News and articles

2014

  1. Press release

    ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries launches report “Decent Work and Social Justice in Pacific Small Island Developing States - Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Responses”

    12 August 2014, Suva, Fiji

    To mark International Youth Day, The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Pacific Island Countries have launched a report, entitled “Decent Work and Social Justice in Pacific Small Island Developing States”.

  2. Employment services

    ILO Training to boost employment services in Asia-Pacific

    11 August 2014, Bangkok, Thailand

    Boosting employability, improving access to labour markets, and promoting employment in six Asia Pacific countries, is the focus of a five-day employment services training being organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Bangkok.

  3. Press release

    Government of Punjab and ILO Expand Partnership to Combat Child and Bonded Labour

    11 August 2014, Islamabad, Pakistan

    According to the Government of Pakistan, 8,000 child and bonded labourers have been rehabilitated.

  4. Labour migration

    Journalists share experience in communicating labour migration

    04 August 2014,

    The two-day event aims to promote safe labour migration through sharing journalists’ experience and skills in reporting the issues.

  5. Press release

    Improving data collection of labour statistics (including labour migration statistics)in Pacific Island Countries

    01 August 2014, Nadi, Fiji

    The ILO in collaboration with partners, UNESCAP and SPC has completed a sub-regional technical workshop on labour and migration statistics for Pacific Island Countries. This technical workshop took place from 28 July to 1 August 2014 in Nadi, Fiji and brought together government officials from the Ministry/Department of Labour and National Statistics Office from nine Pacific Island Countries, including an employer’s representative.

  6. Workers’ rights

    India: 11 unions oppose moves to weaken union organising

    29 July 2014, New-Delhi, India

  7. Press release

    ILO initiates short-term job creation opportunities for North Waziristan IDPs

    25 July 2014, Islamabad, Pakistan

    The International Labour Organization has advised the Government of Pakistan to provide short-term jobs to North Waziristan IDPs on priority basis to avoid their long term protracted unemployment. This follows ILO’s reconnaissance mission to Bannu in July 2014 which revealed that a large number of IDPs were idle most of the day either-on the sidelines of the distribution hubs, or in the city areas due to non-availability of productive work opportunities.

  8. Press release

    ILO Meeting to discuss ways to improve skills development in Asia-Pacific

    18 July 2014,

    An International Labour Organization (ILO) meeting is expected to roll out new action plans to improve skills development in Asia and the Pacific.

  9. News

    Improving skills for better jobs and economic growth

    09 July 2014,

    The ILO and the Republic of Korea have launched a dynamic partnership to promote job creation and apprenticeships for economic growth.

  10. Press release

    Women in the world of work: ILO trains journalists on reporting gender and labor rights

    09 July 2014, Islamabad, Pakistan

    On Monday 7th July 2014, thirty (30) journalists from print and electronic media convened for a three day meeting to equip them with advanced reporting skills on covering gender and labour rights in Pakistan. The training has been organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Civic Action Resources, an Islamabad based organization that works to promote civic action on democratic and progressive issues for social progress.