2011

1. Press release

   ILO’s 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting to be held in Kyoto, Japan will consider employment, economic outlook

   15 November 2011, Bangkok, Thailand

   The 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the ILO will take place from 4-7 December 2011 at the Kyoto International Convention Centre (KICC), Kyoto, Japan.

2. Press release

   Kiribati begins the process of reforming its labour laws

   31 October 2011, Suva, Fiji

   Tripartite constituents in the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati have commenced a policy process to update labour laws to better apply fundamental ILO Conventions.

3. Press release

   Providing better opportunities for people with disabilities to start their own businesses

   28 October 2011,

   The Ministry of Social Affairs, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded a two-week Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) Training of Trainers (ToT) programmes designed for people with disabilities from 17 to 28 October 2011, at National Vocational Rehabilitation Center, in Cibinong, West Java.

4. Press release

   ILO to share its lessons learnt on youth employment in Maluku

   25 October 2011, Maluku, Indonesia

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) is organizing a two-day Seminar on Impact and Lessons Learnt on Youth Employment in Maluku from 25 – 26 October at Swiss Bell Hotel, Ambon, Maluku, based on its experience executing the Education and Skills Training project for Youth Employment since 2008.

5. Press release

   ILO praises joint flood crisis response by Thai employers & workers

   24 October 2011, Bangkok, Thailand

   Mr Jiyan Wang, Director of the ILO Country Office for Thailand has welcomed the move by Thailand’s employers’ and workers’ organizations to work together and take a joint initiatives to help alleviate the crisis caused by the flooding.

6. Event

   Asia and the Pacific: Bipartite Worker-Employer Workshop on Decent Work

   21 October 2011, Colombo

7. Press release

   Indonesia commits to strengthen labour administration and inspection systems

   20 October 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia

   In the world of work, labour inspection is the most important instrument of the state for ensuring labour law compliance in the areas such as industrial relations, wages, working conditions, occupational safety and health, and social security.

8. Event

   Colombo: Sub Regional Seminar on Strengthening Union Capacity in order to Achieve Decent Work

   19 October 2011, Colombo

9. Losses from change rainfall patterns

   Farmers Protected Against Losses from Change Rainfall Patterns

   17 October 2011,

   The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) Regional Office 10, covering regions 10 and Caraga in Mindanao paid more than half a million pesos to 56 rice farmers, 27 of whom are women, 29 men in the Municipality of Buenavista.

10. Event

    Seminar in Jakarta on Trade Union Capacity Building

    14 October 2011, Jakarta