News and press releases

This is a list of official ILO press releases, including those related to ILO activities in China and Mongolia. The most recent release can be found on top.

2021

  1. The ILO and China reaffirm the strategic South-South Cooperation partnership in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

    01 December 2021

  2. Free from violence and harassment for a harmonious workplace, society and common prosperity

    30 November 2021

    ILO Country Office Director Dr. Changhee Lee delivered a video speech on the occasion of 16 Days campaign 2021 to call for a workplace free from violence and harassment

  3. Seminar on Employment-first Strategy and Sustainable Economic Recovery from COVID-19 Crisis successfully held in Changchun

    18 October 2021

    The ILO and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China successfully co-organized Seminar on Employment-first Strategy and Sustainable Economic Recovery from COVID-19 Crisis in Changchun, Jilin province on 15 October 2021.

  4. First Steering Committee Meeting of the project takes place virtually

    30 March 2021

2020

  1. The European Union will support Mongolia's employment sector transformation through technical assistance with UN agencies

    22 December 2020

  2. ILO sign agreement with the Ministry of Emergency Management for implementing SCORE Training

    31 March 2020

    The ILO Office for China and Mongolia (ILO) and the International Cooperation and Rescue Department of Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China (MEM) signed an implementation agreement on Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme in Beijing on March 26 2020. It indicates that SCORE programme cooperation will continue to October 2021 in China.

2019

  1. ILO-ETI Experience Sharing Session on SCORE Training for Supply Chain

    08 May 2019

    ILO and ETI celebrate closure of successful pilot collaboration to upgrade supply chains with SCORE Training in China.

  2. NSO/ILO launches a report "SDG monitoring and Country Profile for Mongolia"

    01 March 2019

    The report compiles in one document all available data on decent work and SDG-related statistical and legal indicators.

2018

  1. The ILO sign with the China Enterprise Confederation for implementing SCORE project

    22 October 2018

    On 22 October 2018, the Consulting and Training Centre of the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) sealing their cooperation on the promotion of for the joint implementation of the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises project (SCORE) over the period 2018 to 2020.

  2. SCORE Project Scalling up in Zhejiang Province

    17 May 2018

    The ILO, the National Centre for International Cooperation in Work Safety (NCICS), and Zhejiang Administration of Work Safety (Zhejiang AWS), jointly launched a pilot training project in Zhejiang Ningbo on 17 May 2018. The project forms part of the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (ILO SCORE) Programme.

2017

  1. SCORE Mid-Term Review (MTR) Workshop in Beijing Fangshan Successfully Accomplished

    19 December 2017

    The MTR workshop reviewed SCORE progress in Fangshan after completing SCORE Training on Module One-Workplace Cooperation and called on pushing forward SCORE Training on Module Five- Safety and Health at Work in next stage.

  2. NHRCM, EU and ILO: Further progress on labour rights in SMEs good for employment quality, export and productivity

    06 December 2017

    With the support of the EU and the ILO, the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia (NHRCM) conducted a research study on labour rights in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mongolia. On 6 December 2017, the NHRCM invites high-level representatives of the government, the ILO and the EU to discuss research findings and recommended actions.

  3. With the support of the EU and the ILO, MONEF launches Ready2Export tool to promote business exports

    04 December 2017

    The Mongolian Employers’ Federation (MONEF) is launching Ready2Export – a tool to help employers export their goods and services abroad by ensuring their business complies with international labour standards.

  4. Scaling up SCORE Training in Huzhou-The Mid-term Workshop on Learning and Experience Sharing

    15 November 2017

    Under the strategic partnership with State Administration and Work Safety (SAWS), Huzhou kicked off its SCORE Project in March 2017 and more than 50 enterprises started the SCORE training and factory walk-through improvement consultation. The Huzhou SCORE Project mid-term workshop on learning and experience sharing was organized on 15 Nov. 2017 in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province to promote information sharing and facilitate experience learning.

  5. MONEF validated a self-assessment tool kit to boost business compliance with fundamental principles and rights at work

    19 October 2017

    The ILO is supporting the efforts of the Mongolian Employers’ Federation (MONEF) within the framework of the EU-funded project “Sustaining GSP-Plus Status by Strengthened National Capacities to Improve ILS Compliance and Reporting – Mongolia (GSP+ Reporting)” to improve Mongolian businesses’ labour and business practices. In turn, this will enhance their ability to export goods to the EU.

  6. A new milestone: ILO-SAWS SCORE Project expanded to Beijing

    27 April 2017

    SCORE project in China achieved a new landmark. SAWS announced kicking off the project in Fangshan District today. “Occupational Safety and Health is a core mandate of the ILO. Securing the safety and health of workers in their workplaces is central to the ILO’s decent work agenda and the UN 2030 sustainable development goals“ said Nancy Leppink, Chief, Labour Administration, Labour Inspection, and Occupational Safety and Health Branch of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the launching ceremony.

  7. SCORE Getting into the new stage

    31 March 2017

  8. Productive enterprises, safe and healthy workers

    22 March 2017

    On 9 March 2017, the ILO and SAWS jointly carried out the workshop on ILO-SAWS SCORE Piloting Program Mid-term Review in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province. 80 representatives from the national and local SAWS, local government officials, participating factories and other stakeholders attended the event. Ambitious goal has been set during the meeting that 500 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zhejiang Province will be reached and carry out SCORE Project in the coming years.

  9. ILO and ETI to aid SMEs in Guangdong that supply international brands

    17 March 2017

    On 15 March 2017, the ILO Office for China and Mongolia and Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) launched a project to improve the productivity, competiveness and sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, under the ILO’s Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises or SCORE program.

  10. Development respects human dignity, environmental sustainability and decent work

    11 January 2017

    In 2016, a “G20 Entrepreneurship Action Plan” was adopted at the G20 Summit in China. The Ministers of Labour and Employment from G20 members and invited countries agreed to establish an "Entrepreneurship Research Centre on G20 Economies" for knowledege sharing. The ILO was invited to jointly launch the project and to participate in the inauguration ceremony at Tsinghua University in Beijing on 11 January 2017.