News and articles

2012

  1. News

    ILO and Australian government strengthen technical cooperation with US$31 million Timor-Leste project

    29 March 2012,

    The ILO and the Governments of Australia and Timor-Leste have announced a new US$31 million project to significantly improve road transport in Timor-Leste.

  2. Press release

    Over a hundred young Filipino leaders gather to discuss youth employment crisis

    29 March 2012, Manila, Philippines

    Over a hundred youth leaders and representatives met with government agency officials, workers and employers group, academe, and civil society organizations in a youth employment forum dubbed, “Kahit Saan, Kahit Kailan: Marangal na Trabaho para sa Kabataan Matatagpuan (Any Time, Any Where: Decent Work for Young Filipinos).” The forum is part of the International Labour Organization’s declaration of March as youth employment month and of a series of nationwide action planning workshops that seeks to address concerns on youth employment and migration in the Philippines.

  3. Press release

    Protecting the health rights of Indonesian migrant workers against gender based violence and HIV and AIDS vulnerabilities

    27 March 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Although the Government of Indonesia has issued a number of regulations concerning migrant workers and gender mainstreaming, significant challenges still hamper the development of effective policy and regulations for the protection of migrant workers against gender based violence and HIV and AIDS. Indonesian women migrant workers, a majority of whom work as domestic workers, are particularly vulnerable to gender based violence and to HIV and AIDS throughout the entire course of the migratory cycle.

  4. Press release

    Sustainable reintegration services for Thai, Filipino migrants showcased in ILO-EU conference

    27 March 2012, Manila, Philippines

    Sustainable return and reintegration support services for Thai and Filipino migrant workers were showcased in a Conference today, held under the auspices of a technical cooperation project implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO), with support from the European Union (EU).

  5. Press release

    100 days after Sendong: Time to restore livelihoods through decent jobs

    26 March 2012, Manila, Philippines

    One hundred days after Sendong, many storm-affected individuals are in search of decent jobs to rebuild their lives and to restore their livelihoods. Regie Loyola, 29, was one of the 624,000 people whose livelihoods had been affected when Tropical Storm Sendong hit many parts of Northern Mindanao last December 2011. “Livelihoods were washed out by the storm,” said Regie, a helper and mechanic assistant. “Many storm-affected people are searching for jobs after the storm to feed their children and to help their families survive. But it is hard for me to look for a job because I did not finish high school.”

  6. Press release

    Voices of youth: Facing the global challenge on youth employment

    26 March 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    A critical element of the current global jobs crisis is the struggle of young people to enter and remain in the labour market. For those who do have a job, the quality of jobs is often an issue. According to ILO estimates, of the total of 200 million people unemployed worldwide, 75 million, or around 40 percent, are young people. In many economies, young people are 2.8 times likely to be unemployed than adults but in Indonesia youth are 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed than their adult counterparts.

  7. Press release

    Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in Nusa Tenggara Timur

    26 March 2012, Kupang, Indonesia

    Despite of the importance of the role of domestic workers, domestic work is still not recognized as work. Since their work is done in private households, which are not considered work places in many countries, their employment relationship is not addressed in national labour laws or other legislation, denying them recognition as workers entitled to labour protection.

  8. Press release

    Largest Rice Mill in Vavuniya North Re-opens

    26 March 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    A significant step in the socio-economic recovery of Vavuniya North took place on 24 January 2012, with the official handing over of the re-equipped Multipurpose Cooperative Society (MPCS) Vavuniya North Rice Mill in Nedunkerny.

  9. Press release

    Promote growth of productive employment in provinces, says new ILO report

    21 March 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

    While the world economy still struggles to recover from the economic crisis, Indonesia has weathered the crisis better than neighbouring countries and its economic growth is expected to accelerate in the coming years.

  10. Press release

    Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in North Sumatra

    21 March 2012, Medan, Indonesia

    The great majority of domestic workers are female with low educational levels; they mainly come from poor families in rural communities. Apart from adult domestic workers, one of the most common child labour forms found in Indonesia is child domestic labour.