News and articles
2023
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Press release
Ensuring a workplace free of violence and sexual harassment, Minister of Manpower-ILO launch new guidelines for labour inspection
25 September 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia
Supported by the ILO, this guide equips labour inspectors with the necessary knowledge to identify gender-related biases and violations.
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ILO/China Partnership Programme
Workshop paves the way for income recovery for trade union members in Cambodia
25 September 2023, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The National Trade Union of Cambodia provided members with skills and knowledge to enhance employment opportunities.
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Press release
ILO and UNDP join forces to promote Responsible Business and Decent Work for Indonesian companies
20 September 2023, Bali, Indonesia
The joint training programme of the ILO and the UNDP, with support from the Government of Japan, focuses on strengthening the implementation of responsible business practices of Indonesian and Japanese companies operating in Indonesia.
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technical and vocational education and training
Boosting core work skills of GEN Z learners
19 September 2023,
The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme has helped Filipino teachers to adopt learner-centred approaches, aiming to reduce the country’s skills mismatch.
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News
“Mams Kema” programme empowers women in fisheries sector advocating gender equality and safe working environment
14 September 2023, North Minasaha, North Sulawesi
An ILO programme has encouraged local women at a fishing village in North Sulawesi to promote gender equality, decent work and women’s empowerment.
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Labour market
ILO forecasts Pakistan unemployment up 1.5 million since 2021
14 September 2023, Islamabad, Pakistan
New labour market brief highlights how prolonged crises are cumulating in extreme labour market distress.
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Labour force statistics
ILO statement on employment and unemployment statistics in Cambodia
13 September 2023, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic clarifies statistics, published in the ILO Labour Force Statistics database.
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Forced Labour Convention
Pakistan moving closer to ratifying Protocol 29 to ILO’s Forced Labour Convention
07 September 2023, Islamabad, Pakistan
Consultations agree on the important benefits that ratification of the ILO instrument would bring to the lives of Pakistani workers.
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Technical and vocational education and training and skills development
Skills: My passport to a better future
06 September 2023,
The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme helps partners implement pilots on inclusive, area-based and industry-led lifelong learning models in the Philippines.
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News
Timor-Leste strengthens its reporting mechanism on ratified ILO Conventions
06 September 2023, Dili, Timor-Leste
The ILO organized a workshop to strengthen the capacity of the Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEFOPE) in fulfilling the reporting procedures and mechanisms for the six fundamental conventions ratified by Timor-Leste.