News and articles
2010
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Press release
ILO – West Java team up to promote entrepreneurship for transportation workers and their families
01 November 2010,
Country Director of the ILO in Indonesia, Mr Peter van Rooij, conducted an informal meeting with the Governor of West Java, Mr Ahmad Heryawan, on 28 October 2010 in the Pakuan State-owned Building, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.The meeting discussed possible joint programmes and activities to promote entrepreneurship in West Java.
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Press release
Pacific Island Countries explore ratification of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention
27 October 2010,
The ILO Workshop on Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, is held on 27-29 October 2010.
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Press release
ILO supports the establishment of Indonesian Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) Association (ISA)
22 October 2010,
Providing a quality entrepreneurship education and training is a challenge for most countries in the world. In Indonesia, the Government is emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurship education and training as stipulated in the Medium Term Development Planning. In order to support the development of entrepreneurship training in Indonesia, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has created and supported a network of entrepreneurship training through Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) programme.
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Press release
ILO launches new statistics database: Short term indicators of the labour market
21 October 2010, BANGKOK
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new statistics database containing timely information on the labour market and consumer prices aimed at providing vital information needed by policy makers faced with a global economic and social crisis.
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Bachelet says economic growth alone is not enough to eliminate poverty
17 October 2010,
Michelle Bachelet, the head of UN Women and the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group, told a United Nations “Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum” held here to coincide with the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, that increased social inclusion can promote growth and poverty elimination.
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Social Protection
Bachelet promotes social floor and gender equality in Viet Nam
14 October 2010,
The Executive Director of UN Women and Chair of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group, former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, has called for a global social protection floor, as “the first line of defense” for families and economies against the impact of economic crises and an effective means of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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Press release
Regional conference towards a domestic workers’ convention
06 October 2010,
Domestic workers’ organizations in conjunction with national trade union centres and trade unions from all over Asia will gather to discuss the issues relating to domestic workers’ labour rights and how best to fill the protection gaps inherent in many national laws during 7 – 9 October at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jakarta.
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ILO Convention No. 144
Singapore ratifies ILO Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)
04 October 2010,
The ILO Director-General welcomed the ratification of "this important governance instrument by the Government of Singapore which underpins practices in the area of tripartism and social dialogue in respect of international labour standards and labour legislation."
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Press release
ILO welcomes landmark agreement in Cambodia’s garment industry
30 September 2010,
ILO News (Bangkok): The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the landmark agreement reached by Cambodia’s garment sector unions and manufacturers, to improve relations in the industry.
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Press release
ILO Social dialogue on informal economy and decent work
28 September 2010,
Despite the decline in unemployment and poverty in Indonesia, the number of workers in the informal economy increased by about 2 million between August 2008 and February 2009 as a consequence of the recent global financial and economic crisis.