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.

  1. Supporting the definition and extension of a social protection floor (SPF) in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands

    1 December 2013 - 30 April 2015

    The project aims to support Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to develop progressively comprehensive social protection systems. The Social Protection Floor (SPF) Recommendation provides guidance to member countries in building nationally defined social protection floors which aim at providing health care and minimum income security throughout the life cycle.

  2. Improving Fire and General Building Safety

    8 November 2013 - 31 January 2017

    The Improving Fire and General Building Safety in Bangladesh project aims to improve fire and building safety in the Ready Made Garment sector by providing support to the Government of Bangladesh to enhance capacity of the enforcing and implementing agencies.

  3. Building an evidence base on human trafficking in vulnerable sectors in Myanmar

    1 November 2013 - 31 December 2015

    The activities under the project aims at expanding the knowledge and evidence on the nature and magnitude of human trafficking in the country.

  4. Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector in Bangladesh (RMG Programme) - Phase I

    22 October 2013 - 30 June 2017

    Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector Programme In Bangladesh is an initiative of the Government of Bangladesh, implemented by International Labour Organization and funded by Canada, the Netherlands and the UK. The three-and-a-half year initiative focuses on improving RMG factory building safety, workers’ rights and overall working conditions in Bangladesh

  5. Promoting Freedom of Association in Myanmar

    1 October 2013 - 30 January 2016

    To support Myanmar in its democratic transition, the project Promoting Freedom of Association and Social Dialogue in Myanmar was launched in October 2013. The project aims to improve democratic governance through improved labour market policies and strengthened institutions and actors.

  6. SCORE Phase II - Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises Programme

    1 October 2013 - 31 December 2017

    The overall objective of the programme is to assist Small & Medium Enterprises to become more sustainable through being cleaner, more productive and competitive, and contribute in creation of more and better quality jobs in the economy.

  7. Domestic Workers Empowerment Programme (DWEP)

    1 October 2013 - 31 May 2015

    The Domestic Worker Empowerment Programme (DWEP) is a training programme focused developing the financial and technical skills of domestic workers in the Philippines, utilizing the ILO’s peer top peer, activity-based learning methodology.

  8. Analysis of youth employment policy and dissemination through global database and publications (component for Asia and the Pacific)

    1 October 2013 - 30 September 2014

    The ILO Youth Employment Programme launched this project to review youth employment policies in 10 countries in Asia and the Pacific and conduct in-depth analyses in three selected countries.

  9. Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Project Phase II

    1 October 2013 - 31 October 2017

    Sustaining Competitive and Responsible enterprises (SCORE) is a practical training and in-factory counselling programme that improves productivity and working conditions in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

  10. Supporting the Food Security and Livelihood Cluster and Implementation of the Durable Solutions Strategy for Zamboanga City

    10 September 2013 - 30 September 2015

    On 9 September 2013, conflict between the Philippine Government troops both from the military and police and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) broke out within Zamboanga City.

  11. Strengthening Capacity to Implement Australia's Seasonal Worker Program in Papua New Guinea and Nauru

    1 September 2013 - 1 December 2014

    Seasonal migration schemes, currently in place between selected Pacific Island countries and Australia and New Zealand respectively, are a valuable opportunity for Pacific Island countries to address unemployment, improve skills development amongst their citizens and stimulate growth through remitted earnings. Given that the schemes target unskilled workers, these programs have the potential to achieve developmental impacts for both workers and the communities and provinces they come from. Papua New Guinea and Nauru, as more recent entrants to the Australian Seasonal Worker Program, face various challenges in ensuring that institutions are in place to market, prepare and reintegrate seasonal workers. This project was aimed at addressing these challenges, helping to ensure that workers are prepared and protected to participate in seasonal migration, and improve management and visibility of the schemes so that employers are more likely to engage workers in future.

  12. Occupational Safety and Health Development in Nepal (SHIELD)

    15 August 2013 - 30 November 2015

    The project contributes to the socio-economic development of Nepal by enhancing the application of International Labour Standards and modernizing occupational safety and health services.

  13. Eradication of all forms of forced labour in Myanmar

    1 August 2013 - 28 February 2015

    This project aims to provide support to the Myanmar Strategic Action Plan for the elimination of forced labour by 2015 with a focus on the continued application of the ILO complaints mechanism including specific action required to sustain discharge of underage recruits including those designated as deserters.

  14. Improving Labour Law Compliance and Building Sound Labour Practices in the Export Oriented Shrimp Sector in Bangladesh

    1 August 2013 - 31 December 2015

    The Shrimp project is funded by the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and aims to promote better labour law compliance with international labour standards, particularly fundamental principles and rights at work in the export-oriented shrimp sector.

  15. ASEAN Small Business Competiveness Programme

    1 August 2013 - 30 April 2015

    The Programme aims at providing a set of tools for countries across ASEAN to develop and upgrade specific/micro small business in common sectors, providing entrepreneurs and those who work with them guidance on how to establish, run and improve the business – boosting competitiveness and improving services.

  16. Capacity Building for Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations to Promote Sound Industrial Relations

    18 July 2013 - 30 September 2014

    The Project aims to support work towards achieving the objectives of Indonesia’s Decent Work Country Programme for 2012-2015 on strengthening institutional capacity of employers’ and workers’ organizations to contribute to sound industrial relations according to their respective mandates and responsibilities.

  17. Improving Labour Market Data Sources in Myanmar thought support to the National Labour Force, Child Labour and School-to-Work Transition Survey

    1 July 2013 - 31 December 2015

    The Project plans to rapidly enhance the labour statistics system and statistical capacity of Myanmar to collect reliable, sex-disaggregated labour market statistics through labour force surveys, by providing support to its first ever comprehensive LFS since 1990. The survey will include components on child labour and on youth, both policy priorities in Myanmar, using, respectively, the ILO child labour and school-to-work transition methodologies.

  18. Awareness raising to support the effective implementation of workplace sexual harassment provisions in the Labour Code.

    1 June 2013 - 31 July 2014

    This project aim to promote gender equality and decent work opportunities in safe and dignified working environments

  19. Enhancing employment policies, economic stabilization and restructuring for an inclusive, effective and sustainable growth model for Viet Nam

    1 June 2013 - 31 August 2015

    The key goal of the project is to ensure macroeconomy policies are connected with each other and promote decent work. The project will provide technical assistance to identify priorities within its timeframe on the consultation and capacity strengthening for research units and policy planners.

  20. Promoting the Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia through Actions on Labour Market Information, Protection during Recruitment and Employment, Skills and Development Impact

    1 June 2013 - 30 September 2016

    The Project aims to promote the management of labour migration from South Asia, to ensure effective protection of the rights of vulnerable migrant workers, enhance the development impact of labour migration and reduce irregular flows.