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  1. Preparing for the General Survey on Employment Injury Protection

    Employment Injury Protection: A global webinar for preparing reports and comments for the General Survey

    Co-organized by the International Labour Standards Department (NORMES) and the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO)

  2. News

    Indonesian Association of Employers (APINDO) develops Strategy Plan for Membership Reinforcement and Service Provision and Strengthening Institutional Network

    25 September 2023

  3. Event

    The power of small: disability employment in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) provide more than two thirds of jobs worldwide and account for the majority of new employment. There are an estimated 1.3 billion people with disabilities in the world, with most of them being in working age. However, persons with disabilities are unemployed at much higher rates than persons without disabilities. SMEs have the potential to offer employment to persons with disabilities.

  4. Event

    Climbing the career ladder: grooming talent with disabilities

    How can companies support employees with disabilities grow professionally and progress their careers?

  5. News

    Prospects for enhanced cooperation between the ILO and Qatar Chamber

    13 September 2023

    Members of the ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities and the Qatar Chamber meet in Qatar to strengthen ties

  6. News

    The Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (CAMFEBA) welcomed the government's decision to participate in the Global Accelerator initiative as a pathfinder country

    12 September 2023

  7. News

    Reinforced social dialogue in Malawi

    10 August 2023

    The ILO Bureau of Employers ACTEMP and the Bureau of Workers ACTRAV support cooperation between workers and employers in Malawi

  8. Publication

    Bureau for Employers' Activities Newsletter - Ninth edition

    04 August 2023

  9. Digital economy

    Policy issues in the digital platform economy: A guide for employers’ organizations in Southeast Asia

    02 August 2023

    This report reviews some of the major legal and regulatory challenges related to platform work and examines how employer and business membership organizations (EBMOs) can shape this framework while expanding their organizations to provide more effective policy advocacy and services for the platform economy. It reviews relevant issues and makes suggestions on potential policy options for which EBMOs could advocate as well as membership strategies and institutional considerations that they could adopt in Southeast Asia.

  10. Social protection

    Social protection systems in ASEAN: A strategy guide for employers

    02 August 2023

    ASEAN Member States have taken steps to expand social protection, especially after the adoption of the 2013 ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Social Protection. The pandemic pushed ASEAN governments to reassess and often reaffirm commitments to establish social protection and expand existing schemes with renewed vigour. Employer and business membership organizations (EBMOs) have a vital role in supporting social protection programmes, especially through funding, and thus should be meaningfully involved in system design and implementation.