News and articles
2007
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ILO project helps Viet Nam create 28,000 safety & health improvements
24 May 2007, BANGKOK
A three-year programme to improve occupational safety and health in Viet Nam ’s agriculture has resulted in about 28,000 individual improvements in working and living conditions for the farmers involved.
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Policy coherence, enforcement key to managing labour migration
23 May 2007, BANGKOK
Better policy coherence, effective enforcement and more research are some of the elements needed for improved management of labour migration in East Asia , according to a three-day symposium at the Singapore Management University (SMU).
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ASEAN faces challenges to ensure sustainable growth, says new ILO report
16 May 2007, BANGKOK
To ensure sustainable growth and build a thriving community by 2015, Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must increase labour productivity and narrow development gaps between members.
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Managing East Asia's labour migration to be discussed at high-level symposium in Singapore
15 May 2007, BANGKOK
Representatives from thirteen East Asian economies will take part in a high-level symposium on managing labour migration in the region, to be held in Singapore this week.
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New ILO Global report on equality at work 2007
10 May 2007, BANGKOK
Despite major progress workplace discrimination persists; is taking on new forms
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National meeting to promote employment in Cambodia
03 May 2007, PHNOM PENH
Ways to promote employment in Cambodia will be the subject of a two-day meeting in Phnom Penh this week, attended by representatives of the Cambodian government, the ILO and other international organizations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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ILO to launch new global report on work-related discrimination
02 May 2007,
On Thursday 10th May the ILO will launch the 2007 Global Report on Discrimination, “Equality at work: Tackling the challenges"
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Chiang Rai May day march against child labour
30 April 2007,
Representatives of workers, employers, business associations, youth groups, government departments along with migrant workers will take part in a Labour Day march against child labour in Chiang Rai on 1 May.
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Cambodia marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work with high-level event
27 April 2007,
Cambodia will mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28th with an event focusing on the theme “Ensuring Safe and Healthy Workplaces in Cambodia.”
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Korea & ILO sign US$1 million partnership agreement
27 April 2007,
The Government of the Republic of Korea and the ILO signed an agreement in Bangkok worth US$1,050,000 to fund technical cooperation in Asia and the Pacific.