News and events
2021
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ILO in action
Decent work for migrant workers in South East Asia's fishing industry
06 September 2021
Standing outside a fishing port near Bangkok, Thailand, Chief technical Advisor, Mi Zhou explains how the ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia project, funded by the European Union, promotes regular and safe labour migration and decent work for migrant workers in the fishing and seafood processing sectors in the region.
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© Dok. Istimewa 2022
News
Indonesia strengthens its internal coordination for work in fishing
27 July 2021
To be more compliant with ILO Convention No. 188 on Work in Fishing, ILO assisted a technical meeting to strengthen coordination with stakeholders to better protect workers in the fishing sector.
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News
Road map towards the ratification of ILO Convention No. 188 to protect Indonesian fishers
10 March 2021
Fishing is recognized as a hazardous occupation with the highest incidence of occupational injuries and fatalities. As the biggest sending country for migrant fishers, Indonesia continue to find ways to provide better protection for its fishers.
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Ship to Shore Rights
Decent work for fishing and seafood migrant workers in Asia Pacific
20 January 2021
European Union and United Nations continue efforts to support safe labour migration and decent work in the fishing and seafood processing sectors in South East Asia
2020
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Press release
Joint UN Programme To Support Collaboration and Effective Labour Migration Governance Launched on Eve of International Migrants Day
17 December 2020
The programme will work closely with the 12 member states of the Colombo Process to facilitate international co-operation on labour migration issues across South, South East and East Asia.
2018
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© ILO/Marcel Crozet 2022
Partnering in Asia
Promoting responsible supply chains in Asia
22 March 2018
A new joint action by the European Union, the ILO and the OECD on responsible supply chains will promote corporate social responsibility (CSR)/responsible business conduct (RBC) with regard to decent work, environmental sustainability and respect for human rights.