Programmes and projects

The ILO operates a wide range of programmes and projects in Asia Pacific focusing on relief and development challenges. The overall purpose of this technical cooperation is to support implementation of the Decent Work agenda in each country.

  1. Promoting decent work through good governance, protection and empowerment of migrant workers

    18 January 2021 - 31 August 2024

    Supported by the Government of Switzerland, this programme aims at ensuring an effective implementation of the Sri Lanka National Labour Migration Policy- Phase IV while promoting decent work through good governance, protection and empowerment of migrant workers.

  2. Sustainable supply chains to build forward better – Project linked to electronics manufacturing in Viet Nam

    1 January 2021 - 31 March 2023

  3. Sustainable Supply Chains to Build Forward Better: Decent Work in the Rubber Glove Supply Chain

    1 January 2021 - 31 March 2023

    “Sustainable Supply Chains to Build Forward Better” is a joint initiative of the International Labour Organization and European Commission (EC) that sets out to advance decent work in five selected global supply chains for a fair, resilient, and sustainable COVID-19 crisis recovery. Rubber glove manufacturing in Malaysia is one of them.

  4. Employment and Livelihood Project

    1 January 2021 - 30 April 2022

    This joint project between ILO, UNDP, UNHCR and UNAIDS aims to support women and vulnerable groups in Indonesia that have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

  5. Trade for Decent Work Project

    1 January - 31 December 2021

    The project aims at improving the application of the ILO Conventions on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work under the framework of EU special incentive arrangement for Sustainable Development and Good Governance (GSP+)

  6. Trade for Decent Work Project

    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2022

    Sustaining Strengthened National Capacities to Improve ILS Compliance and Reporting (Mongolia). The project aims at improving the application of the ILO fundamental Conventions in Mongolia through improved labour relations and working conditions.

  7. Improved social dialogue, tripartism and better application of basic rights on freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

    1 January - 31 December 2021

    This intervention promotes social dialogue to improve the Philippines’ compliance with national and international labour standards in selected economic zones and is part of an integrated strategy that feeds into policy and legal reforms, including COVID-19 responses.

  8. Trade for Decent Work Project

    1 January - 31 December 2021

    The ILO-EU Trade for Decent Work Project (Trade4DW) in the Philippines is part of the global Trade for Decent Work Project, which was established in 2019 by both the European Commission (EC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to help improve labour relations and working conditions, and ensure better application of international labour standards (ILS) in the EU’s trading partner countries, including the Philippines.

  9. Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19

    1 January 2021 - 30 June 2022

    The Rebuilding Better project, supported by JPMorgan Chase Foundation, aims to support women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and adopt more sustainable and resilient business models by strengthening their access to vital support services.

  10. Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in South Asia: India Component

    23 December 2020 - 31 December 2022

    The ILO/Japan project on “Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in South Asia” is being implemented in the framework of the ILO’s Flagship programme “Safety + Health for All”. The project will contribute towards improving the safety and health of workers in plantation sector in South Asia (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka). This page describes the India component under the project.

  11. Improved Workers' Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women

    1 December 2020 - 30 November 2024

    This ILO project, funded by the US Department of Labor (US DOL), aims to improve the promotion and compliance to labour laws, occupational safety and health, and gender equality in the rural sectors in the Philippines and Indonesia, with a focus on women workers.

  12. Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in South Asia: Nepal Component

    1 December 2020 - 31 December 2022

    The ILO/Japan project on “Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in South Asia” is being implemented in the framework of the ILO’s Flagship programme “Safety + Health for All”. The project will contribute towards improving the safety and health of workers in plantation sector in South Asia (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka). This page describes the Nepal component under the project.

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    Improving Workers’ Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women

    1 December 2020 - 30 October 2024

    The project, funded by the US Department of Labour (USDOL), aims to improve workers’ rights in rural sectors in Indonesia and the Philippines with a focus on women.

  14. Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in South Asia: Sri Lanka Component

    1 December 2020 - 31 December 2022

    The ILO/Japan project on “Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in South Asia” is being implemented in the framework of the ILO’s Flagship programme “Safety + Health for All”. The project will contribute towards improving the safety and health of workers in plantation sector in South Asia (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka). This page describes the Sri Lanka component under the project.

  15. Supporting resilience of Lao MSMEs in response to COVID-19

    1 December 2020 - 30 May 2022

    The ILO and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation join forces to promote resilience for Lao PDR’s micro, small and medium enterprises from COVID-19. Project implementation is planned from April 2021 to May 2022 together with Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

  16. Bridging Recruitment to Reintegration in Migration Governance: Philippines (BRIDGE)

    27 October 2020 - 23 October 2022

    This Joint Programme helps ensure that government initiatives for fair and ethical recruitment and reintegration are evidence-based, gender-responsive and coordinated, and seeks to translate evidence into policy and practices on recruitment and reintegration. Funded by the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF), BRIDGE is being implemented in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Women, in coordination with the UN Resident Coordinator Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

  17. Inclusive Economic Recovery through Sustainable Enterprises in the Informal Economies of Fiji, Palau, Tonga and Vanuatu

    1 October 2020 - 29 November 2021

    This ILO led UN joint project is a COVID-19 recovery project funded by UN Secretary General’s Multi Partner Trust Fund (MPTF). Targeting informal sector enterprises and workers in the creative industries and the agriculture sector, the project is implemented jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

  18. Achieving reduction of child labour in support of education: Programme to reduce the worst forms of child labour in agriculture sector in BARMM

    1 October 2020 - 31 December 2022

    The ILO and the Government of Japan through the ILO-Japan Multi-bilateral Programme have partnered to reduce the worst forms of child labour in agricultural communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The initial target provinces are Maguindanao and Lanao Del Sur.

  19. Achieving reduction of child labour in support of education: Programme to reduce the worst forms of child labour in agriculture

    1 October 2020 - 31 December 2022

    The project’s overarching goal is the reduction of the worst forms of child labour in the agricultural/rural communities in selected zones.

  20. Social Protection and Public Financial Management (SP&PFM) project in Myanmar

    1 October 2020 - 31 May 2023

    The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the urgency of developing more resilient and adaptable social protection systems. In response to the health emergency, unemployment, and increasing poverty caused by the pandemic, countries around the globe are working to scale up and strengthen further their systems.