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Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate

Climate change is a real threat to worker safety across the Asia-Pacific region. To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa explains what needs to change.

Child labour

Potatoes and perseverance

With resources and training on cultivating high-quality organic potatoes, a cancer survivor and mother is planting the seeds of hope for her three children’s future.

COOP Champions

Jonathan Ngoc Nguyen, Programme Officer at ILO Country Office in Ha Noi

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on the cooperative, social and solidarity economy. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.

ILO joins discussion on cooperative economy and cooperatives in Viet Nam

The ILO Country Office for Viet Nam participated in the annual Cooperative Economy and Cooperatives Forum 2024, highlighting the role of cooperatives in contributing to the transition to the formal economy and expanding social protection to advance social justice and promote decent work.

Social protection

New training package equips Viet Nam Women Union to advocate for more gender-responsive social protection policies

Gaps in Viet Nam's social protection exist, placing women at a disadvantage. The ILO and Viet Nam Women Union’s new online training package equips union workers at the central and grassroots level to fight for policies that ensure equal security for all.

High level event

Viet Nam Prime Minister meets ILO Director-General

Key labour and employment issues discussed include Viet Nam’s continued commitment to ratifying international labour standards and cooperation with the ILO.

Labour relations

Promotion of sound industrial relations in Viet Nam

Conference in coastal city of Hai Phong assesses progress in on-going projects to promote sound and harmonious industrial relations in Viet Nam.

Social security

ASEAN delegates gain insights from Korea on social protection schemes

Workshop highlights best practices and lessons learned in implementing Employment Injury and Insurance Schemes.

Skill development

Lifelong learning vital for workers and businesses to navigate Asia's skills landscape evolution

Skills experts from across Asia make case for continuous learning in order to keep ahead of momentous changes taking place in workplaces.

Labour relations

ILO committed to working with Viet Nam on the development of mediation and arbitration services and the modernisation of labour inspection

The US Department of Labor and the ILO collaborate with the Vietnamese authorities in enhancing the capacity of labour inspection system and strengthening the effectiveness of the labour dispute prevention and resolution system of Viet Nam.

Safe and Fair project

Realizing women migrant workers’ rights in ASEAN region – main outcomes

At an InfoPoint organized by the European Commission, the ILO presented key results of the Safe and Fair project, which is part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative and implemented across ten countries in Southeast Asia.

ILO joins the UN in Viet Nam in welcoming the country’s new resolution on renewing and enhancing the quality of social policies

Resolution 42 outlines a strategic direction for establishing a comprehensive social policy framework in Viet Nam, aiming for universal coverage in social protection and increased integration between social protection branches and employment policies.

Social security

Actuarial capacity of social security institutions boosted in Asia and the Pacific

Regional actuarial valuation training builds skills and management capacity for social security institutions in the region to support evidence-based policy making.

Social protection

Unlocking the potential of digitalization for inclusive social protection in Asia and the Pacific

Opportunities and challenges offered by digitalization of social protection systems highlighted at major event.

Skills development

Path ahead for Mutual Recognition of Skills in ASEAN mapped out

Importance of continuing efforts to facilitate free flow of skilled workers within the region discussed.

Skills development

Korea showcases TVET digitalization to South-East Asian counterparts

ILO/Korea Partnership Programme supports study visit as part of efforts to support digital transformation of ASEAN TVET systems.

Youth employment in ASEAN

ASEAN, UNICEF, ILO regional dialogue delivers joint recommendation to advance region’s youth

Discussions focus on steps needed to help young people across ASEAN find decent work amidst rapidly changing employment environment.

Clearer legal status will allow household businesses to thrive

Consultation workshops in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City gather ideas and opinions for the draft Decree on household business.

Sustainable supply chains

EU and UN agencies join forces to address root causes of child labour

A new EU-funded action will tackle the root causes of child labour in supply chains, focusing primarily on coffee and leveraging existing efforts on cobalt. Under the leadership of the ILO, the project will be jointly implemented with FAO and UNICEF, in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC).

The Viet Nam National Assembly adopted the 2023 Cooperative Law at its 5th Session on 20 June 2023

The 2023 Cooperative Law of Viet Nam will replace the 2012 Cooperative Law which had made a positive impact on the development, organization and operation of cooperatives but also revealed some barriers to the development of cooperatives due to emerging challenges in national economic and social development.