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. Enhancing Social Protection System: Towards Investments for Results in Nepal

    1 April 2020 - 31 May 2023

    The project is part of the European Union’s global Action on improving synergies between social protection and public finance management (PFM), jointly implemented by the ILO, UNICEF and the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF), represented in Nepal by We Social Movements (WSM).

  2. Quality apprenticeship and lifelong learning in China

    16 March 2020 - 31 December 2021

    The project aims to collaborate with Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, employers’ and workers’ organizations in China in developing a more responsive skill development system, adapted to labour market changes and technological development, in order to reduce job-skill mismatch highlighted in the labour market need analysis. It consists of three main components: research, capacity building and the adaptation of relevant ILO tools for quality apprenticeship and skill development.

  3. Measurement, Awareness Raising, and Policy Engagement (MAP16) Project

    1 March 2020 - 30 September 2021

    The project contributes to the promotion of decent work in Sri Lanka by supporting prevention measures and addressing child labour and its worst forms through new, fit for purpose, targeted approaches.

  4. Extending Social Protection to Herders with Enhanced Shock Responsiveness

    1 February 2020 - 31 January 2022

    Acknowledging high risks herders and rural children faced in being left behind, this UN Joint Programme (UNJP) seeks to support national authorities and provincial governments, in closing the social protection gaps for this population, with a particular concern on its role in reducing their vulnerabilities to poverty and extreme climate change. The ILO, FAO, UNFPA and UNICEF in Mongolia, under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator of Mongolia will work closely with the Government of Mongolia, social partners and other relevant stakeholders. The programme results will primarily contribute in achievement of SDG 1.3, 1.5 and 13.1.

  5. Decent Employment for Youth in Cambodia (Phase II)

    1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023

    Following remarkable achievements in a two-year initial phase, the “Decent Employment for Youth in Cambodia – DEY” is now implementing its second phase for a period of four years (1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023), with the participation of four United Nations Agencies, including ILO (leading agency), UNESCO, UNICEF and UNIDO and with strategic support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and other funding partners. The programme intends to support young women and men in Cambodia to increasingly obtain decent and productive employment opportunities by ensuring that they are better able to meet labour market demand and are prepared for quality employment.

  6. UN Joint Programme “Leaving no one behind: Establishing the basis for social protection floors in Lao PDR”

    1 January 2020 - 30 June 2022

    The UN Joint Programme will support the Government of Lao PDR to strengthen the national social protection system, through building of national capacities, improvement of public finance management, and piloting of a social assistance programme for pregnant women and new born children.

  7. Trade for Decent Work Project

    1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022

    This project focuses on the promotion of labour rights and compliance with International Labour Standards ratified by Myanmar

  8. Spotlight Initiative in Timor-Leste – A Joint EU-UN Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls

    1 January 2020 - 30 June 2022

    The Spotlight Initiative is a global partnership to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, which is being funded by the EU and implemented through five UN agencies in Timor- Leste: ILO, UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF.

  9. ILO/China Partnership Programme on Strengthening Skills Development in Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)

    1 January 2020 - 31 December 2025

    This project aims to improve employability of workers and increase productivity of enterprises through better quality of employment services, skills development and institutional capacity building.

  10. Towards Fair and Sustainable Global Supply Chains: Promoting Decent Work for Invisible Workers in South Asia – Sri Lanka

    1 December 2019 - 31 March 2022

    The ILO/Japan project “Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia” (Sustainable Global Supply Chains in South Asia) aims to contribute to the development of ethical and sustainable global supply chains.

  11. Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia

    29 November 2019 - 31 March 2023

    Funded by the United Kingdom government, this project aims to increase national capacity for inclusive economic growth through more productive and equitable skills and TVET systems in order to improve employability, employment opportunities and earning potential of workers in Malaysia.

  12. Skills for Prosperity Programme in Indonesia

    1 November 2019 - 31 March 2023

    Funded by the United Kingdom government, this project aims to improve the country’s skills development policies and systems and enhance employability and future-readiness of young women and men including those from disadvantaged groups aspiring to pursue and advance career in the maritime industry.

  13. Skills for Prosperity Programme in the Philippines

    1 November 2019 - 31 March 2023

    This ILO-led programme funded by the United Kingdom Government aims to contribute to increasing national capacity to achieve sustained and inclusive growth through the enhancement of skills development and technical vocational education and training Systems

  14. Skills for Prosperity in South-East Asia Programme

    1 November 2019 - 31 March 2023

    This ILO-led programme funded by the United Kingdom Government aims to contribute to increasing national capacity to achieve sustained and inclusive growth through the enhancement of skills development and technical and vocational education and training systems.

  15. Support to Resettlement and Reconciliation through the United Nations Joint Programme for Peace (SURAR)

    25 September 2019 - 30 September 2021

    This project aims to providing timely and strategically focused assistance towards two peacebuilding priorities that tackle core grievances of the minority Tamil community. The interventions contribute towards securing and sustaining the peacebuilding process, through helping to build trust and confidence amongst the Tamil community in the direction in which the country is moving

  16. Advancing Workers’ Rights in Indonesia and Malaysia’s Palm Oil Sector

    7 September 2019 - 31 August 2023

    The overall objective of the project is to ensure that Indonesian unions in the the palm oil supply chain are better equipped to effectively represent and advocate their members, promoting their access to fundamental workers’ rights, in particular freedom of association and collective bargaining and contributing to sound industrial relations.

  17. Unemployment Protection in Indonesia – Quality Assistance for Workers Affected by Labour Adjustments (UNIQLO)

    1 August 2019 - 31 July 2022

    The ILO/UNIQLO project is a unique public private partnership that aims to strengthen support mechanisms for unemployed workers in Indonesia by designing an effective employment insurance (EI) system, expanding re-skilling training and improving public employment services.

  18. International Labour Standard for Decent Work Project (DWCP Outcome 3.3)

    15 July 2019 - 31 December 2021

    International labour standards (Conventions and Recommendations and other instruments) as a means of achieving social justice for all people in Afghanistan, and maintaining peace, through decent and productive work and life-sustaining incomes.

  19. Strengthening research and actuarial services in the Thailand Social Security Office (SSO)

    1 July 2019 - 31 December 2023

    The overall objective of the project is build up actuarial and research capacities within the Thailand Social Security Office.

  20. ILO actuarial support for countries and institutions in Asia-Pacific

    1 July 2019 - 31 December 2023

    The ILO Regional Actuarial Services facility partners with institutions to deliver actuarial services and build up local expertise to strengthen internal actuarial capacities and resources.