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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.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

Project Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held in Lao to Map Out Strategy for 2024

Project Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held successfully in Lao PDR.

Lao Social Security Organisation officials improve their actuarial and modelling skills

Training helps key officials gain confidence in skills to financially manage national social security schemes.

Bolaven Plateau communities embrace social security

A pilot initiative is bringing social protection services to farmers in rural areas of Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Review highlights progress made and challenges facing Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s National Social Protection Strategy

Recommendations include ways to improve overall social protection coverage and the quality and efficacy of social welfare programmes.

Coffee and tea producers in southern Lao PDR gain taste of better working conditions

Through a number of initiatives, ILO is helping the Paksong Tea Cooperative enjoy better working conditions and labour rights.

Local communities in Attapeu Province learn about the cooperative model in Lao People's Democratic Republic

The ILO organized training workshops for district officers, vocational teachers and students and cooperative members in Attapeu province, Lao PDR utilizing its Think.COOP and Start.COOP packages.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

Dongguan Technical College of China and Lao Women Training Center Forge Partnership under “South-South Cooperation” Skill Development Network

In a landmark collaboration facilitated by the ILO/China Partnership Programme, Dongguan Technical College of China and the Lao Women Training Center officially signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) via a video conference on March 6, 2024.

Ms Xiaoyan Qian takes up post as ILO director for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic

New director also oversees Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific.

Labour migration

Essential contribution of Lao migrant workers recognized on International Migrants Day

The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and International Labour Organization celebrate the important role of Lao migrant workers in advancing development of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

Skills Training on Installation and Maintenance of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning system and Chinese Cooking by Guangxi Industrial Technician College of China and Champasak Provincial Skills Development Center of Lao PDR

Skills training empowers Skills Development Center of Lao PDR

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.

Social security

Lao People’s Democratic Republic accelerates efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals related to social protection

A newly unveiled project is poised to enhance planning and monitoring of the National Social Protection Strategy and strengthen the social security system in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Social protection

Chinese inspiration for Lao People’s Democratic Republic on social protection

A delegation from China paid a visit to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic fostering cooperation in the realm of social protection.

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.

Social security

Social security reform in Lao People’s Democratic Republic gains momentum

ILO-supported review of the social security law and a financial assessment are expected to lead to legal reform in 2024

ILO/China Partnership Programme

Lao Women Union Training Center and Dongguan Technician College Forge Ahead in Skills Development Partnership

On December 19th, 2023, under the coordination of ILO-China Partnership Programme, the bilateral consultation and discussion about skills development cooperation went well between Lao Women Union Training Center and Dongguan Technician College.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

International collaboration boosts automotive maintenance education in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Training of Trainer (TOT) Programme on Automotive Maintenance empowers Lao educators.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

Strengthen the capacity of Skills Providers in Lao PDR to develop skills training curriculum for the ICT Sector

Under the ILO-China Partnership Programme, a workshop develop skills training curriculum for the ICT Sector was organized.

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.