Statements and speeches

2016

  1. Statement

    Opening Remarks at the Signing Ceremony of Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Timor-Leste 2016-2020

    31 May 2016

    By Francesco d'Ovidio, Director of ILO for Indonesia and Timor-Leste at the Opening of the Signing Ceremony of the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Timor-Leste 2016-2020

  2. Safety and health at work and labour laws compliance system

    Opening address at the Commemoration of Workers' Memorial Day and the World Day for Safety and Health at Work; and the Conduct of Conference Workshop on Workers Participation in the Labour Laws Compliance System

    28 April 2016

    By Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Commemoration of Workers' Memorial Day and the World Day for Safety and Health at Work; and the Conduct of Conference Workshop on Workers at the Sequoia Hotel, Quezon City, 28 April 2016.

  3. Statement

    Closing message at the International Workshop on Conditional Cash Transfer as Tools to Address Child Labour

    11 April 2016

    By Mr Hideki Kagohashi, Officer-in-Charge of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the International Workshop on Conditional Cash Transfer as Tools to Address Child Labour, Makati City, Philippines, 11 April 2016

  4. Speech

    Impacts of International Labour Standards from ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998) to the national business level and competition in TPP

    08 April 2016

    Speech by Dr Chang-Hee Lee, Director of the ILO Country Office for Viet Nam, at the Viet Nam Leadership Summit organized in HCMC on 8 April 2016

  5. Speech

    Forced labour is bad for development and business alike

    31 March 2016

    Opening remarks by Dr Chang-Hee Lee, Director of the ILO Country Office for Viet Nam, at the launch of guides preventing forced labour in the garment supply chains in Viet Nam.

  6. Statement

    Switched On – Youth at the heart of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific

    28 March 2016

    Remarks by Tomoko Nishimoto, ILO Assistant Director General and Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

  7. Statement

    Launch of employers' national network on youth initiative ( ENNYI)

    23 March 2016

    By Mr Donglin Li, Director, ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives

  8. Statement

    Opening Remarks at the Business Forum on Inclusive Employment: Realizing Decent Work & Economic Growth for All

    22 March 2016

    By Francesco d'Ovidio, Director of ILO for Indonesia and Timor-Leste at the Opening of the Business Forum on Inclusive Employment: Realizing Decent Work & Economic Growth for All

  9. Statement

    Remarks by H.E. General Sirichai Distakul, Minister of Labour of Thailand

    17 March 2016

    Remarks by H.E. General Sirichai Distakul, Minister of Labour at the Launching Event of the Project Combating Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai fishing and Seafood Industry, at Ministry of Labour, Bangkok, Thailand on 17 March 2016

  10. Statement

    Remarks by H.E. Mr. Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador - Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Thailand

    17 March 2016

    Remarks by H.E. Mr. Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador - Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Thailand at the Launching Event of the Project Combating Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai fishing and Seafood Industry, at Ministry of Labour, Bangkok, Thailand on 17 March 2016