Statements and speeches
2020
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Statement
Prioritize safety to ensure safe return of workers
18 June 2020
Inaugural speech of Mr Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director, ILO DWT South Asia and India, at webinar on COVID Preventive Measures in Natural Stone Industry.
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Statement
Evidence-based and inclusive policy responses is the need of the hour
08 June 2020
Opening remarks by Ms Walter Dagmar, Director, ILO DWT South Asia and India at the webinar on ‘Implications of the Covid-19 Crisis for Labour and Employment in India: Impact, Strategies and Perspectives’.
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Statement
TU's play critical role in minimizing workers’ occupational health and safety risks
27 May 2020
Inaugural speech from Dagmar Walter, Director ILO DWT South Asia and India, at the Refresher Training Programme on Promoting Health and Safety of Informal and Home Based Workers in Lower Tiers of Supply Chains including the Post COVID 19 Response For Trade Unions and Membership based Organizations.
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Q&A
ILO support for employers during COVID-19 crisis
20 May 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has put extraordinary pressure on employers and private sector businesses, to survive and continue to provide decent work. Deborah France Massin, Director of the ILO’s Bureau for Employers’ Activities, explains how they have been helping with services and tools, and ensuring that the views of enterprise are represented to decision-makers.
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Safe return to work
Bringing Back Jobs Safely: A presentation at the FINEX Forum on Beyond Financial Inclusion: International Lessons of Experience and Impact under the Pandemic
12 May 2020
By Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines' Financial Inclusion and Women in Finance Committees (FINEX) Forum on Beyond Financial Inclusion: International Lessons of Experience and Impact under the Pandemic, 12 May 2020, Manila, Philippines
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2020
Opening address at the SafeDay webinar on Safe Return to Work
07 May 2020
By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the SafeDay webinar on Safe Return to Work, 7 May 2020, Makati City, Philippines
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Op-Ed
New normal? Better normal!
01 May 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare in the cruellest way, the extraordinary precariousness and injustices of our world of work, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.
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Statement
Standards setting is our priority
30 April 2020
Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT South Asia and India leads spoked at the virtual meeting - Reflections of the Indian Information Technology Industry on opportunities within the EU Legal Migration Framework.
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COVID-19 and labour statistics
Will COVID-19 impair the availability and quality of labour statistics?
16 April 2020
During this COVID-19 pandemic it is more important than ever to collect up-to-date labour statistics so that we understand the fast-changing impact on labour markets. However, since most countries rely on face-to-face interviewing as their main way of collecting data, many of these interviews have been suspended. Find out how solutions are being found to keep the statistics flowing.
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Editorial
COVID-19 in Vietnam: The unprecedented dual crisis
15 April 2020
"If we fail to save people’s livelihoods, we will ultimately fail to protect their life and heath against the virus, and vice versa" explains ILO Viet Nam Director, Chang-Hee Lee, emphasizing the health and economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.