ILO/China Partnership Programme

A Consultation Workshop to develop Employment Promotion Law of Lao PDR

Jointly organized by the ILO/China Partnership Programme and Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao People Democratic Republic

ILO-China Partnership Propramme, in close collaboration with Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao PDR organized a Consultation Workshop on Employment Promotion Law (draft), 22-23 November 2022.

A total of 30 participants attended this workshop, representing Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao Federation of Trade Union, Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lao National Assembly, Ministry of Finance, President’s office, Lao Youth Union, Ministry of Foreign Affair and Prime Minister Office. Labour and Social Welfare of Champasak, Savannakhet, Vientiane Province, Xayyabouly, Luang Prabang and Oudomxay Province Authorities.
H.E. Phongsaysack INTHALATH, Vice Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao PDR moderated the 2-day workshop.


Participants discussed and commented the draft of Employment Promotion, currently consisting of 11 parts, 72 articles. Participants went through the draft version, article by article.  After fine-tuning of the current version, the Draft Law is expected to be submitted to national legislature in 2023.