Statements and speeches

2023

  1. Statement

    Ethical supply chains are those which uphold fundamental principles and rights at work

    13 September 2023

    Special address at the Employee Excellence 2023 by Satoshi Sasaki, OIC and Deputy Director, ILO/DWT-CO New Delhi

  2. Labour Agenda

    Message at the Engendering the labour agenda workshop

    09 September 2023

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Engendering the labour agenda workshop, 9 September 2023, Quezon City, Philippines

  3. 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.

  4. Statement

    Solidarity message at the 5th Congress and the 10th year anniversary of Sentro

    28 August 2023

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 5th Congress and the 10th year anniversary of Sentro, 28 August 2023, Quezon City, Philippines

  5. Statement

    Message at the launch of the National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (NTESDP) for 2023-28

    25 August 2023

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (NTESDP) for 2023-28, 25 August 2023, Manila, Philippines

  6. Statement

    Message at the launch of the adoption of the extended reality (XR) technologies in TVET and skills development

    23 August 2023

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the adoption of the extended reality (XR) technologies in TVET and skills development, 23 August 2023, Manila, Philippines

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    Skills development

    A new wave of traditional mat-making sweeps through a Philippine town

    22 August 2023

    The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme has helped locals produce and sell premium, high-quality hand-woven products and thus earn a decent wage.

  8. Statement

    Message of support at the Promoting resilient, inclusive and sustainable supply chains in the aquaculture sector inception workshop

    22 August 2023

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Promoting resilient, inclusive and sustainable supply chains in the aquaculture sector inception workshop, 22 August 2023, Quezon City, Philippines

  9. Statement

    Message at the Education futures thinking for policymakers workshop

    18 August 2023

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Education futures thinking for policymakers workshop, 18 August 2023, Rizal, Philippines

  10. Statement

    Businesses need to innovate and adapt to harness opportunities in the rapidly changing world of work

    18 August 2023

    Keynote Speech by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC/Deputy Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the EFSI ER Conference 2023: Business dynamics and HR value creation