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Preparatory Regional Meeting of Labour Statisticians in Support of the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS)
17 April 2012
In October 2013 the International Labour Organization (ILO) will convene the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Conference will review and discuss for possible adoption a revised draft international standard for employment and work statistics. If adopted, the revised standard will update the current international standards for labour force statistics contained in the Resolution of statistics of the economically active population, employment, unemployment and underemployment and related guidelines. The standards have been in place since 1982 when the Resolution was adopted by the 13th ICLS. To facilitate the review of the standards and, following the recommendations of the 18th ICLS and the 39th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, in 2009, the ILO established a Working Group for the Advancement of Employment and Unemployment Statistics (WG).
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Fellowship Training Programme on the Management of the Training Institution for Managers and Administrators of Technical/Vocational Training Institutions at HRD Korea
01 April 2012
This fellowship is one of the activities that will help with the realization of one of the ILO’s strategic objectives listed under the regional priorities and outcomes of 2010-11, which is the ‘creation of greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income’. Governments and social partners’ skills experts from the ILO member States in this region commonly acknowledges the role of skills development to meet challenges and agreed that Regional Skills Network remains to be a common platform for improving the capacity of member States on skills issues by improving cooperation between partners and improve the knowledge base.
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"Visioning Event on Managing Skills and Employability for Decent Work through Building a Community of Practice and a Roadmap for the Regional Skills Programme"
20 March 2012
In order to foster more ownership within the Regional Skills Network from its members, it is planned that the next Regional Skills Network meeting explicitly include the future of the Regional Skills Network and the role of member States and social partners in running it, besides the technical discussion on skills trends and anticipation. It is planned that during this meeting, the modalities and engagement and structure will be decided and how the CoP (ILO online “Community of Practice” which encourages online discussion forums on relevant skills topics by experts and implementing units) for Skills and Employability will play a role for knowledge sharing and utilisation as a part of the capacity building process.
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ILO Jakarta newsletter, March 2012
08 March 2012
Illustrates the broad range of programmes and activities of the ILO in Indonesia, many of which are directly relevant to the national social and economic goals of the Government.
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National workshop on Anticipating skills demand and strengthening labour market information system
09 February 2012
The workshop, organized by the Department General of Technical Vocational Education Training (DGTVET) of Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MOLVT) of the Royal Government of Cambodia and ILO/Japan, brought together 74 participants from the government institutions (majority of which were from MOLVT and National Employment Agencies), workers' and employers' organizations and identified key conceptual and practical challenges and proposed measures in response to these challenges in strengthening labour market information system and anticipating skills demand which are essential elements to the sustainable and inclusive development of Cambodia's economy.
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Regional Workshop and Study Programme on “Anticipating Skills Demands for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth”
01 January 2012
The workshop is designed to provide opportunities for participating countries to improve knowledge on the analysis of future skill needs; develop proposals for how to meet future skill needs; identify the key elements to be included in a generic skills portfolio for the future; and learn how to provide advice on how to improve jobseekers’ awareness of sectors where there is demand for skills and of the qualifications required.
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The dreamweaver of Lake Sebu
02 December 2011
Story of Subi Nalon, the seventy-five-year-old inherited the skill from her mother and has been weaving t'nalak since he was 15.
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A Day in the Life of Jacqueline Minchin
01 December 2011
This film shows a young woman with Down’s syndrome and her daily routine at the Penglais Compehensive School, Wales, where she works. It serves as a powerful testimony for how positive work environments allow people with intellectual disabilities to contribute to the world of work.
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End Discrimination at Work for Persons living with HIV/AIDS
30 November 2011
This video highlights how we can work together to understand and stop work-place discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS. (Produced by ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme)
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Asia-Pacific Labour Market Update
24 November 2011
This newsletter provides a snapshot of economic and labour market trends for a number of Asian region economies, based on official data available as of 21 November 2011.