News and articles
2023
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Labour market
ILO forecasts Pakistan unemployment up 1.5 million since 2021
14 September 2023, Islamabad, Pakistan
New labour market brief highlights how prolonged crises are cumulating in extreme labour market distress.
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Labour force statistics
ILO statement on employment and unemployment statistics in Cambodia
13 September 2023, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic clarifies statistics, published in the ILO Labour Force Statistics database.
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News
Timor-Leste strengthens its reporting mechanism on ratified ILO Conventions
08 September 2023, Dili, Timor-Leste
The ILO organized a workshop to strengthen the capacity of the Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEFOPE) in fulfilling the reporting procedures and mechanisms for the six fundamental conventions ratified by Timor-Leste.
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Forced Labour Convention
Pakistan moving closer to ratifying Protocol 29 to ILO’s Forced Labour Convention
07 September 2023, Islamabad, Pakistan
Consultations agree on the important benefits that ratification of the ILO instrument would bring to the lives of Pakistani workers.
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Technical and vocational education and training and skills development
Skills: My passport to a better future
06 September 2023,
The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme helps partners implement pilots on inclusive, area-based and industry-led lifelong learning models in the Philippines.
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News
ILO teams up with University of Diponegoro in a bid to combat forced labour in the fishing industry
05 September 2023, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has embarked on a joint venture with the University of Dipenogoro to bolster the battle against forced labour in the fishing sector.
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Skills and enterprise
ILO and the Government of Bangladesh launch skills and economic livelihoods project for women and youth in Cox’s Bazar
05 September 2023, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
24,000 Bangladeshis, 18 to 35 years old, will learn valuable skills for work and business.
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News
Towards sustainable and inclusive tourism in North Sulawesi
04 September 2023, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
The ILO supports the just transition of tourism sector in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its wealth of biodiversity reserve of flora and fauna, towards sustainable and inclusive tourism through social dialogues.
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Social security
The ILO wins Thailand Social Security Office Award
03 September 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
The award recognises the collaboration between the two organizations and their joint goal of strengthening social security in Thailand.
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Mine workers
ILO and All Pakistan Labour Federation join hands to protect safety and health of mine workers
02 September 2023, Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Advocating a comprehensive strategy for safe mining in Pakistan and continuing the campaign for the ratification of Convention No. 176.