Resources for Preparing for the future of work in Asia-Pacific

  1. Press release

    The Future of Work Initiative: Examining impacts of technology on employment in Indonesia

    17 April 2017

    The national dialogue is aimed to raise the awareness about the Future of Work Initiative as well as to generate a shared understanding of the forces transforming the work of work in Indonesia. The event also provides a venue for participants to exchange experiences and ideas on how to effectively respond and tackle both future employment opportunities and challenges.

  2. Event

    The Future of Work Initiative: National Dialogue on Technology and Jobs

    The Future of Work initiative was launched by the Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) at the Conference in 2013, and it will culminate at the centennial Conference in 2019. At the country level, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) has committed to actively lead the implementation of this initiative. As part of this process, the GoI in partnership with ILO is organizing a series of national dialogues to help shape the thinking and policy responses.

  3. Statement

    Opening remarks by Maurizio Bussi of the Thailand 4.0 and the Future of Work: A National Dialogue

    02 April 2017

    This is the Opening and Welcoming remarks by Mr Maurizio Bussi of the the Thailand 4.0 and the Future of Work: A National Dialogue held on 29 March 2017, Bangkok, Thailand

  4. National Dialogue #ILOFOW

    “Thailand 4.0” and the Future of Work

    High level discussion- organized by the ILO and the Ministry of Labour of Thailand, on the impact and implications of technological advancement, increased fragmentation of production and shifting employment relationships in the context of “Thailand 4.0” national strategy.

  5. Decent Work Country Programme

    ILO and China endorse a new decent work country programme

    28 March 2017

    The Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for China 2016-2020 launched on Monday, 27 March 2017. The DWCP 2016-2020 serves as the mid-term ILO programming framework for the work of the ILO in China with full engagement of Government, Workers’ and Employers’ Organization.

  6. Meet with an ILO expert

    Informal economy workers are ‘REAL WORKERS’

    23 March 2017

    Aya Matsuura, Chief Technical Advisor of ILO’s Way out of informality project, stresses on the need for formalization and safeguarding the rights of the informal economy workers.

  7. Meet with an ILO expert

    Will the future of work be techno or people-centric?

    22 March 2017

    Ravi Peiris, Senior Specialist on Employers Activities, talks about how the ILO provides technical support to employers’ organizations so as to promote decent work for all.

  8. International Women's Day 2017

    Women in the changing world of work: Planet 50-50 by 2030

    07 March 2017

    Equality for women and men in the world of work is a core value of ILO. On International Women’s Day, Panudda Boonpala, Director, ILO India, shares her views.

  9. International Women's Day 2017

    “Young women must fight for equality” says lady trade unionist Dr Hemlata

    07 March 2017

    “The present policy trajectory that favours the rich needs to be changed to being pro-worker and pro-women” said the president of Centre of India Trade Unions (CITU) to ILO India while interviewed on the role of women in the world work and the trade union movement.

  10. Future of Work

    National dialogue - Perceptions of “Future of Work” in Pakistan

    01 March 2017

    The video shows the national dialogue organised by Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & HRD. Inputs from various stakeholders on 'Future of Work - Pakistan' highlighting future modalities and aspiration of local communities for next century and strategies required to improve the evolving work scenarios in relevance to technology and evolving forms of work in different sectors.