News and articles
2021
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News
Viet Nam Social Security staff trained to better understand and respond to health insurance members’ needs
18 October 2021,
To promote member-centric design and efficient implementation of social health insurance, ILO has supported training for Viet Nam Social Security staff on how to carry out satisfaction assessments and effectively meet the needs of users through customer care.
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Asia-Pacific labour market insights
Labour productivity trends in Asia and the Pacific highlight uneven COVID-19 impacts
18 October 2021,
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World Mental Health Day
Better Work Indonesia promotes mental health and gender equality for garment industry
12 October 2021, Jakarta, Indonesia
Better Work Indonesia (BWI), a joint programme of ILO and IFC, member of World Bank Group conducts a series of knowledge-sharing sessions to promote mental health and gender equality at its participating garment companies during the pandemic COVID-19.
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News
Youth employment for Thailand post-COVID human-centred recovery
11 October 2021,
The webinar organized by the ILO promotes dialogue on the impact of the crisis on youth employment in Thailand and lessons for a human-centred recovery.
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News
A game changer for safe and fair recruitment of domestic workers
11 October 2021,
ILO launches the Hiring Challenge, a new online game designed to improve understanding of what’s needed for fair and safe recruitment of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, China.
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News
Launched, the good practice video on trade unions’ actions to prevent HIV at workplace
08 October 2021, Jakarta, Indonesia
The ILO recently launched a new good practice video highlighting the important roles of trade unions in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS at the workplace.
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© ILO/Aaron Santos 2021
Occupational safety and health
ILO adopts code of practice on safety and health in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries
08 October 2021,
More than 60 million workers around the globe will benefit from concrete guidance on improving safety and health in one of the world’s oldest manufacturing sectors.
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Employers and workers support the new COVID-19 risk assessment service for enterprises
04 October 2021, Jakarta, Indonesia
The recently launched risk assessment service by the ILO and its partners, aims to help employers and workers to jointly create safe and sustainable workplace as well as accelerate the reopening and return to office movement.
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Press release
SCORE mobilisation event- ILO begins recruiting next batches
30 September 2021, Karachi, Pakistan
The ILO under its European Union funded International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan's SMEs project organised a mobilisation event in Karachi for recruiting its next batch of enterprises under its SCORE short course programme.
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Press release
Factory Improvement Toolset (FIT) pilot programme in Pakistan’s textile and ready made garments sector
28 September 2021, Karachi, Pakistan
The International Labour Organization (ILO) under its European Union funded International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan’s SMEs (ILES) project, began pilot of its Factory Improvement Toolset (FIT) in eleven enterprises in Karachi. The pilot programme is offered to the enterprises that have already graduated from ILO’s SCORE Short course programme. All participating enterprises belong to the textile and ready-made garments sector.