News and articles
2007
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Combating trafficking and child labour in Northern Thailand: A showcase of effective models and new initiatives
18 April 2007, BANGKOK
The ILO and the Royal Thai Government are launching a series of joint-efforts to tackle human trafficking and child labour.
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Brunei receives first official International Labour Organization visit since joining UN body
02 April 2007, BANGKOK
The ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr Ng Gek-Boo, will be paying the Organization’s first official visit to Brunei Darussalam since the country joined the ILO.
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ILO and regional trade unions meet to promote migrant workers rights
27 March 2007, BANGKOK
A training programme to engage Thai, Cambodian, Lao and Burmese Trade Unions in improving respect for the rights of migrant workers is being organised by the ILO.
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ASEAN and ILO to cooperate in addressing labour and employment issues
21 March 2007, BANGKOK
The Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ILO signed a Cooperation Agreement yesterday to strengthen their collaboration and partnership.
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New ILO Myanmar web site
15 March 2007, BANGKOK
A new web site has been set up by the Office of the ILO Liaison Officer in Yangon to increase awareness of the ILO’s work on forced labour in Myanmar
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Thai families are struggling to care for families and earn a decent living - says new ILO report
08 March 2007,
A new ILO report shows that low-income workers in Thailand are earning less and working longer hours than before.
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ILO experts offer 1st workplace safety & health training in North Eastern Cambodia
26 February 2007,
ILO experts visits north eastern Cambodia to organize the Organization’s first occupational safety and health training session for officials in that region.
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"Jobless Growth" in Asia fails to tackle poverty - UN Report
20 February 2007,
A new joint report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the ILO shows that many Asian developing countries have failed to create enough jobs, improve income distribution and reduce poverty.
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Brunei becomes 180th ILO Member State
25 January 2007, BANGKOK
Brunei Darussalam has become the 180th Member State of the International Labour Organization
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ILO releases Global Employment Trends 2007: Unemployment, slower growth continues to affect South East Asia and the Pacific
25 January 2007, BANGKOK
The number of people unemployed worldwide remained at an historic high in 2006, despite strong global economic growth