Press release
ILO and the Republic of Korea sign US$1 million funding deal
The Government of the Republic of Korea to contribute US$1 million to ILO programmes to improve working conditions in Asia and the Pacific and other parts of the world.
2 July 2014
BANGKOK (ILO New) – The Government of the Republic of Korea is to contribute US$1 million to programmes run by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to improve working conditions in Asia and the Pacific and other parts of the world.
The arrangement is part of the Korea/ILO Partnership Programme for 2014. In Asia-Pacific it will fund work related to competitiveness, productivity and jobs; governance and social protection, and labour migration. It will also fund global work to strengthen and share knowledge on effective national employment policies, and a global database on national occupational safety and health legislation.
The agreement was signed by Mr Chang Keun Sup, Acting Director General of the Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea, and Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.
Sophy Fisher
Senior Communication and Public Information Officer
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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The arrangement is part of the Korea/ILO Partnership Programme for 2014. In Asia-Pacific it will fund work related to competitiveness, productivity and jobs; governance and social protection, and labour migration. It will also fund global work to strengthen and share knowledge on effective national employment policies, and a global database on national occupational safety and health legislation.
The agreement was signed by Mr Chang Keun Sup, Acting Director General of the Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea, and Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.
For further information please contact
Sophy Fisher
Senior Communication and Public Information Officer
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Tel: +66 (0)2 288 2584