Singapore resources

September 2021

  1. 14th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

    6 - 8 September 2021

  2. The ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

    The ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML) is a regional tripartite platform to discuss issues faced by women and men migrant workers from and within ASEAN.

August 2021

  1. Implementation of recommendations from the 3rd to 12th ASEAN Forums on Migrant Labour (AFML)

    Progress review background paper for the 13th AFML

  2. Supporting migrant workers during the pandemic for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community

    Thematic background paper for the 13th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

  3. COVID-19 and the ASEAN labour market: Impact and policy response

    This policy brief highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on labour markets in the ASEAN region and looks at possible recovery scenarios. The brief shows estimates and projections of working-hour and employment losses, increased unemployment and inactivity, and labour income losses. It also describes the policy response of ASEAN and its Member States and provides some recommendations moving forward.

  4. ILO forecasts slow jobs recovery in ASEAN region

    Upward trend in COVID-19 cases and slow vaccine roll out likely to prolong the labour market crisis and hamper recovery.

  5. National Tripartite Preparatory Workshops for the 14th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

    5 August - 3 September 2021

    National tripartite preparatory workshops for the 14th AFML will be held in several ASEAN Member States to discuss the theme “Recovery and labour migration in the post pandemic future” and take stock on the progress of stakeholders in implementing the previous AFML recommendations.

July 2021

  1. 10 years on from the ILO Domestic Workers Convention: What has changed?

    Over half of the world’s domestic workers are in Asia and the Pacific. 10 years on from the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), Anna Olsen, Technical Specialist at the International Labour Organization’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, discusses progress made and ongoing challenges for ensuring decent work for domestic workers in the region.

  2. Presentation: Regional study on Green Jobs policy readiness in ASEAN

    Presentation for ASEAN Green Jobs Policy Readiness Report Launch event held as part of Asia Pacific Climate Week 2021.

  3. Report launch: Regional study on Green Jobs policy readiness in ASEAN

    Summary of ASEAN Green Jobs Policy Readiness Report Launch event held as part of Asia Pacific Climate Week 2021