2016

1. Statement

   Key note address at the Engaging with Teachers Unions in the Pacific Triannual Conference of the Council of Pacific Education (COPE)

   01 September 2016

   By Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC, ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Engaging with Teachers Unions in the Pacific Triannual Conference of the Council of Pacific Education (COPE)

2. Statement

   Opening Remarks at High Level Tripartite Dialogue on Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Protection

   26 August 2016

   By Tomoko Nishimoto, the ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the Opening of High Level Tripartite Dialogue on Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Protection

3. Green jobs

   Opening address at the Green jobs and just transition technical workshop for employers

   21 August 2016

   By Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Green jobs and just transition technical workshop for employers, Makati City, 22 August 2016

4. Labour inspection

   Keynote address at the Luzon area wide consultations on the ILO Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No.81) and Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No.129)

   28 July 2016

   By Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Luzon area wide consultations on the ILO Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No.81) and Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969, (No.129), Manila, 29 July 2016

5. 

   Statement

   Speech of ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the Alliance SDG 8.7 – South Asia Launch

   19 July 2016

   By Ms Tomoko Nishimoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at Alliance SDG 8.7 – South Asia Launch, Thimphu, Bhutan, 19 – 20 July 2016. The event is hosted by the Royal Government of Bhutan, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, the National Commission for Women and Children and the NACG Bhutan (SAIEVAC National Mechanisms) in collaboration with South Asia Coordinating Group on Action against Violence against Children (SACG), (Supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

6. 

   Statement

   World Youth Skills Day - Message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

   14 July 2016

   Empowering young people through skills development strengthens their capacity to help address the many challenges facing society, including poverty, injustice and violent conflict. There is no better investment than helping a young person to develop their abilities.

7. Statement

   Key note address at the Launch of Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC)

   24 June 2016

   By Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC, ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Launch of Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC)

8. Labour laws compliance system

   Welcome Remarks at the Region IV-A Labour Laws Compliance System (LLCS) Summit

   23 June 2016

   By Mr Rene Robert, on behalf of Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Region IV-A Labour Laws Compliance System (LLCS) Summit, Laguna, 23 June 2016

9. Statement

   Opening Remarks at the Commemoration of World Day Against Child Labour 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia

   08 June 2016

   By Francesco d’Ovidio, Country Director ILO in Indonesia, at @America, Jakarta, on Wednesday, 8 June 2016.

10. Statement

    Speech of Hon’ble Minister of Labour and Employment, Government of India at the Plenary Session, 105th Session of International Labour Conference

    07 June 2016

    By Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Government of India at the plenary session of the 105th International Labour Conference. Geneva, 7 June 2016.