News and articles
2022
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Press release
ILO and the Ministry of Manpower celebrate the 2022 World Day for Safety and Health at Work by encouraging multi-stakeholder collaboration
28 March 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia
Mark every year on 28 April, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. Indonesia emphasized the need for collaboration of all parties.
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Press release
Social Insurance Law revision should provide workers with stronger protection
25 March 2022,
Workers voiced their views during consultations on the law reform organized by the ILO and the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour.
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Asia-Pacific labour market insights
E-formalization: A Korean success story
25 March 2022,
An ILO report Digital solutions and formalization: E-formalization case study on the Republic of Korea highlights the role digitalization has played in Korea’s formalization success story and provides a series of valuable experiences for other countries in the region.
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344th session of the ILO Governing Body
ILO Governing Body agrees Myanmar Commission of Inquiry
25 March 2022,
Decisions on Venezuela and Bangladesh were also taken at the 344th meeting of the International Labour Organization’s Governing Body.
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News
ILO/IOE Regional Conference of Employer and Business Membership Organizations (EBMOs) in Asia and the Pacific
24 March 2022,
Towards greater resilience, innovation and value: Strategic and innovative approaches to organizational development and management of EBMOs.
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News
3rd UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights
23 March 2022,
The ILO is co-organising the 3rd UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights to be held from 28-30 March 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh in a hybrid format.
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Child Labour
Bangladesh ratifies the Minimum Age Convention
22 March 2022,
Bangladesh has now ratified all ILO Fundamental instruments.
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News
Bangladesh ratifies fundamental ILO Convention on child labour
22 March 2022,
Ratification of ILO’s Minimum Age Convention recognised as a milestone towards advancing decent work and social justice in Bangladesh. Minimum age of entry into all work set at 14 years of age.
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Forced Labour
Malaysia ratifies the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention
21 March 2022,
Malaysia becomes the 58th country in the world, and the second ASEAN member State to ratify that Protocol.
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Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia
What moves the needle on gender equality in the garment sector?
21 March 2022,
Dialogue, men’s involvement, good legislation and time. A new report from ILO identifies these and other ingredients of successful actions to eliminate gender inequality in Asia’s garment sector.