News and articles
2015
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Press release
Employers committed to more and better jobs through socially responsible labour practices in Pakistan
01 September 2015, Sialkot
Employers pledged their commitment to create more and better jobs through socially responsible labour practices in the Sialkot sports goods industry. Almost 50 representatives from business, workers and the government attended the awareness raising seminar held on 27 August under ILO’s project “More and Better Jobs through Socially Responsible Labour practices in Pakistan”.
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Press release
Training for labour inspectors commences in Lao People's Democratic Republic
31 August 2015,
Labour inspectors from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MOLSW) will start a five-day training course today (31 August), intended to give them the skills necessary to help enhance working conditions, worker safety and, ultimately, productivity in the Lao PDR garment sector.
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Labour inspectors
Training for labour inspectors commences in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
31 August 2015, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The ILO helps Lao People’s Democratic Republic to build labour inspectors’ capacity to assist garment factories improve working conditions and productivity through workplace cooperation.
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Labour standards
New Package of Labour and Occupational Safety and Health Law Passed in Kiribati
31 August 2015,
New labour legislation passed in Kiribati in August has significantly raised the profile of international labour standards and made major changes to the governance of labour relations in the country.
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News
CEBAI trainees successfully placed in industry
30 August 2015,
The Centre of Excellence for the Bangladesh Apparel Industry (CEBAI) has successfully placed its first batch of 30 trainees into different RMG enterprises following their completion of the nationally recognised Sewing Machine Operator Level One course. Training for another 30 is currently underway.
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Press release
First Project Advisory Committee-ILO, PTEA Public Private Partnership
25 August 2015, Islamabad
On 25th August 2015, the first meeting of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) for the ‘Public Private Partnership (PPP) for ILS Compliance and Reporting in Textile Sector in Faisalabad’ was convened and chaired by Mr Khizar Hayat, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.
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Press release
Efforts launched to combat child labour in Punjab’s brick kilns
25 August 2015, Nankana
The ILO in Pakistan in collaboration with the Government of Punjab launched an enrolment campaign of Brick Kiln workers children into the educational system. Under this campaign government of Punjab will provide free education, school bags and books to the brick kiln children enrolled to schools.
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Press release
Roll out of Entrepreneurship Training underway - Know About Business
24 August 2015, Karachi
As part of its mandate, ILO is promoting entrepreneurship and business education among poor rural masses for improving their Human Security in Sindh Province. A total of 26 women and men were trained as KAB-Facilitators on ‘Know About Business’ training module. These trainers would further reach out to 500 prospective entrepreneurs with support of the Livelihood Restoration Project.
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Breastfeeding awareness month
ILO, UNICEF and WHO call for stronger support to women for breastfeeding infants at home and work
20 August 2015, Manila, Philippines
The United Nations represented by the ILO, UNICEF and WHO call for a stronger support base in the Philippines to enable women to combine breastfeeding and work, in observance of Breastfeeding Awareness Month this August.
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News
Vanuatu Trade Unions: Building Back Better
19 August 2015,
Members of the Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions (VCTU) participated in workshop facilitated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and funded by the Government of Japan, through the Social Safety Net Project.