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. Seminar on digital transformation of social insurance in China organized online

    16 December 2021

  2. Building synergy in disaster risk reduction and emergency response, promoting decent work and inclusive livelihoods

    03 November 2021

  3. Social Protection Diagnostic Review and Financing Strategy Study for Mongolia

    19 October 2021

    ILO-led UN Joint Programme “Extending Social Protection to Herders with Enhanced Shock Responsiveness” begins its flagship study, Social Protection Diagnostic Review.

  4. ILO Led UN Joint Programme in Mongolia Contributes to 10 per cent increase to Herders’ Social Insurance Coverage in Target Soums

    07 June 2021

    Initial reports show that United Nations Joint Project (UNJP) on Extending Social Protection to Herders with Enhanced Shock Responsiveness directly and indirectly contributed to the increase in social and health insurance coverage of herders by 10 per cent in the target 5 soums in Zavkhan province as well as a national increase of 5% within one year of project implementation.

2020

  1. A Joint Programme Launch in Mongolia: Extending Social Protection to Herders with Enhanced Shock Responsiveness

    12 February 2020

    The UN Joint Programme on Extending Social Protection to Herders with Enhanced Shock Responsiveness project was launched on February 12, 2020, Wednesday, in the Meeting Room of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

2017

  1. ILO’s new report notes Chinese progress on social protection

    29 November 2017

    China’s rapidly expanding pension coverage receives special attention as the nation gears up for an increasingly ageing population in the next decades.

  2. ILO and China discuss reform measures of health insurance payment system

    23 August 2017

    China is strengthening primary health care. Reform of the provider payment mechanism is central to deepening health care reform.

  3. ILO Director-General to attend the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting in China

    24 July 2017

    Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the ILO, will be attending the third meeting of labour and employment ministers of BRICS countries from 26 to 27 July 2017.

2016

  1. © Marc Veraart 2022
    ILO: Universal social protection already a reality in many developing countries

    06 September 2016

    At a high level conference on universal social protection ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has told delegates that: “In 2016, a lack of social protection is completely unacceptable. This has to change, and this can change.”

  2. ILO-China seminar to explore ways to facilitate access to social protection for all

    24 August 2016

    The seminar aims to provide a platform for the participating countries to share experience and discuss ways to address challenges in social protection provision.

  3. ILO Director-General to attend “1+6” roundtable dialogue in Beijing

    20 July 2016

    Mr Guy Ryder will join Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and heads of other five multinational institutions to talk about Chinese and world economy.

  4. © Jiri Rezac / Climate Group 2022
    How China is getting ready for the future of work

    15 July 2016

    Representatives from the Chinese government, the academia and enterprises discussed and agreed in-depth research is needed on the future of work in China and its effects on the well-being of people and sustainable growth.

2015

  1. New report on future of social protection in Mongolia launched

    15 May 2015

    The report, “Social protection assessment based national dialogue: Definition and cost of Social protection floor in Mongolia”, was launched by the United Nations in Mongolia, the International Labour Organization ILO), the Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection (MPDSP) and the Ministry of Labour (MOL), at a meeting attended by more than 130 participants.

2014

  1. Social protection is not a luxury

    15 April 2014

    Tim De Meyer, Director of ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia, said that social protection is not a luxury and should become a political and economic priority for every country.