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Asia and Pacific: Unions call for greater focus on Collective Bargaining

ACFTU-ILO/ACTRAV Seminar on Emerging Trends in Collective Bargaining in the Asia and the Pacific Region: Opening Address by Dan Cunniah,...

Address by Dan Cunniah at the ACFTU-ILO ACTRAV Seminar on Emerging Trends in Collective Bargaining in the Asia and the Pacific Region: In Times of Crisis; 24-26 September 2012; Beijing, China.

Workshop to discuss a Strategic Plan for labour inspection in Viet Nam

The Viet Nam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs organized a workshop to discuss a draft Strategic Plan for labour inspection in the country. The meeting was attended by senior MOLISA officials along with representatives from the Prime...

3rd training of trainers course for labour inspection, Nanjing City

Under the framework of the ILO/NORWAY Project on Good Governance through Labour Administration and Labour Inspection, the third training of trainers course for labour inspection was held from the 10th to the 13th of September 2012 in Nanjing City of...

Address at the High-Level Meeting on the Application of Child Labour Conventions Ratified by China

By Mr Qiu Xiaoping, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security

China’s latest revolution: Basic health care for all

On 6 April 2009, China unveiled an action plan for a radical and ambitious health-care reform aimed at attaining universal health insurance coverage by 2020. Three years later, the country has almost reached this goal. What’s the secret behind the...

Green Jobs Background Brief No. 3 - August 2012

The background brief provides a summary of the latest news and events from Green Jobs Programme for Asia and the Pacific

National Profile Report on Occupational Safety and Health in China

Developing a preventative safety and health culture is a long journey, along which a national OSH profile can record not only this highlights and milestones, but also lessons learned and gaps in the development of a national OSH system. This second...

Desk review of research on HIV/AIDS in the world of work

This desk review was conducted by ILO/AIDS as part of the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV workplace policies/programmes and private sector engagement (IATT/WPPS). It is based primarily on the research documents shared by the IATT members, covering...

China’s Experience: Labor Issues & The Regional/Structural Adjustment, Under The Pressure of Surplus Capital

Presentation by Wen Tiejun, Renmin University of China - Tokyo, 15-16 May 2012

Events Report: 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work

The document outlines the activities that took place around the world on the occasion of the 2012 SafeDay.

Confronting Finance: Mobilizing the 99% for economic and social progress

"The Global Labour Column has become a valuable source of analysis of current economic trends that affect working people all over the world. This anthology brings together critical pieces on many issues (fiscal strategies, finance policies, social...

China and ILO sign south-south cooperation agreement

The Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Wang Xiaochu, and the Director-General of the lLO, Mr Juan Somavia have signed a US$1 million partnership agreement.

Export Processing Zones

Export Processing Zones in China-A Survey Report and a Case Study

Running in tandem with China’s gradual shift away from a planned towards a market economy, the development of EPZs has become the epitome of China’s reform and opening up, as well as a major catalyzer of this process.

Effective Protection for Domestic Workers: A guide to designing labour laws

This guide is a practical tool for those involved in national legislative processes and in the design of labour laws, including government officials and representatives of workers’ and employers’ organizations.

Protecting and Promoting the Rights of China's Vulnerable Migrants (Final Joint Evaluation Summary)

Project CPR/09/50/UND - Evaluation Consultant : Hongwei Meng -- Joint evaluation of the UN MDG Funds Total Budget: US$ 6,600,000 ILO: 1,696,823; UNFPA:494,929; UNICEF: 1,080,629; UNESCO: 1,089,667; UNIFEM: 331,358; UNDP: 1,482,960; WHO: 423,634

ILO component of the culture and development partnership framework (CDPF) (Final Joint Evaluation Summary)

Project CPR/08/51/UND Joint evaluation of the UN MDG Funds Total Budget: US$ 6,000,000 ILO: 485,480; FAO: 240,750; UNFPA: 521,283; UNDP: 1,285,226; UNICEF: 1,235,011; UNESCO: 1,298,140; UNIDO: 437,630; WHO: 496,480

World of Work Report 2012 "Better Jobs for a Better Economy"

The new study examines the performance of different countries since the start of the global crisis through the prism of the quantity and quality of jobs.

Strengthening labour administration and labour inspection services in selected countries (Final Evaluation Summary)

(GLO/10/59/NOR)

Working paper

The political economy of pension reforms in times of global crisis: State unilateralism or social dialogue?

This paper examines the political economy of pension reforms in times of economic crisis and its impact on social dialogue and tripartite institutions in ten countries.