News and articles
2020
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News
Entrepreneurial opportunities for Cambodian youth boosted through Know About Business (KAB) training
27 November 2020, Phnom Penh
Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) adopts the ILO’s Know About Business (KAB) modules into the national education curriculum.
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Skills for Prosperity Programme in Indonesia
Tourism skills development partnership launched at Indonesia’s popular tourist destination
26 November 2020,
The International Labour Organization supports Manado State Polytechnic’s international maritime tourism curricula development and skills building.
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News
ILO Nepal receives an Award of Honor
26 November 2020, Kathmandu, Nepal
ILO Country Director honoured for ILO’s contribution to private sector development in Nepal.
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COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes
Keeping-up the business spirits of Indonesian MSMEs in the midst of uncertainty
25 November 2020, Jakarta, Indonesia
The ILO’s SCORE programme together with the Parahyangan Catholic University not only improve the productivity of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), but also help them keeping their business spirits in the midst of uncertainty. Some MSMEs have shown increased revenues.
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News
New labour standards crucial to fight violence and harassment at workplace
24 November 2020, Kathmandu, Nepal
An awareness-raising workshop highlighted the significance of the newly adopted ILO Convention and Recommendation to curb workplace violence and harassment, especially gender-based violence and harassment in Nepal marking the start of 16 Days of Activism to end Gender-based Violence (GBV).
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News
Creating a workplace culture of trust with effective communications amid the pandemic
23 November 2020, Jakarta, Indonesia
Workplace culture and trust are important during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ILO’s SCORE programme showed that effective communication and transparency are key to overcome employment obstacles in this challenging time.
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News update
Delivering essential personal protective equipment to micro and small enterprises – keeping workplaces safe and healthy
20 November 2020, Colombo, Sri Lanka
International Labour Organization (ILO) together with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), purchased and kick- started the delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth 47 million Sri Lankan Rupees.
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Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific
Women hit hard by COVID-19 impact on garment sector
20 November 2020,
A new brief highlights COVID-19 impacts on women and men workers in the garment sector and recommendations for a gender-responsive recovery.
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Press release
Sports for all, Decent Work for all; Workers and Employers committed towards realizing Decent Work
16 November 2020, Lahore and Sialkot, Pakistan
The Employers Federation of Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Olympics Association, Pakistan Workers Federation, Sports Board Punjab and with the technical assistance of ILO conducted a series of awareness events “Sports for all, Decent work for all” in Lahore and Sialkot. The events sensitized the importance of sports activities as vehicles to achieve decent work with an emphasis on elimination of child labour.
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News
Combating stigma and discrimination against HIV with creative campaigns
16 November 2020, Jakarta, Indonesia
The ILO team up with the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) to empower companies combating stigma and discrimination against HIV with innovative campaign using video blog (vlog).