Workers and Employers Organizations resources

October 2022

  1. The labour market implications of Sri Lanka's multiple crises

    13 October 2022

    Trends and challenges in Sri Lanka's labour market from pre-pandemic through COVID-19 and up to the current crisis, followed by policy recommendations.

  2. Joint Conclusion: South-East Asia Trade Union Conference

    11 October 2022

    Workers organizations and trade unions from 10 South-East Asian countries adopted a joint resolution at a trade union sub-regional conference held in the Philippines on 10-11 October 2022.

  3. Opening address at the South-East Asia Trade Union sub-regional conference on Trade Union Strategies for Resilience and Renewal post-COVID

    10 October 2022

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the South-East Asia Trade Union sub-regional conference on Trade Union Strategies for Resilience and Renewal post-COVID, 10 October 2022, Manila, Philippines

  4. Opening address at the World Day for Decent Work 2022

    07 October 2022

    By Mr Bryan Balco, Project Manager of the ILO EU Trade for Decent Work, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the World Day for Decent Work 2022, 7 October 2022, Manila, Philippines

  5. Philippines to host trade union post-COVID sub-regional conference

    04 October 2022

    Over 30 trade unions and workers' organizations representatives from 10 countries in Asia and the Pacific will convene in the Philippines for a sub-regional conference to promote decent work, which aims to improve the living conditions of millions of workers still affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 2022

  1. The working conditions of home-based workers in Sri Lanka: A literature review

    28 September 2022

    Desk study to identify the nature and extent of home-based work in Sri Lanka, specifically with respect to workers in micro and small enterprises, in the lower tiers of national and global supply chains

  2. Solidarity message at the Sentro ng Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) National Fish Workers’ Congress

    03 September 2022

    By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the Sentro ng Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) National Fish Workers’ Congress, 3 September 2022, General Santos City, Philippines

August 2022

  1. Message at the 25th Federation of Free Workers (FFW) National Congress

    26 August 2022

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 25th Federation of Free Workers (FFW) National Congress, 26 August 2022, Baguio, Philippines

  2. Riding out the storm: Organizational resilience of trade unions and civil society organizations following the military takeover in Myanmar

    24 August 2022

    This research brief assesses the impact of the military's seizure of power on trade unions and civil society organizations and makes recommendations to the international community for providing them with effective support.

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    Myanmar trade unions and civil society organizations face existential threat following military takeover

    24 August 2022

    Targeted persecution severely limits ability to operate; more flexible and responsive support from international community needed to avoid collapse of civic space and worker organizing.