Statements and speeches
2021
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Op-ed
A decade of decent work for domestic workers; are we making (enough of) a difference?
16 June 2021
Ten years on from the adoption of ILO’s Domestic Workers Convention, much more needs to be done to recognize the rights and improve working conditions for domestic workers writes Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.
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Statement
Let us make a real difference for the most vulnerable children and their families!
12 June 2021
Ms Dagmar Walter, Director ILO India, was invited by Lok Sabha Secretariat Parliamentary Research & Training Institute for Democracies (Pride) to speak at a panel discussion on ‘World Day against Child Labour’.
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Statement
Opening Remarks at ILO-EU Trade for Decent Work Project Planning Session on Bipartite Workplace Social Dialogue Mechanisms in Selected Ecozones and Industries
02 June 2021
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Planning Session on Bipartite Workplace Social Dialogue Mechanisms in Selected Ecozones and Industries, , 2 June 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom.
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COVID-19 and the World of Work
UNESCO statement for the May - June edition of the MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project Monthly Newsletter
31 May 2021
Director of the Office and UNESCO Representative to the Pacific States
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Statement
Message at the consultation on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Labour Market Study
31 May 2021
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the consultation on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Labour Market Study, 31 May 2021, Manila and Cotabato, Philippines via Zoom
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Statement
Opening address at the launch of the Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19 in the Philippines
27 May 2021
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19 in the Philippines, 27 May 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom
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Article
Is Asia ready for e-formalization?
25 May 2021
Technology can play an important role bringing workers in the Asia-Pacific region into the formal sector. Sara Elder, Senior Economist at ILO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific explains why.
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Statement
Message of support at the launch of the ILO and TESDA pilot training programme on domestic work
24 May 2021
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Message of support at the launch of the ILO TESDA pilot training programme on domestic work, 24 May 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom
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ILO and gender equality
The Business Case for Gender Equality at Work
20 May 2021
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Business Case for Gender Equality at Work, 20 May 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom
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Op-ed
It’s time to eliminate the unacceptable. Together we can end child labour.
17 May 2021
The United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO's Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, explains why the time for change is now.