Decent work for all newsletter: Measuring progress towards better and decent jobs in the Philippines

Governments, workers and employers in the Asia Pacific region committed to intensify efforts up to 2015 to attain decent work for all in the region. This issue introduces the Philippine Labor Index (PLI), designed to gauge progress and gaps in achieving decent work.

CONTENTS:

Measuring progress towards better and decent jobs in the Philippines
By Ms Minette Rimando, ILO

Putting youth employment at the center of policy agenda
By Ms Lourdes Kathleen Cacho, ILO

ILO and Embassy of Finland renew partnership with indigenous peoples to reduce poverty and promote human rights

Participatory Gender Audit a tool for organizational change
By Ms Hilda Veronica Tidalgo, ILO

ILO internship for indigenous peoples

Improving effectiveness of employers’ organizations in the Pacific
By Ms Sanchir Tugschimeg, ILO

Partnerships to promote safety and health expanding
By Mr Michihiro Ishibashi, ILO

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