News and articles
2014
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Skills training for people with disabilities
ILO: Better Work Indonesia improves access to jobs in garment industry for people with disabilities
01 September 2014, Semarang, Indonesia
According to a World Report on Disability (2011) published by The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, there are roughly a billion people with disabilities in the world. Further, there are approximately 785 million of people with disabilities at their productive age, though the majority of them are unemployed. Those who are employed generally earn less compared with people who do not have disability and are often employed in the informal economy with minimal or no social protection.
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Press release
Two days orientation session on “Provincial Survey on Child and Bonded Labour” and “Child and Bonded Labour Monitoring and Reporting System”
29 August 2014, Lahore, Pakistan
Department of Labour and Human Resource, Government of the Punjab organized the two day orientation session on "Provincial Survey on Child and Bonded Labour" and "Child and Bonded Labour Monitoring and Reporting System" with the technical support of ILO Country Office, Pakistan.
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Press release
International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomes US/Myanmar announcement on labour market collaboration
28 August 2014, Yangon, Myanmar
With the ILO's technical support,the Governments of the United States and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar will work together to support the promotion of fundamental labour rights and practices in Myanmar.
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Economic integration
Launch of new study on labour market effects of AEC 2015
27 August 2014, Melia Hotel, 44 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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.
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© ILO - Jashim Salam 2024
School to work transition
Young workers in Asia face instability and vulnerability
27 August 2014, Bangkok, Thailand
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.
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© Robert Harding / AFP 2024
Press release
ILO to promote decent work in Small Island Developing States at SIDS Conference in Samoa
25 August 2014, Apia, Samoa
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Press release
Making businesses better: ILO training for entrepreneurship
20 August 2014, Islamabad, Pakistan
Thirty trainers from all over Pakistan are being trained on ILO's global module, Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to strengthen business incubation centres.
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Asia Labour Markets
AEC offers major employment, wage and productivity benefits, if decisively managed
20 August 2014,
This is the press release for the Regional Launch of the joint ILO-ADB study: "ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity" in Jakarta on 20 August 2014
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ASEAN Economic Community
Can the AEC 2015 deliver for ASEAN’s people?
19 August 2014,
This is the op-ed for the Regional Launch of the joint ILO-ADB study: "ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity" in Jakarta on 20 August 2014.
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Press release
ILO Supports seven young people to participate at the SIDS Youth Forum
15 August 2014, Apia, Samoa
The International Labour Organization this week announced seven young people to take part in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Youth Forum to take place on the 28th of August 2014 in Apia, Samoa