Media advisory

ILO to release new report 'COVID-19 and the ASEAN labour market: Impact and policy response'

ILO forecasts slow jobs recovery in ASEAN region. Upward trend in COVID-19 cases and slow vaccine rollout likely to prolong the labour market crisis and hamper recovery.

Media advisory | Bangkok, Thailand | 09 August 2021
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will publish a new report 'COVID-19 and the ASEAN labour market: Impact and policy response,' highlighting the heavy impact of the pandemic on ASEAN economies and possible recovery scenarios.

An embargoed virtual media briefing will be given on Friday, 13 August 2021, at 11.00 AM Bangkok time (+7 GMT), by the report’s author, Christian Viegelahn, Labour Economist, ILO.

The link details to join the briefing are as follows:

Topic: Media briefing on COVID-19 and the ASEAN labour market: Impact and policy response

Time: Aug 13, 2021, 11:00 AM Bangkok (+7 GMT)

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://ilo-org.zoom.us/j/94199111427?pwd=bDZ1b25IdXh6ZDJDLzEzVEtkVDRkUT09


Meeting ID: 941 9911 1427

Passcode: 513798

Audio of the briefing will be available after the media briefing.

Embargoed copies of the report and press release will be made available to the media on request. Please contact AsiaPacific@ilo.org

The report and press release are under STRICT EMBARGO until Friday, 13 August 2021, 12.00 PM Bangkok time (+7 GMT).