All events for region

Migrant workers

1st consultation on the development of the ASEAN Declaration on Skills Mobility, Recognition and Development for Migrant Workers

On 29 April 2024, the ILO will support the first consultation on the development of the ASEAN Declaration on Skills Mobility, Recognition and Development for Migrant Workers.

Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent

The event sets out to foster a tripartite approach to address labour-related challenges and leverage growth opportunities in the Pacific region.

Concept note

Closing the gender gap in the world of work: Decent work, care economy, and gender pay gap in Sri Lanka

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Agenda

Agenda: Closing the gender gap in the world of work

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Decent work, care economy, and gender pay gap in Sri Lanka

Closing the gender gap in the world of work

BRIDGE II

NHRCM seeks to broaden media engagement in the areas of forced labour and fair recruitment

National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia (NHRCM) and the ILO organized a meeting to promote an ILO media toolkit on forced labour and fair recruitment. The meeting was funded by the ILO Bridge II project.

Labour migration

Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia Project Launch and Consultation Workshop

Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia (PROTECT, Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in Labour Migration) is a three-year project (2024-26) implemented by the ILO, UN Women, UNICEF and UNODC.

Child labour and forced labour

Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on Child Labour and Forced Labour

Join us in our fight against child labour and forced labour.

Webinar

Disability-inclusion in Public Employment Services (PES) in Asia Pacific

This webinar discusses the key findings of a research on disability-inclusion in public employment services (PES) in the Asia Pacific region, with a focus on case studies from China, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. The event also reviews key aspects for PES to consider to advance disability-inclusion.

Migrant workers

Fourth Joint Dialogue on labour migration between the ASEAN Trade Union Council and the ASEAN Confederation of Employers

The ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE) and the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) and their country-level affiliates are meeting in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, on 14 February 2024 for a Fourth Joint Dialogue on labour migration.

Designing Sri Lanka’s unemployment insurance scheme - ILO facilitates tripartite validation workshop

BRIDGE II

Journalists build skills in reporting on forced labour

The Government of Mongolia and its social partners have been working closely with the ILO to effectively implement ILO's fundamental principles and rights at work, with particular focus on eliminating forced and compulsory labour in Mongolia.

BRIDGE II

Mongolian trade unions to fight against forced labour

The Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU) and the ILO have jointly organized a two-day training workshop on forced labour for trade unions within the framework of the ILO Bridge-II project funded by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL).

ILO’s tripartite constituents commemorate International Human Rights Day

The constituents affirmed that Freedom of association is a human and labour right.

Skill development

3rd ILO-Korea TVET Forum: Skills Development for an Inclusive Future for Asia and the Pacific Region

The 3rd ILO-Korea TVET Forum, co-hosted by the ILO, the Ministry of Employment and Labour of the Republic of Korea and KOREATECH, provides a platform in the continuation of support towards the region’s efforts in achieving inclusive future through enhanced skills and lifelong learning.

ILO in Bangladesh message for 16 days of gender activism

ILO staff and constituent partners got together to send a message on the need to eliminate gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work

ILO supports dialogue on safety of Bangladesh’s youth at work

The youth work force in Bangladesh is at risk from various occupational hazards as many of them, especially the adolescents (15-17 years) are not aware of potential hazards and are not empowered to speak up about perceived hazards.

BRIDGE project

Mongolian journalists speak for human rights and abolition of forced labour

In cooperation with the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia (NHRCM), the ILO is organizing a meeting on forced labour and human rights with journalists and media professionals. Among others, the meeting aims at introducing the ILO media toolkit on forced labour and fair recruitment and promoting the upcoming training for journalists. The meeting is co-funded by the ILO Bridge II project.

16th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

“Enhancing the effectiveness of legal pathways for labour migration in ASEAN”

As the 2023 ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers Chair, Indonesia organizes the 16th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour from 25-26 October 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

ILO Research Department Training

South East Asia regional training on evidence-based policy making

It is widely recognized that evidence (data, research, best practices) is essential for decision and policy making. In practice, the use of evidence in the policy-making touching the world of work is still at its early stages and unevenly practiced.