News and articles
2014
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Press release
Employer-employee cooperation vital for RMG Sector development
16 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
DHAKA – The need to promote dialogue and build trust between workers and employers to ensure sustainable growth of the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector was stressed by high-level speakers at an event on workplace cooperation held in Dhaka today.
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Press release
Philippines stands to gain 3.1 million jobs as part of AEC common market
08 October 2014, Pasay City, Philippines
Decisive policy action now is a must in order for the Philippines to benefit from the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
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Asia and Pacific
Unions call for more emphasis on preventing workplace accidents and diseases
08 October 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia
A symposium of union participants and ILO experts in Jakarta says preventative culture must become a priority.
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Working conditions
ILO welcomes 'Groundbreaking' Cambodian regulation on working conditions for adult entertainment workers
08 October 2014, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A new Cambodian Government regulation that provides for the protection of the labour rights, protection of safety and health, and access to HIV-related services for adult entertainment workers, has been welcomed by Yoshiteru Uramoto, the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.
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Media advisory
Philippine launch and high-level national policy dialogue on the ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity
29 September 2014, Pasay City, Philippines
The ILO and the Asian Development Bank, with support from the ASEAN Secretariat, have conducted a study on ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity. The report with the Philippine Country Brief will be launched in a high-level national policy dialogue on Wednesday, 8 October 2014.
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Better Factories Cambodia
New study finds high levels of anemia, food insecurity, among Cambodian garment workers
29 September 2014,
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Partnership
Promoting a people and job-centred approach to disaster response
25 September 2014, Manila, Philippines
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Australian Government will bring together community leaders from areas hit by Typhoon Bopha (also named Pablo) in a forum to discuss a people and job-centred approach to disaster response.
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Mutual recognition of skills in the ASEAN Economic Community
Promoting cross-border movement of skilled laborers in ASEAN
24 September 2014, Semarang, Indonesia
Paving the way for the cross-border recognition of skills in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will be discussed by ASEAN member countries’ high-level representatives in Jakarta today.
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Press release
RMG trade union members learn safety and organisational skills
24 September 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Trade union members will be better placed to enhance conditions in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector following a week-long programme of training activities designed to increase their organizational capacity and involvement in occupational safety committees.
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Business Plan Competition
Three farmers to be awarded US$9,900 for best business plans
23 September 2014, Hanoi
A competition to choose the most aspiring entrepreneurs among farmers is being organized by the ILO as part of its support to the One Million Farmers Initiative.