News and articles
2012
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Social protection
Can China get old and rich at the same time?
07 November 2012,
China has already done a lot to adapt labour markets and social protection systems to an ageing society. But it will have to do more to balance its economic and social needs.
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Press release
ILO Thailand welcomes new regulation to improve conditions for domestic workers
06 November 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
The ILO Country Office for Thailand welcomes the passing of a new Ministerial Regulation that will better protect domestic workers in the Kingdom of Thailand, approved on 30 October and to be implemented this year.
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Press release
ILO to launch campaign to improve productivity and competitiveness of small and medium-sized companies in Makassar
05 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia
To assist SMEs to be more productive, competitive and sustainable, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will conduct a workshop entitled, “Effective Ways, Tips and Tricks to Achieve High-Productivity in SMEs”, on Tuesday, 6 November, at Grand Clarion Hotel, Makassar. The Makassar launch is a follow-up to the national launch which was held in Jakarta on 1 November.
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Press release
ILO to launch campaign to improve productivity and competitiveness of small and medium-sized Indonesian companies
30 October 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make a major contribution to growth and job creation in Indonesia, providing 60 per cent of employment opportunities for both women and men. The key to sustainable economic development also lies in the development of SMEs that are competitive, resilient, and can continue to grow, even when market conditions are difficult.
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News
Asian-European labour ministers commit to fostering employment with focus on young people
26 October 2012,
Labour ministers from Asian and European countries agreed on the need for policies to foster employment and create decent jobs amid the global credit crunch, stated the Hanoi Declaration on Employment and Social Protection – a Key to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth.
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News
Priority should be given to addressing job prospects deterioration: ILO Asia-Pacific Director
25 October 2012,
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Press release
Bilateral MoU signed to improve country’s labour statistics
24 October 2012,
Vietnam’s labour statistics will be improved in the next four years under a memorandum of understanding signed between the General Statistics Office (GSO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Hanoi today.
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Employment update
Asia-Pacific: Quality and quantity of jobs dropping
22 October 2012,
Slowing growth in many Asian countries has accentuated labour market challenges in a region that has the world’s largest youth population, and where precarious work is widespread.
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Press release
New ILO Regional Director for Asia Pacific takes up post
16 October 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto (Japan) took up his post as Regional Director of the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, on 16 October 2012. Until 2011, Mr Uramoto served as the Deputy to the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in Vienna, Austria. He spent 27 years with UNICEF, and his last position was as Director of the UNICEF Office for Japan and the Republic of Korea. He has also worked in New York and in the former Republic of Yugoslavia (Croatia), India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste and Sudan.
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Press release
Meeting looks at system to deal with migrant workers' recruitment problems
15 October 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
A national consultation on strengthening migrant workers’ access to complaints channels and ability to get grievances about their recruitment process dealt with was organized by the ILO and the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Employment (DOE).