Eighth Tripartite Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in the ASEAN Region
The event focuses on the theme of “Promoting sound industrial relations through social dialogue and implications of changing forms of employment for industrial relations in the ASEAN region”
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have co-organized Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations since 2009. This tripartite seminar was one of the main activities of the ASEAN-ILO/Japan Industrial Relations Project. After the project closure in 2015, there still remains the high interest and need for the region to build better industrial relations and promote social dialogue. In this regard, ILO and ASEAN organize the 8th Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in the ASEAN Region this year. ILO/Japan Multi-bilateral Programme funds and technically supports the Seminar.
The proposed theme for the 8th Regional Seminar is “Promoting sound industrial relations through social dialogue and implications of changing forms of employment for industrial relations in the ASEAN region”. The eighth seminar was proposed and confirmed at the Project Cooperation Committee (PCC) meeting held in conjunction with the 13th Senior Labour Officials (SLOM) meeting organized in May 2017 in Singapore, and the venue has been selected to be Hoi An Town, through consultation between the ILO and Viet Nam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
In this eighth seminar, the participants discuss the issues concerning industrial relations including the implications or changing forms of employment and share knowledge and experience of each member state for better industrial relations and strengthened social dialogue in the ASEAN region. This set of issues is among the most debated in ASEAN member states. The participants are expected to deliberate the issues through the following aspects:
The proposed theme for the 8th Regional Seminar is “Promoting sound industrial relations through social dialogue and implications of changing forms of employment for industrial relations in the ASEAN region”. The eighth seminar was proposed and confirmed at the Project Cooperation Committee (PCC) meeting held in conjunction with the 13th Senior Labour Officials (SLOM) meeting organized in May 2017 in Singapore, and the venue has been selected to be Hoi An Town, through consultation between the ILO and Viet Nam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
In this eighth seminar, the participants discuss the issues concerning industrial relations including the implications or changing forms of employment and share knowledge and experience of each member state for better industrial relations and strengthened social dialogue in the ASEAN region. This set of issues is among the most debated in ASEAN member states. The participants are expected to deliberate the issues through the following aspects:
- ILO Policy recommendations and its advocacy
- International and regional good practices where workers and employers have come to an agreement through social dialogue
- Sharing country experience and knowledge including Japan’s case
- Implications of changing forms of employment for industrial relations.