News and articles

2012

  1. Press release

    ACCI, ACTU and the ILO launch Pacific employment project

    27 November 2012, Canberra

    The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) today announced the launch of a new project designed to improve vocational skills and employment opportunities for young people and their families in the Pacific Island Countries. The project will be piloted in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. Research clearly shows the decisive factor lifting families from poverty is a household member finding a job. Unfortunately, unemployment rates in the Pacific remain high, and access to skills development and vocational training is limited. Unemployment and underemployment of the region’s youth are particularly challenging.

  2. News

    Young rural people need employment supports

    27 November 2012,

    Young rural people, who are often left behind in education and training, need supports to get access to quality jobs. A forum organized by the International Labour Organization in the northern province of Phu Tho on 26 November listens to the voice of this important group and delivers their messages to policy-makers.

  3. Photo coverage

    Minister of Labour of Thailand presides Shrimp and Seafood industry signing of commitment to work against child labour and forced labour

    24 November 2012,

    the Minister of Labour convened a meeting with key fisheries industry associations in order to promote action for protection against unacceptable forms of work.

  4. Press release

    Greater access to HIV-sensitive social protection in Indonesia

    20 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Key officials from Indonesia, India and Thailand will gather in Jakarta on 21st November to attend a UN-sponsored meeting which aims to promote HIV-sensitive social protection in Indonesia.

  5. Press release

    Regional workshop on masyarakat adat

    19 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    The UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (UNDP APRC), International Labour Organization (ILO), and the United Nations Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) are jointly hosting a two-day Regional Workshop on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, on Monday – Tuesday, 19 – 20 November, at the Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta.

  6. Rights in Myanmar

    Reform process in Myanmar is irreversible, says ILO expert

    16 November 2012,

    As US President Barack Obama heads to Myanmar, the ILO’s liaison officer in Yangon discusses the various changes this Southeast Asian country has been going through.

  7. Press release

    Better Work Indonesia: Improving capacity of HR and compliance practitioners in the Indonesian garment industry

    14 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    To improve the performance of the Indonesian garment industry and to strengthen the capacity of companies to be more socially responsible, the ILO through its Better Work Indonesia programme is organising a one-day Networking Event for Human Resources and Compliance Practitioners in the Indonesian garment industry.

  8. News

    Women should be better protected at workplaces

    14 November 2012,

    The amended Labour Code is expected as a major step forward in promoting gender equality, particularly protecting women from sexual harassment at workplaces, but it is not enough to make female workers happy.

  9. Press release

    ILO to share its lessons learnt in rebuilding and reconstructing Aceh and Nias

    12 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    After more than seven years, the struggling economy of Aceh province has recovered from being shaken by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2004. This province at the farthest west of Indonesia has kept growing since then, with a rise in job opportunities and an improvement in the welfare of the people. Significant changes are taking place in Aceh.

  10. Social protection

    Can China get old and rich at the same time?

    07 November 2012,

    China has already done a lot to adapt labour markets and social protection systems to an ageing society. But it will have to do more to balance its economic and social needs.