News and articles
2003
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Experts seek ways to diffuse safety and health 'Time Bomb'
08 October 2003, BANGKOK
The ILO holds a Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in Shipbreaking aimed at adopting guidelines for responsible ship dismantling and revise and adopt provisions for improved safety and health in shipbreaking.
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Decent Work Agenda Gaining Ground in South-East Asia and the Pacific
08 October 2003, NEW ZEALAND
Government, employer and worker representatives from 10 countries in South-East Asia and the Pacific reaffirm their commitment to promoting decent work in their national agendas as part of an effort to reduce poverty and generate employment opportunities.
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ILO Welcomes Timor-Leste, Vanuatu into the Fold
06 October 2003, NEW ZEALAND
The ILO formally welcomes new member states Timor-Leste and Vanuatu during an opening ceremony for the first South-East Asia and Pacific Sub-Regional Tripartite Forum on Decent Work in Auckland.
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Turbulent Times for Tourism Employment
12 September 2003, BANGKOK
A new ILO report analysing the Asia Pacific tourism industry introduced at a Tripartite Regional Meeting on Employment in the Tourism Industry in Asia and the Pacific.
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ILO Conference to consider jobs crisis in Asian and Pacific Tourism
09 September 2003, BANGKOK
Government, employer and worker representatives from 18 countries in Asia and the Pacific gather at an ILO meeting to discuss the jobs crisis in the region's vital tourism sector and consider employment and social policies for the future.
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Seminar to Focus on Revision of Labour Laws
18 August 2003, BANGKOK
The ILO, American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS), Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FIS) and the Arom Pongpangan Foundation jointly host a workshop on the revision of Thai labour laws.
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Plight of Agricultural Workers in the Spotlight
14 August 2003, BANGKOK
The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) organizes seminar with representatives from 21 Asia and the Pacific countries, focusing on improving the conditions for agricultural workers in the region.
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Labour Migration
27 July 2003, BANGKOK
Representatives of government, employer and worker groups attends ILO regional tripartite meeting assessing the opportunities and challenges facing countries in the region amid continuing demand for migrant labour.
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ILO Regional Tripartite Meeting on Challenges to Labour Migration Policy and Management in Asia
26 June 2003, BANGKOK
ILO’s Regional Tripartite Meeting, brings together representatives from governments, employer and worker groups from 21 countries in Asia and the Pacific to review migration trends and issues in relation to economic and social development in the region.
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World Day against Child Labour Marked around the World
11 June 2003, BANGKOK
World Day against Child Labour focuses on the trafficking of children, as it is estimated that 1.2 million children are compelled through trafficking into various forms of unwanted work, ranging from hazardous of forced labour to sexual exploitation.