Press releases
January 2014
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Weak economic recovery does not extend to jobs
21 January 2014
Viet Nam’s unemployment slightly increased with growing rate of vulnerable jobs in 2013 as the weak global economy recovery has failed to lead to an improvement in global labour markets, the ILO said, launching a new report on 21 January.
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Initiatives to put trade unions to the new height
13 January 2014
Pilot programmes to strengthen the role and capacity of upper-level trade unions in the country’s select industrial hubs will be launched in the northern port city of Hai Phong on 14 January.
December 2013
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Private sector active in fighting sexual harassment at workplaces
19 December 2013
A number of enterprises have taken the lead in preventing and combating sexual harassment at the workplace since this sensitive issue for the first time was prohibited in the amended Labour Code 2012 which started effect on 1 May 2013.
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Rural residents to learn about safe migration
16 December 2013
Public events will be organized in target rural areas to enhance self-protection skills and understanding about safe migration and support services available to prevent migrant workers from falling victim to labour exploitation and human trafficking.
November 2013
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Corporate Social Responsibility – “Promote Disability Inclusion, Expand Businesses”
30 November 2013
Promoting job opportunities for People with Disabilities is not only the key for people with disability to participate in the community but also contribute to businesses to expand.
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ILO: Employment crucial for successful HIV/AIDS treatment
27 November 2013
New ILO study finds that people with jobs are more likely to keep to HIV treatment.
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Viet Nam tightens control over contracts for labour migration
13 November 2013
With ILO support, the Vietnamese Government regulates contracts and deposits for overseas work to protect workers and minimize risks for recruitment agencies.
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Training future lawyers to ensure justice for people with disabilities
12 November 2013
Good lawyers with knowledge, right attitudes and perspectives about persons with disabilities can help break barriers and open doors for them to the workplaces and the whole society .
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Jobs and employment prospects for ASEAN 2015 to be discussed by high level panel
01 November 2013
The impact of the 2015 ASEAN community on jobs and employment will be discussed at a high level consultation in Bangkok next week. The workshop, on “ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity” will look at the impact on the region’s labour markets and how the opportunities of regional integration can be managed to ensure inclusive growth and shared prosperity. The conference is jointly organized by the ILO and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
October 2013
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New initiative to help people with disabilities claim their rights
09 October 2013
A joint ILO, UNDP and UNICEF programme in Viet Nam will help include people with disabilities in all decision-making steps through strengthening the capacities and role of organizations of people with disabilities.
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Bangladesh Minimum Wages Board returns from study tour to Cambodia and Viet Nam
07 October 2013
Members of the Minimum Wage Board returned to Dhaka on Friday from a study tour to Cambodia and Viet Nam. The aim of the study tour was to better understand the approaches taken in other countries in order to inform the Board’s on-going negotiations on a new minimum wage for Bangladesh’s 4 million garment workers.
September 2013
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Window of opportunity for Viet Nam to improve gender equality at work
24 September 2013
Viet Nam has a lot of opportunity to address gender equality at workplaces, which helps industrial relations, but more efforts are needed in this area.
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New ILO report finds global number of child labourers falls - Asia Pacific sees the greatest decline but still has the largest numbers
23 September 2013
A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that the global number of child labourers has declined by one third since 2000, with the largest absolute decline in the Asia-Pacific region.
August 2013
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Report projects future financial woes of social security fund
22 August 2013
A report released today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) suggests that the Viet Nam Social Security Fund (VSS) could start having deficits by 2021 and experience depletion by 2034 if no reforms are made.
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Global shipping industry sets sail under new standard
20 August 2013
A new “bill of rights” – the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention – comes into force, ensuring protection for the world’s 1.5 million seafarers and fair competition for shipowners. Viet Nam is the 37th country to ratify the Convention.
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Job quality undermines youth potentials and national growth
12 August 2013
The quality of jobs available for young people aged between 15 and 29 is ringing an alarm in the youth labour market in Viet Nam, the first national school-to-work transition survey has shown on the occasion of the International Youth Day (12 August).
July 2013
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Regional trade unions cooperation needed to better protect migrant workers
16 July 2013
The International Labour Organization (ILO) called on South-east Asian countries to build strong coordination and cooperation among their trade unions for the protection of international migrant workers, who are often vulnerable to unfair treatment, abuse and exploitation, at a regional seminar kicked off this morning in Hanoi.
June 2013
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Project launched to address demographic challenges for national social insurance system
17 June 2013
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) today launched a project to improve social insurance system in the context of Viet Nam’s demographic changes, low insurance coverage and limited law enforcement.
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World Day Against Child Labour June 12, 2013: No to child labour in domestic work!
12 June 2013
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are calling for special attention to child domestic workers on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June this year.
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Uneven job recovery poses challenges to most countries
03 June 2013
The latest edition of the ILO’s World of Work report shows encouraging, but still-fragile signs of improvement in emerging and developing economies, while many advanced economies continue to face high or even rising unemployment and increasing inequalities.