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Welcome to the public information section, covering the ILO’s activities in Asia and the Pacific. This page acts as a gateway to a wide range of multilingual background material, including press materials, newsletters and journals, videos, leaflets, fact sheets and brochures. You can also find contact details for the ILO’s communications staff in the region, and details of its publications, library services and databases.

For more information please contact the Regional Communications Department (RCOMM) at Tel: +66 2 288 2202, Fax: +66 2 288 1076 or email

Press releases

Thai trade unions press for ratification of ILO Conventions on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
06 November 2009 - Some 30 leaders of 12 Thai national trade unions expressed concern about restrictive labour rights and announced an advocacy campaign directed at ensuring the Thai Government ratifies core international labour standards covering freedom of association, the right to organize and collective bargaining.
Regional experts discuss impact of financial crisis on jobs and global production networks
13 October 2009 - New research into the effects of the economic crisis on jobs in global production networks has been highlighted at an international meeting at Thammasat University. The meeting brought together experts and researchers from 14 countries in Asia and the Pacific to discuss their research findings and the impact of the crisis. ...
Press Statement of the Philippines High-Level Mission on Freedom of Association and the Protection of the Right to Organize Convention
01 October 2009 - The ILO High-Level Mission to the Philippines wishes to express its sincere appreciation to the Government of the Philippines, its independent agencies and the workers’ and employers’ organizations of the country for the full cooperation and the extensive information provided to it. ...
High Level ILO mission to the Philippines on Convention No. 87 Freedom of Association and Right to Organize
17 September 2009 - A High Level Mission of the ILO will visit the Philippines from 22-29 September 2009 to review matters relating to the application in law and in practice of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention (No. 87), 1948, which the Philippines ratified in 1953.

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Newsletters

News@ILO, November 2009 - [pdf 65 KB]
01 November 2009 - The November edition of the ILO's Asia Pacific e-newsletter contains the latest news from the regional office, a feature on migration policy in Thailand, a selection of the latest publications, and details of forthcoming events and meetings.
Kirabati News Updates, October 2009 - [pdf 1960 KB]
27 October 2009 - 1. First time Private Sector Temporary Work Placement Scheme for Youths launched; 2. Local Kiribati trainers receive certfication on Start and Improve Your Business; 3. CBTREE Pilot Implementation commences in Kiribati; 4. Labour Market Information & Analysis Technical Working Group set up in Kiribati
News@ILO, October 2009 - [pdf 67 KB]
01 October 2009 - The first edition of the e-newsletter from the ILO Regional Office in Asia and the Pacific contains five sections. ...
ILO Jakarta Newsletter, September 2009 - [pdf 2488 KB]
01 September 2009 - Quarterly newsletter of the ILO Jakarta Office. This issue features articles on child labour, youth employment, domestic workers, migrant workers, vocational training in Aceh, women's entrepreneurship, preventing harassment in the workplace, informall economy workers, indigenous women in Papua, HIV/AIDs, etc.

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