News and articles
2014
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ASEAN report launch
Launch of new study on labour market effects of AEC 2015
14 August 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia
A new study on how labour markets will be affected by deeper ASEAN integration will be launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in Jakarta, on Wednesday 20 August.
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Press release
Technical workshop on Green Jobs and Green Entrepreneurship
13 August 2014, Islamabad, Pakistan
The Livelihood Restoration, Protection and Sustainable Empowerment of Vulnerable Peasant Communities in Sindh Province (LRP) in collaboration with the ILO regional office Bangkok organized the first three day technical workshop on “Green Jobs and Green Entrepreneurship”.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Workers’ rights
India: 11 unions oppose moves to weaken union organising
29 July 2014, New-Delhi, India
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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.
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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.