News and articles
2011
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Press release
Promote basic social protection to help people escape from poverty
06 December 2011, Bangkok, Thailand
Promoting basic social security rights and transfers, essential services in employment, health, water and sanitation, nutrition, education and family-support will protect and empower poor and vulnerable people to work out of poverty. These are the key messages of a recent report,Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization, to be presented at the United Nations in Bangkok on 9 December.
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The Indonesian Minister of Manpower promotes decent work at the ILO Regional Meeting in Japan
05 December 2011,
The Government of Indonesia urges countries in Asia and the Pacific region to develop employment policies which focus on social protection and job creation for, especially, young people.
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ILO Director-General says policy makers need to reconnect with the needs of working families and put job creation at the centre of economic recovery efforts
04 December 2011, Kyoto, Japan
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Juan Somavia, warned that “dark clouds” are gathering again in Asia, even as growth rebounds and investment is flowing back. Asia’s economy is more open than ever before but with the risk of the global economy slipping into a double-dip recession, this openness has positive as well as negative implications.
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ILO Director-General praises Japan's commitment to decent work, says efforts to solve global economic crisis must put people first
04 December 2011, Kyoto, Japan
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Juan Somavia, praised Japan's commitment to creating decent work opportunities for women, men and young people, and called on the country to continue to use its voice in the G-20 to support more concerted international action to put the creation of jobs at the centre of efforts to solve the global economic crisis.
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ILO Regional Meeting to focus on employment, economic and social vulnerabilities in Asia, the Pacific
03 December 2011, Kyoto, Japan
Government ministers, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, and academics from about 40 countries in Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States will be gathering in Kyoto, Japan to discuss how employment, economic and social progress can be safeguarded in the face of the uncertain global economic outlook.
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ILO - INA launch a website to support CSR
29 November 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Indonesian Netherlands Association (INA) launch today (29/11) a unique event to link businesses in Indonesia with local community programmes in support towards a more sustainable development in Indonesia through www.synergy4life.org.
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Indonesian business community moves towards more responsible business practices
29 November 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia
Responsible business practices and corporate social responsibility (CSR) have emerged around the world and in Indonesia as a new business strategy for a long-term sustainability. In addition, at the global level, more and more instruments, frameworks and initiatives are being developed and adopted to provide guidance to multinational enterprises and local businesses, often as part of global supply chains.
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New films fight discrimination against HIV, disability
29 November 2011, Bangkok, Thailand
Two new videos aimed at fighting workplace discrimination are being released by the ILO to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December.
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Technical Training Course Labour Statistics and Labour Market Information and Analysis in the Pacific
29 November 2011, Noumea, New Caledonia
A first for the Pacific technical training on LMIA in the Pacific.
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Article
Opinion editorial: A better world starts in the workplace
28 November 2011, Kyoto
In preparation for the ILO’s 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting(APRM, to be held in Kyoto, Japan, 4-7 December, Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific discusses some of the important topics that will be considered at the meeting.