Statements and speeches
2014
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Speech
Unless we take decisive action, the AEC risks leaving some behind
04 September 2014
Opening speech by Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific,at the Viet Nam Policy Dialogue on "ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity"
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ASEAN Economic Community
Can the AEC 2015 deliver for ASEAN’s people?
19 August 2014
This is the op-ed for the Regional Launch of the joint ILO-ADB study: "ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity" in Jakarta on 20 August 2014.
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Statement
Opening address at the Fostering the social and professional reintegration of returned migrants
14 July 2014
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Fostering the social and professional reintegration of returned migrants, Tagaytay City, Philippines, 14 July 2014
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Statement
Opening address at the ASEAN Labour Inspection Conference 2014
03 July 2014
By Ms Laura Brewer, Deputy Director of ILO Country Office for the Philippines, on behalf of Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the at the ASEAN Labour Inspection Conference 2014, Manila, Philippines, 3 July 2014
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Statement
Opening address at the consultative forum on collective bargaining
23 June 2014
By Ms Carla Henry, Deputy Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines, delivered on behalf of Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the consultative forum on collective bargaining, Quezon City, Philippines, 23 June 2014
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Rights at work
Domestic work, Work like any other
16 June 2014
The well-publicised case of the abused Indonesian maid Erwiana Sulistyaningsih placed a spotlight on the plight of a vulnerable and often invisible population, migrant domestic workers. Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO's Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, explains how we can contribute to end this plight, relying on international labour standards.
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Opinion
Domestic work, work like any other
13 June 2014
Opinion by Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia-Pacific
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Statement
Keynote address: Extend social protection, combat child labour
12 June 2014
By Ms Carla Henry, Deputy Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines, delivered on behalf of Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the World Day against Child Labour, Tacloban, Philippines, 12 June 2014
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Statement
Statement - South Asian Child Rights Group Calls for Augmented Social Protection to End Child Labour and All Forms of Violence against Children
12 June 2014
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Speech
ILO Viet Nam Director’s opening remarks to the Workshop on Social Insurance Law Reform
27 May 2014