News and articles
2015
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News
Regional cooperation to strengthen occupational safety and health
15 February 2015,
Governments, employers and workers from 10 ASEAN member States and Pacific Island partners gathered in Manila to raise safety and health standards in the region.
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ILO's Regional Director
New ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
09 February 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
Ms Tomoko Nishimoto has taken up her post as the ILO's Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific since 12 January 2015.
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Press release
Employers committed to implement Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010
04 February 2015, Islamabad
EFP and Federal Ombudsman Secretariat in collaboration with Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries and International Labour Organization Country office for Pakistan organized the 6th seminar on Act of 2010 at Islamabad duly attended by a wide range of stakeholders including employers, workers, academia, media, NGOs and government representatives from Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
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Press release
Probationers at the Foreign Services Academy trained on ILO standards
03 February 2015, Islamabad
Mr Francesco d’Ovidio, Country Director ILO Office Pakistan was invited to give a lecture at the Foreign Services Academy in Islamabad. He presented a historical perspective of the ILO, its work in Pakistan, and the ever-increasing importance and relevance of international labour standards for the country as a player in the global economy.
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Press release
Major effort launched to complete remaining RMG factory inspections
03 February 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh
A major effort is underway to complete safety inspectionsof all remaining export-oriented ready-made garment factories.
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Press release
New ILO's standards will help 21.5 million domestic workers
02 February 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
The Regional Model Competency Standards (RMCS) for Domestic Work will help more than 20 million domestic worker in Asia and the Pacific if ASEAN regional integration ensures the mutual recognition of skills of workers across borders, according to the ILO's new publication.
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Press release
Employment injury insurance to benefit workers and employers alike in the RMG sector
24 January 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s workforce and industry alike would benefit from the establishment of an employment injury insurance (EII) scheme according to specialists of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Press release
Training on International Labour Standards Reporting
22 January 2015, Islamabad
As part of ILO's continued support to strengthening International Labour Standards reporting and responding to the observations from the Commitee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations , more than 37 officials from Federal Ministry of Overseas Pakistani and Human Resource Development, Provincial Departments of Labour and the representatives from Employers Federation of Pakistan and Pakistan Workers Federation participated in a three day training.
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Press release
First Agriculture and Fishing Workers’ Trade Union in Pakistan registered in Karachi
21 January 2015, Karachi
The first ever trade union for Agriculture and Fishing Workers’ in Pakistan has been registered in Karachi. The Sindh Agriculture and Fishing Workers Union (SAFWU) was registered with the office of the Registrar Trade Unions, Karachi under the provisions of Sindh Industrial Relations Act, 2013.
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Press release
First Domestic Workers’ Trade Union registered in Pakistan
16 January 2015, Islamabad
Enhancing rights at work. The first ever trade union for domestic workers in Pakistan has been registered in Lahore by the Department of Labour Punjab, under the Industrial Relations Act 2010. This marks an important step in recognising and expanding legal coverage to vulnerable workers in the informal economy.