All resources: China

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Bridging the gap: Implementing the rights of indigenous peoples

Message by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay and ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Kunshan Zhongrong - Prevention, risk assessment are key to families' hopes for seeing loved ones return from work safely

The ILO has been deeply saddened by the deaths and causalities in a workshop in Kunshan on August 2, 2014.

Achieving Compliance through Strategic Enforcement

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MoHRSS), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the ILO have jointly reviewed the role of modern labour inspection services in promotion labour law compliance.

Leaving No One Behind: Reaching Key Populations through workplace action on HIV and AIDS

This literature review was commissioned to contribute to the body of knowledge on reaching key populations with HIV services. It sought to demonstrate how the workplace and/or the workforce could be creatively used to increase access to HIV services...

Independent Evaluation of Outcome 17: Gender Mainstreaming with the support of Sweden and Norway Partnership Agreements (Final Evaluation...

Projects: GLO/11/58/SID; GLO/12/50/NOR; GLO/12/53/NOR Evaluation Consultant:Dr. Jane Hailé

SCORE project helps work safety in Sichuan

The ILO SCORE project provides easy-to-apply preventive tools to small and medium sized enterprises and adopts a training of trainers approach to offer professional and tailored business development services in a sustainable way.

Improving occupational safety and health in SMEs

The ILO commended China’s efforts in addressing occupational safety and health challenges in SMEs and encouraged China to ratify more relevant standards in the area, including the Promotional Framework for OSH Convention, 2006 (No. 187). 

Rights at work

Domestic work, Work like any other

The well-publicised case of the abused Indonesian maid Erwiana Sulistyaningsih placed a spotlight on the plight of a vulnerable and often invisible population, migrant domestic workers. Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO's Regional Director for Asia and the...

Private employment agencies and labour dispatch in China

This paper, written by LIU Genghua, discusses the development of private employment agencies in China, highlighting some of the main issues of concern to the agency industry.

Promoting intercontinental social dialogue between China and Africa

Chinese and African trade unions hope to build closer cooperation against the backdrop of growing trade and economic exchanges between China and Africa and increasing presence of Chinese companies in Africa.

Good Governance through Labour Administration and Labour Inspection – Final Evaluation (Final evaluation summary)

Project: GLO/12/02/NOR - Evaluation Consultant: Amy Jersild

Ratifying Convention No.29 is a priority

China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has said the ratification of ILO Convention No.29 concerning forced labour “is the priority among priorities.”

Safety and health, prevention of accidents to be made an everyday management concern

The ILO commended China’s endeavours in promoting the management system approach of occupational safety and health and encouraged the government to ratify the Promotional Framework for OSH Convention, 2006 (No. 187).

A bigger role for labour inspectors in combatting forced labour

China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has said labour inspection can play a bigger role in combating forced labour in the country.

Project fact sheet

Project fact sheet: Forced Labour Action in the Asian Region (FLARE)

According to ILO’s most recent estimate, at least 20.9 million people are victims of forced labour globally and Asia and the Pacific accounts for 56 per cent, or about 11.7 million.

Social protection is not a luxury

Tim De Meyer, Director of ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia, said that social protection is not a luxury and should become a political and economic priority for every country.

Policy Brief

Pro-employment budgeting in China: Linking employment to national and local budgets

Employment Policy Brief

ILO sign agreement with the State Administration of Work Safety for implementing SCORE project

SCORE is an ILO technical cooperation programme that provides practical training and in-factory counselling services to improve productivity and working conditions in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Integrate young people into the labour force

A workshop has been held to achieve understanding of the needs on developing and implementing youth employment programmes in China

ILO signs agreement with Consulting and Training Centre of China Enterprise Confederation for implementing SCORE project

The ILO and the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC) have signed an agreement to build capacity for CEC's Consulting and Training Centre to gradually take the lead on ILO's SCORE training and carry it forward independently after 2016.