News and articles

2012

  1. Press release

    Employment, decent jobs needed for sustainable development in Afghanistan

    05 June 2012, Kabul, Afghanistan

    Employment and decent work must be at the heart of plans for Afghanistan’s social and economic development, according to a new report on employment in the country released by the ILO.

  2. Press release

    ILO/UN Country Team & Thai Government to sign partnership agreement on social protection

    01 June 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

    The ILO will join with other members of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Thailand in signing the 2012-2016 United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPAF) Action Plan with the Royal Thai Government and other development partners on Wednesday 6 June 2012

  3. Press release

    Republic of Palau becomes 185th ILO member State

    31 May 2012,

  4. News

    Launching Ceremony of the project on “Occupational Safety and Health in hazardous industries in Viet Nam” and National Workshop on “Strengthening OSH in hazardous industries in Viet Nam”

    29 May 2012,

    The ILO Country Office for Viet Nam and Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) are launching the project on “Occupational Safety and Health in hazardous work in Vietnam – RAS/12/50M/JPN” and organizing a National Workshop on “Strengthening OSH in hazardous industries in Vietnam” on 12 June, 2012 in Hanoi under the approval of the Vietnamese Government dated 17 Feb 2012 and MOLISA’s Decision No. 601/QD/-LDTBXH dated 17th May 2012.

  5. News

    DWCP 2012-2016 Signing Ceremony

    25 May 2012,

    The Government of Viet Nam, the workers’ and employers’ organizations and the ILO signed the new Decent Work Country Program 2012-2016 on 24 May 2012.

  6. Press release

    The launch of decent work profile for Indonesia: measuring progress towards decent work in Indonesia

    23 May 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch a Decent Work Profile for Indonesia which assesses progress in the development of labour market conditions and protection for workers over the past decade on Wednesday, 23 May, at Le Meridien Hotel, Jakarta.

  7. News

    Aung San Suu Kyi to address the ILO’s International Labour Conference

    22 May 2012,

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced that Ms Aung San Suu Kyi - Chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar - will attend the 101st International Labour Conference.

  8. News

    Philippine tripartite-plus stakeholders discuss ethical recruitment in the health sector

    18 May 2012,

    On 17 May 2012, the ILO, with the leadership of Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), organized a participatory workshop whose goal was to contribute to the monitoring of the implementation of the 2010 WHO Global Code of Practice on International Recruitment of Health Personnel. The event brought together more than 50 representatives from various government agencies, workers and employers organizations, recruitment agencies and health professional organizations.

  9. Press release

    ILO to publish 2012 Global Employment Trends for Youth

    16 May 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

    A new report on the state of labour markets for young people worldwide will be launched by the ILO. The report, “Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012”, will be released on Tuesday 22 May 2012.

  10. Article

    Three steps to curb youth unemployment

    15 May 2012,

    The right mix of education and training, promoting entrepreneurship and strengthening employment services is key to tackling the current youth employment crisis in many parts of the world, said Executive Director of the ILO’s Employment Sector, Mr José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.