News and articles
2002
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Leading Figures to Launch ILO Global Report on Child Labour in Klong Toey
03 May 2002, BANGKOK
Leading figures launch report by the ILO’s Director-General on the extent of child labour in the world today.
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Candle-lighting Ceremony to Remember Millions Killed or Injured through Work
24 April 2002, BANGKOK
ILO join trade unions, labour and health and safety officers and other concerned people in a candle-lighting ceremony on Workers’ Memorial Day.
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Unemployment Insurance Feasible and Justifiable in Thailand, says ILO report
29 March 2002, BANGKOK
New ILO report discussed at Tripartite seminar says the expansion of Thailand's social security coverage make unemployment insurance more feasible and justifiable.
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ILO Turns Spotlight on Asia Pacific Dimensions of Stark Global Youth Employment Crisis
27 February 2002, BANGKOK
ILO regional meeting, preceded by a long process of consultation and research, focuses on the Asia Pacific dimensions of a "stark" global youth employment situations.
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Ballooning Youth Unemployment may post threat to Stable Development in Asia
25 February 2002, BANGKOK
ILO/Japan Tripartite Meeting on Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific warns that ballooning youth unemployment threatens to undermine stable development in Asia, unless urgent action is taken.
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New ILO Approach to Combating Forced Labour Stresses Technical Cooperation
25 February 2002, BANGKOK
The ILO announces the formation of a new unit which will take concrete measures to combat forced and compulsory labour.
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ILO Asian and Pacific Member States meet to discuss Practical Action against Forced and Compulsory Labour
21 February 2002, BANGKOK
Finding practical ways to combat forced and compulsory labour is a key theme of an ILO meeting bringing together 24 member States.
2001
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ILO Meeting to forge New Alliances to Combat Child Trafficking
10 October 2001, MANILA
The ILO/Japan Asian Meeting on the Trafficking of Children for Labour and Sexual Exploitation gathers representatives from 14 countires to forge new alliances and strategies to combat child trafficking.
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Government, employer and worker representatives gather in Penang to combat rising risk of sexual harassment at work
02 October 2001, PENANG
An ILO technical report findings suggests trend in increases in the scale and risk of sexual harassment at work.
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ILO High Level Team visits Myanmar
17 September 2001, BANGKOK
An ILO High Level Team, visits Myanmar to assess actions by the Government concerning forced labour.