2011

1. Press release

   Beijing: Seminar on Precarious Work

   10 December 2011, Beijing, China

   The Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), together with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and the ILO County Office for China and Mongolia in Beijing, held a joint seminar on Precarious Work in Beijing from 9 to 10 December 2011.

2. News

   Former Director of ILO Country Office for Viet Nam Rie Vejs-Kjeldgaard awarded Friendship Medal

   09 December 2011,

   Rie Vejs-Kjeldgaard, former director of International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Viet Nam, was awarded a Friendship Medal by Mme Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Vice Chairperson of Viet Nam’s National Assembly on 9 December 2011 in Hanoi.

3. 

   Press release

   ILO Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting concludes with Recommendations to counter employment consequences of global economic turmoil

   07 December 2011, Kyoto, Japan

   Representatives of governments, workers and employers from the Asian, Pacific and Arab states have concluded a four day meeting at which they discussed ways the region could prepare to counter the consequences of the current economic uncertainty.

4. Press release

   Promote basic social protection to help people escape from poverty

   06 December 2011, Bangkok, Thailand

   Promoting basic social security rights and transfers, essential services in employment, health, water and sanitation, nutrition, education and family-support will protect and empower poor and vulnerable people to work out of poverty. These are the key messages of a recent report,Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization, to be presented at the United Nations in Bangkok on 9 December.

5. Press release

   The Indonesian Minister of Manpower promotes decent work at the ILO Regional Meeting in Japan

   05 December 2011,

   The Government of Indonesia urges countries in Asia and the Pacific region to develop employment policies which focus on social protection and job creation for, especially, young people.

6. Press release

   ILO Director-General says policy makers need to reconnect with the needs of working families and put job creation at the centre of economic recovery efforts

   04 December 2011, Kyoto, Japan

   The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Juan Somavia, warned that “dark clouds” are gathering again in Asia, even as growth rebounds and investment is flowing back. Asia’s economy is more open than ever before but with the risk of the global economy slipping into a double-dip recession, this openness has positive as well as negative implications.

7. Press release

   ILO Director-General praises Japan's commitment to decent work, says efforts to solve global economic crisis must put people first

   04 December 2011, Kyoto, Japan

   The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Juan Somavia, praised Japan's commitment to creating decent work opportunities for women, men and young people, and called on the country to continue to use its voice in the G-20 to support more concerted international action to put the creation of jobs at the centre of efforts to solve the global economic crisis.

8. Press release

   ILO Regional Meeting to focus on employment, economic and social vulnerabilities in Asia, the Pacific

   03 December 2011, Kyoto, Japan

   Government ministers, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, and academics from about 40 countries in Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States will be gathering in Kyoto, Japan to discuss how employment, economic and social progress can be safeguarded in the face of the uncertain global economic outlook.

9. Press release

   ILO - INA launch a website to support CSR

   29 November 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Indonesian Netherlands Association (INA) launch today (29/11) a unique event to link businesses in Indonesia with local community programmes in support towards a more sustainable development in Indonesia through www.synergy4life.org.

10. Press release

    Indonesian business community moves towards more responsible business practices

    29 November 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Responsible business practices and corporate social responsibility (CSR) have emerged around the world and in Indonesia as a new business strategy for a long-term sustainability. In addition, at the global level, more and more instruments, frameworks and initiatives are being developed and adopted to provide guidance to multinational enterprises and local businesses, often as part of global supply chains.