rights due diligence in the Thai automotive sector

This publication offers a comprehensive guide to implementing social dialogue in the Thai automotive industry, emphasizing its role in advancing decent work and supporting effective Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) for more responsible and...

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025

Economic recovery is losing steam, new ILO report says

Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change, and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to the International Labour Organization.

ILO's new Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific takes office

Kaori Nakamura-Osaka serves as Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the International Labour Organization’s Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand.

Regional Skills Webinar Series

Global experts highlight growing need for core skills amid labour market and demographic shifts

ILO Regional Skills Webinar Series gathers over 120 participants from 30 countries to discuss integrating core skills into education and training systems for inclusive employment and skills-driven growth.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards migrant workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand

This brief compares the results from public surveys carried out in 2023 and 2019 in three countries of destination in South-East Asia concerning public knowledge, attitudes and practices towards migrant workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.