Media advisory

ILO assesses impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers

22 June 2020

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Bangkok Post

Recovery plan must aid contract workers

05 June 2020

ILO/UN Women

COVID-19 and women migrant workers in ASEAN

04 June 2020

This brief explores the multi-dimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women migrant workers in and from the ASEAN region. While women migrant workers in the ASEAN region strive to protect their livelihoods and their health, COVID-19 has presented them with a health crisis, compounded by detrimental impacts on freedom from violence and harassment, employment, income, social protection, access to services, and access to justice. This brief outlines the critical programmatic and policy responses needed. ILO-UN Women Safe and Fair Programme, as part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, is committed to ensuring women migrant workers’ rights are protected and they receive support when and where they need it.

Reuters

Solar pumps, migrant homes help shield post-coronavirus world

02 June 2020

Publication

ILO/Japan Cooperation - Factsheet 2017

13 August 2017

Japan is a founding member State of the ILO, and a valued partner in promoting the Decent Work Agenda. Japan has ratified 49 Conventions, including 6 Fundamental, 3 Governance and 40 Technical Conventions. Japan holds one of the ten permanent government seats on the ILO Governing Body as a State of Chief Industrial Importance.

Labour migration and entrepreneurship

Skills for a brighter future

18 December 2014

Refugees in a camp along Thai-Myanmar border are equipped with livelihood and buisness skills for a better future.

Social safety nets

ILO/Japan Fund for Building Social Safety Nets in Asia and the Pacific (SSN Fund)

15 June 2011

The SSN Fund aims to broaden the use of social safety nets through a wide range of projects to extend existing social security systems, promote occupational safety and health (OSH), develop human resources, strengthen labour inspection, eliminate forced labour and foster entrepreneurship. The Fund also responds to natural disasters by implementing crisis response activities in the affected areas to support disaster recovery.

Publication

Learning from the 1997-1998 Asian Financial Crises: The ILO Experience in Thailand and Indonesia

05 June 2009

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 3

Project

Avian and Human Influenza in the Workplace

01 July 2007

The project aims at assisting workers and employers in promoting practical preventive actions at workplace level in order to protect themselves from Avian Influenza and the future Pandemic Human Influenza.

Publication

Working out of disaster: improving employment and livelihood in countries affected by the Tsunami

01 January 2005

A historical and photographic record of the people affected by the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. Captures the extent of the disaster. Reviewing crisis responses and what can be learnt from actions undertaken.