News and articles
2000
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ILO Director-General Calls for Policies with a Caring Eye
15 February 2000, BANGKOK
The ILO Director-General addresses 3000 UNCTAD delegates calling for policies better meeting people’s fundamental needs.
1999
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The lessons of the Chiang Mai factory explosion
23 December 1999, BANGKOK
Representatives of Thai Government ministries, employers, workers and the ILO come together to learn for the future from the Chiang Mai factory explosion.
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Building fundamental principles and rights at work into "Fairer societies in the Asian region"
07 December 1999, PHNOM PENH
Representatives of more than 20 Asian countries gather to tackle issues as freedom of association and abolishing forced labour, discrimination and child labour - and to begin constructing a new foundation for "fairer societies" in the region.
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Cambodia labour experts mobilize for children
09 November 1999, PHNOM PENH
Cambodias decision-makers gather in Phnom Penh for a series of meetings on international child labour law organized by the ILO Asia-Pacific office.
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Roadways to employment: linking infrastructure to jobs
26 October 1999, BANGKOK
ILO workshop explores the potential of infrastructure development in Asia Pacific countries as an untapped resource for new jobs.
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Kosovo's Labour Market in a "Collapsed" State ILO Calls for Labour Intensive Reconstruction Effort
19 October 1999,
GENEVA (ILO News) - At least two-thirds of Kosovo's working age population is officially out of work and those with jobs are working in what a report prepared for the International Labour Organization described as "a vast grey economy" under employment conditions that amount to "a legal vacuum."
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ILO opens regional conference on women in the world of work with calls for justice for women - calls Asian financial crisis dark side of globalization
06 October 1999, MANILA
The ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in collaboration with the Government of the Philippines, opens a three-day meeting on women in the world of work today, calling for a "fairer, more equitable" society.
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Asia and Pacific countries show progress towards strengthening status of women in the world of work
05 October 1999, MANILA
Asia and Pacific countries show progress towards strengthening status of women in the world of work, however women suffered disproportionally from the Asian financial crisis, according to new ILO report.
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New horizons for Cambodians with disabilities Prime Minister opens seminar
01 October 1999, PHNOM PENH
Seminar seeks to fuse the efforts of 15 different ministries into a coherent approach that will give Cambodians wirh disabilities a chance to generate an income for themselves and their families.
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Industry leaders bank on quality and social responsibility in global economy
22 September 1999, BANGKOK
ILO Tripartite Meeting on Enterprise and Society Partnerships, stresses the importance of linking good economic performance to good social performance and sound environmental practice.