News and articles
2015
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Project sites in Northern Cebu
Japanese Delegate Visits Project Sites in Northern Cebu
19 May 2015,
A visiting Japanese delegation came away impressed from a field mission to a number of ILO’s project sites in Northern Cebu.
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News
Bangladesh Bank’s employment role discussed at high-level seminar
19 May 2015,
The role of Bangladesh’s central bank role in promoting growth and employment while maintaining price stability was discussed at an international seminar jointly organized by the ILO and Bangladesh Bank in Dhaka 14 May 2015.
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News
The International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) Database for ASEAN (ASEAN Labour Migration Statistics) is now on the Asia Pacific Migration Network!
19 May 2015,
The database, created by the Canadian Government-funded ASEAN TRIANGLE Project, gathers together a range of statistical sources relating to international migrants and international migrant workers in the ten ASEAN Member States in order to fill an important knowledge gap.
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Press release
New report on future of social protection in Mongolia launched
15 May 2015, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The report, “Social protection assessment based national dialogue: Definition and cost of Social protection floor in Mongolia”, was launched by the United Nations in Mongolia, the International Labour Organization ILO), the Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection (MPDSP) and the Ministry of Labour (MOL), at a meeting attended by more than 130 participants.
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Press release
ILO to publish the world employment and social outlook 2015
13 May 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
The ILO is to launch its new annual flagship report “World Employment and Social Outlook 2015".
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Equality and discrimination
Government, employers and trade union commit to tackling workplace sexual harassment
12 May 2015,
A Code of Conduct on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace has been signed by senior officials of the Government, employers’ organization and trade union, marking to marking Viet Nam’s commitment to preventing and addressing this issue. The development of the Code was supported by the ILO.
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News
Vanuatu Department of Labour- Recovery phase of Cyclone Pam must achieve maximum employment outcomes
08 May 2015,
The Government of Vanuatu, through the Department of Labour (DoL) convened a “National Dialogue on Designing and Implementing Emergency Employment & Livelihoods Programmes”.
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News
Preparedness for SME’s important to reduce loss of income during crisis
08 May 2015,
The International Labour Organization (ILO) conducted a training for business trainers in Vanuatu on Business Continuity Plans (BCP).
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Press release
The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and the ILO launches the first ever Migrant Resource Centre in Lahore
06 May 2015, Islamabad
The ILO in Pakistan, through its EU funded South Asia Labour Migration Governance Project, has entered into a partnership with the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development to establish the first Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Pakistan. The MRC will be based in the Protectorate of Emigrates offices in Lahore, a space that is visited by hundreds of Pakistani migrant workers on a daily basis. The MRC will provide a range of services including information on safe migration and foreign employment options, as well as other support services that will facilitate their migration process.
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Press release
Government initiates dialogue on the ratification of convention 155- Occupational safety and health and the working environment
06 May 2015, Islamabad
In Pakistan, Safe Day celebrations on 28th April 2015 were characterised by a series of events across the country including the 10th OSH awards organised by the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) in collaboration with the Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF), the Provincial and Federal Labour departments and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The event brought together over 170 participants and during the event, the Federal Government announced its intention to initiate social dialogue on the ratification of Convention 155 concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment.