News and articles
2022
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Press release
Electronics sector looks for brighter future by addressing skills gaps, bettering working conditions
15 July 2022,
Promoting social dialogue and workplace compliance is key to sustain the growth of Viet Nam’s key industry.
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Youth entrepreneurship
ILO co-convenes dialogue on youth entrepreneurship ecosystem in Asia and the Pacific in collaboration with UNDP, Commonwealth Secretariat, Islamic Development Bank and UNESCAP
15 July 2022, Bangkok, Thailand
The first workshop was held to discuss creating a Strategic Intelligence Hub for Youth Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Asia and the Pacific.
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Gender equality
Women in the health and care sector earn 24 per cent less than men
13 July 2022,
The most comprehensive global analysis of gender pay inequalities in the health and care sector finds that women face a larger gender pay gap than other economic sectors.
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Op-ed
Domestic workers should be entitled to social protection too
12 July 2022, Bangkok, Thailand
Jointly written by Ms Geraldine Ansart, Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Thailand, Mr Graeme Buckley, Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for Thailand, Cambodia, and Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Ms Sarah Knibbs, Officer-in-Charge for the United Nations Organization for the Promotion of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) for Asia and the Pacific.
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World Day Against Child Labour 2022
Call for Action: Accelerating efforts towards prevention and elimination of child labour
08 July 2022, Islamabad, Pakistan
In commemoration of World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL), the ILO hosted a symposium under Asia Regional Child Labour (ARC) Project.
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Rural economy
Workers in rural areas face severe decent work deficits
07 July 2022,
About 80 per cent of the world’s poor live in rural areas where they face governance gaps, informality, underdeveloped production systems, limited access to public services and inadequate social protection coverage.
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Social protection
The ILO supports China to promote common prosperity in partnership with Zhejiang University
07 July 2022,
On Thursday, 7 July 2022, the ILO and Zhejiang University (ZJU) launched a joint research on labour and social protection policy innovation for common prosperity in Zhejiang province.
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Fifth meeting of the Social Protection, Freedom and Justice for Workers Network
Expand social protection coverage to limit the effects of the pandemic, say trade unions
05 July 2022,
Trade union leaders and representatives from around the world agreed that extending social protection coverage and strengthening social protection systems is of highest priority. The fallout from the pandemic has underlined the need for governments to make social protection a reality for all.
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Labour intensive employment
ILO is set to rehabilitate roads in the Greater Sepik Region in Papua New Guinea under the EU-Funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme
04 July 2022,
ILO through the EU-STREIT PNG Programme creates employment opportunities for rural populations in the Sepik region by applying employment-intensive work methods in road maintenance works to improve the access of farming communities to markets.
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Application deadline: 15 July 2022
The ITCILO invites youth to the Summer Global Youth Forum 2022
04 July 2022,
The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, invites undergraduate, graduate students and young professionals to participate in the Summer Global Youth Forum 2022 – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).