Programmes and projects

The ILO operates a wide range of programmes and projects in Asia Pacific focusing on relief and development challenges. The overall purpose of this technical cooperation is to support implementation of the Decent Work agenda in each country.

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    Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security – Phase II

    1 January 2023 - 31 August 2025

    The Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security (PCCMHS) Phase II programme builds upon the outcomes of the Phase I programme, while drawing on its lessons learned and experiences.

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    Promoting the Global Development Initiative with a Focus on South-South Cooperation in Employment in ASEAN

    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026

    The Project seeks to enhance collaboration between China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to promote South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) among countries in South-East Asia in the areas of employment, public employment services, and entrepreneurship development.

  3. Promotion of a Safe and Healthy Working Environment as Fundamental Principle and Right at Work through Application of Fundamental Conventions in Cambodia and Thailand

    1 January - 31 December 2023

    The project builds on the achievements made by “the ILO/Japan project on Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health Standards in Construction Sector in Cambodia”. The project aims to improve safety and health of workers in Cambodia and Thailand.

  4. From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labour - Phase II (The Bridge Project II)

    15 December 2022 - 30 June 2025

    The USDOL-funded Bridge II Project aims to support national efforts to combat forced labour under the 2014 ILO Protocol and Recommendation on Forced Labour in Mongolia.

  5. Building resilience for the future of work and the post COVID19: Promoting rights and social inclusion through organization and formalization (PRS) Phase II

    1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025

    The project aims to contribute to the reduction of decent work deficits and gender inequalities in the informal economy and promote the transition to the formal economy in Nepal, India and Pakistan.

  6. Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition (IKI-JET)

    1 December 2022 - 31 July 2026

    The project is one of the ILO's efforts to support Indonesia by accelerating just energy transitions (JET) away from coal to renewable energy and other sustainable economic activities by supporting to develop plans for a just transition away from coal to renewable energy and other sustainable economic activities with a focus in the regional level.

  7. Promoting Advancement of Vulnerable Persons and Enterprises (PAVE) Project

    1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025

    The PAVE project builds on the ILO’s project Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED+) Project, which was supported by the Government of Norway and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The LEED+ project successfully used market systems to promote sustainable improvements in livelihoods.

  8. Building resilience for the future of work and the post COVID-19: Promoting rights and social inclusion through organization and formalization (PRS) - Phase II Nepal

    1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025

  9. Development of social insurance-based unemployment insurance scheme in Sri Lanka

    1 December 2022 - 31 March 2024

    This project aims to providing assistance through effective and efficient unemployment protection mechanisms including unemployment insurance through effective tripartite social dialogue

  10. The Care Economy in Indonesia

    1 November 2022 - 31 December 2024

    To advance women’s right to decent work including in Indonesia, there is an urgent need to focus on the structural barriers already faced by women in all facets of their life, which place them at a greater risk of further exclusion and poverty.

  11. Setting Adequate Wages (SAW)

    1 October 2022 - 30 September 2026

    The Setting of Adequate Wages (SAW) Project is a global project, funded by Netherlands, MOFA. It aims to enable decent living standards and household incomes for workers and their families while at the same time ensuring the sustainability of enterprises which create jobs for these workers.

  12. Promoting Gender Responsive Enterprise Development and TVET Systems (ProGRESS)

    1 October 2022 - 30 September 2027

    The ProGRESS Project is a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO), funded by the Government of Canada.

  13. Advancing the SDGs by Improving livelihoods and resilience via economic diversification and digital transformation

    1 September 2022 - 31 August 2024

    This joint project will support SDG acceleration by building community resilience and fostering economic diversification in Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

  14. Labour Mobility for Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience in the Pacific (Kiribati, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji)

    1 September 2022 - 31 August 2024

    The project “Labour Mobility for Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience in the Pacific” is jointly implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

  15. Automotive Supply Chain Programme in Thailand

    1 September 2022 - 31 August 2025

    Recent global disruptions, including COVID-19, economic downturns, and trade tensions, have highlighted the critical yet fragile nature of global supply chains. The Automotive Supply Chain Programme in Thailand supports these efforts by harnessing opportunities to improve human capital, decent work and responsible business in the country’s leading export sector.

  16. Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains (RISSC) in the Philippines

    1 September 2022 - 31 August 2025

  17. Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains Asia (RISSC) in Indonesia

    1 September 2022 - 31 August 2025

    Funded by the Government of Japan, the RISSC project aims to build more resilient, inclusive and sustainable global supply chains as an entry point and catalyst for advancing decent work, addressing human and labour right risks, and building forward better from recent global disruptions, including COVID-19 pandemic. In Indonesia, the RISSC project focuses on the electronics manufacturing sector.

  18. Young Futuremakers Thailand - Phase II

    1 September 2022 - 31 December 2023

    Supported by the Standard Chartered Foundation, the ILO launched the Young Futuremakers Thailand-Phase II project with the aim to support disadvantaged young women and men through the provision of demand-led technical skills training, employability training, career guidance and job placements.

  19. Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains Asia (RISSC) in Thailand

    1 September 2022 - 31 August 2025

    Funded by the Government of Japan, the RISSC project aims to build more resilient, inclusive and sustainable global supply chains as an entry point and catalyst for advancing decent work, addressing human and labour right risks, and building forward better from recent global disruptions, including COVID-19, economic downturns and growing trade tensions. In Thailand, the RISSC project focuses on the automotive manufacturing sector.

  20. Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains Asia (RISSC)

    1 September 2022 - 31 August 2025

    Funded by the Government of Japan, the RISSC project aims to build more resilient, inclusive and sustainable global supply chains as an entry point and catalyst for advancing decent work, addressing human and labour right risks, and building forward better from recent global disruptions, including COVID-19 pandemic.