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September 2014

  1. Q&A

    Counting jobs and the unemployed: Some frequently asked questions

    17 September 2014

    By Phu Huynh, labour economist of the International Labour Organization in Asia and the Pacific

  2. Safe migration

    Recruitment agency rank promotes fair competition and better protect migrant workers

    11 September 2014

    The 2013 ranking of Vietnamese recruitment agencies sending workers abroad has been published with 23 per cent of companies rated as “A1” or top excellent.

  3. Economic integration

    AEC offers major employment and productivity benefits, if decisively managed

    04 September 2014

    The introduction of the ASEAN Economic Community next year could spur growth in Viet Nam’s GDP by 14.5 per cent and growth in jobs by an additional 10.5 per cent by 2025, but only if decisive action is taken to manage it effectively.

  4. Comment

    What will economic integration bring for Viet Nam and ASEAN?

    04 September 2014

    By Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

  5. Speech

    Unless we take decisive action, the AEC risks leaving some behind

    04 September 2014

    Opening speech by Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific,at the Viet Nam Policy Dialogue on "ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity"

August 2014

  1. Economic integration

    Launch of new study on labour market effects of AEC 2015

    27 August 2014

    Findings of a new study on how Viet Nam’s labour market will be affected by deeper ASEAN integration will be shared by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in Hanoi, on Thursday 4 September.

  2. © ILO - Jashim Salam 2024

    School to work transition

    Young workers in Asia face instability and vulnerability

    27 August 2014

    A new International Labour Organization (ILO) report on the transitions of young people from education to the employment market in Asia and the Pacific, finds majority of youth in the region are either in low quality jobs or unemployed.

  3. Labour migration

    Journalists share experience in communicating labour migration

    04 August 2014

    The two-day event aims to promote safe labour migration through sharing journalists’ experience and skills in reporting the issues.

July 2014

  1. Press release

    ILO Meeting to discuss ways to improve skills development in Asia-Pacific

    18 July 2014

    An International Labour Organization (ILO) meeting is expected to roll out new action plans to improve skills development in Asia and the Pacific.

  2. © Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP 2024

    International Day of Cooperatives

    Message by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder: “Cooperatives for sustainable development"

    05 July 2014