2003

1. Press release

   ILO Conference to consider jobs crisis in Asian and Pacific Tourism

   09 September 2003, BANGKOK

   Government, employer and worker representatives from 18 countries in Asia and the Pacific gather at an ILO meeting to discuss the jobs crisis in the region's vital tourism sector and consider employment and social policies for the future.

2. Press release

   Seminar to Focus on Revision of Labour Laws

   18 August 2003, BANGKOK

   The ILO, American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS), Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FIS) and the Arom Pongpangan Foundation jointly host a workshop on the revision of Thai labour laws.

3. Press release

   Plight of Agricultural Workers in the Spotlight

   14 August 2003, BANGKOK

   The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) organizes seminar with representatives from 21 Asia and the Pacific countries, focusing on improving the conditions for agricultural workers in the region.

4. Press release

   Labour Migration

   27 July 2003, BANGKOK

   Representatives of government, employer and worker groups attends ILO regional tripartite meeting assessing the opportunities and challenges facing countries in the region amid continuing demand for migrant labour.

5. Press release

   ILO Regional Tripartite Meeting on Challenges to Labour Migration Policy and Management in Asia

   26 June 2003, BANGKOK

   ILO’s Regional Tripartite Meeting, brings together representatives from governments, employer and worker groups from 21 countries in Asia and the Pacific to review migration trends and issues in relation to economic and social development in the region.

6. Press release

   World Day against Child Labour Marked around the World

   11 June 2003, BANGKOK

   World Day against Child Labour focuses on the trafficking of children, as it is estimated that 1.2 million children are compelled through trafficking into various forms of unwanted work, ranging from hazardous of forced labour to sexual exploitation.

7. Press release

   A Red Card to Child Labour, Trafficking

   03 June 2003, BANGKOK

   The ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) is holding a ‘Football Fun Day’ including awareness-raising activities on the subject of child labour, as well as trafficking.

8. Press release

   Time for Equality at Work'

   09 May 2003, BANGKOK

   The ILO launches ‘Time for equality at work’, the fourth global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

9. Press release

   Sport to play role in Peace and Development

   19 March 2003, BANGKOK

   Special adviser to the UN secretary-general on Sport for Peace and Development, attending ILO meeeting says that the positive lessons and values of sport are essential for life, and should be accessible to all.

10. Press release

    ILO Office opens in Hanoi, Decent Work Tops the Agenda

    17 February 2003, HANOI

    The ILO officially opens its Hanoi office, pledging to work closely with its tripartite constituents from Government, employer and worker groups to promote Decent Work in Vietnam.