News and articles
2004
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Press release
New safety and health training targets construction workers
24 August 2004,
A three-day workshop based on ILO's Work Improvement in Small Construction Sites (WISCON scheme) is held in Mongolia to improve the safety and health of Mongolian construction workers.
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Press release
Korean Government funds workshop to improve safety and health for Viet Nam coal miners
24 August 2004,
A workshop funded by the Korean Government and organized by the ILO and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is taking place in Viet Nam taking important steps towards creating safer working conditions for Viet Nam’s coal miners.
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Press release
New ratification opens the way for ILO Convention on seafarers' ID card
18 August 2004, GENEVE
The ILO Convention No. 185, designed to create a new biometric identity verification system for the world’s 1.2 million maritime workers has received sufficient ratifications to go into force.
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Press release
Youth unemployment at all time high
11 August 2004, BANGKOK
A new ILO study shows that youth unemployment has skyrocketed both in Asia and worldwide over the past decade, making up nearly half the world’s jobless of whom 38 million are in the Asian region.
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Press release
Cambodia's home workers to receive special safety training
05 August 2004,
A four-day workshop with focus on the ILO’s WISH (Work Improvement for Safe Home) training programme is being held in Cambodia with the aim to improve occupational safety and health for Cambodia ’s homeworkers.
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Press release
Asian Cup shows Red Card to Child Labour
03 August 2004,
The “Red Card to Child Labour” campaign uses the half-time display during the China vs. Iran semi-final to get over the message that child labour is unacceptable.
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Press release
Work starts on 1st National Plan for Occupational Safety and Health in Laos
27 July 2004,
ILO experts, Lao Government officials, trade union and employer representatives are meeting in a National Tripartite Workshop to start working on the Lao PDR’s first national programme for Occupational Safety and Health.
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Press release
Leaders call for intensified effort against HIV/AIDS in the world of work
15 July 2004, BANGKOK
Business, labour and government leaders, meeting at International AIDS Conference's Leadership Forum, calls for increased resources and commitment to fight HIV/AIDS in the workplace.
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Press release
First global analysis of HIV/AIDS impact on the world of work
12 July 2004, BANGKOK
A new ILO report and the first global analysis of HIV/AIDS impact on the world of work estimates that 5 million people of working age in Asia are infected with HIV and that more than 10 million will be lost to Asian labour force by 2010.
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Press release
ILO Conclusions on Myanmar Regarding Forced Labour
18 June 2004,
The ILO Committee on the Application of Standards presents it's conclusions concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention 1930 (Convention 29).