News and events
2021
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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
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Publication
Mastercard Foundation-ILO partnership
12 January 2021
Fact sheet, January 2021
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Press release
Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme provides humanitarian relief to migrant workers in response to COVID-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon
04 January 2021
ILO has approved a grant to support assistance for migrant workers affected by COVID-19 in Samut Sakhon, Thailand
2020
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Press release
ILO and Singapore cooperation on labour issues to continue
29 December 2020
Extension of Partnership Agreement between International Labour Organization and Singapore Ministry of Manpower will see continuation of collaboration and joint activities throughout the ASEAN region.
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Publication
H&M-ILO Cooperation
23 December 2020
Fact-sheet, December 2020
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News
ILO in Iraq joins forces with local authorities in Dohuk to implement employment-intensive interventions
18 December 2020
Supported by the Government of the Netherlands, the collaboration will help generate decent jobs for forcibly displaced persons and host community members in Iraq through water irrigation maintenance and solid waste management.
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News
Cooperation initiative between Turkey and Colombia will foster capacities for access to decent work for all during and beyond COVID-19
17 December 2020
Decent work is the root of social cohesion and the catalyst for employment opportunities and social protection as well as an essential response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With this in mind, the ILO facilitated two webinars on labour market governance, inclusive employment policies and access to social protection within the framework of the “South-south triangular cooperation (SSTC) initiative between Turkey and Colombia”.
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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.
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Publication
BRICS-ILO Cooperation
17 December 2020
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81 million jobs lost as COVID-19 creates turmoil in Asia-Pacific labour markets
15 December 2020
Pandemic leads to huge reduction in working hours, reverses job growth and pushes millions into working poverty.