Review highlights progress made and challenges facing Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s National Social Protection...
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ILO is continuing its support to the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic in its commitment to achieve universal social protection...
Lao Social Security Organisation officials improve their actuarial and modelling skills
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Joint ILO-PIF Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue opens
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ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa greets Fiji President Wiliame Katonivere. ©...
Bolaven Plateau communities embrace social security
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The Bolaven Plateau is well-known in Lao People’s Democratic Republic for its high-quality coffee and tea. The men and women working...
Coffee and tea producers in southern Lao PDR gain taste of better working conditions
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The Bolaven Plateau is unique in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic for its cool, moist climate, ideal for the production of...
Law Enforcement Officers from Balochistan Empowered Against Forced Labor and Human Trafficking
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (ILO News) – On 16-17 April, the International Labour Organization (ILO) completed a training programme for 40...
100 Thai automotive industry workers gain essential hard skills to keep pace with rapidly...
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Workers engaged in the hard skills training session at the Automotive Human Resources Academy (AHRDA). © ILO ...
Palestinian Arrested for Murdering Israeli Teen in West Bank Terror Attack
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Israeli security forces said on Monday that they arrested a Palestinian man for allegedly killing a 14-year-old Israeli in the West...
Cultural Center Backed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Plans to Produce Films About Attack on...
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The Ravayat-e Fath Foundation — a Tehran-based cultural center sponsored by the Iranian regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a US-designated...
Israeli Government Approves Increased Payments to Returned Gaza Hostages
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Israel on Friday approved an amendment to a law providing payments to returned hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on...
New Hospital Approved for Construction in Southern Israel Amid Gaza War
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The Israeli government on Thursday announced the approval of a new hospital to be built in the city of Be’er Sheva,...
Career progression maps help Malaysian youth chart career paths in the food services industry
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Participants from Vocational Colleges attended the launching of the career progression maps at UTHM Johor, Malaysia. © ILO ...
Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue...
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SUVA, Fiji (ILO News) – Labour-related challenges and opportunities in the Pacific region will be discussed at the...
Women in Afghanistan: The future ‘depends on them’
Released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday, Listening to Women Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, Their Struggle and Resilience, analyzes data collected over the...
Restrictions on Afghan women continue unabated
Among those whose working lives have been upended, de facto authorities “banned” approximately 400 women workers at a pine nut processing from the workplace...
Hong Kong: UN human rights experts call for immediate release of Jimmy Lai
Mr. Lai is the founder of the campaigning pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, which was shut down in 2021 in the wake of the June...
Bangladesh: Citing ‘dangerous decline’ of human rights, experts urge key reforms
The Human Rights Council-appointed experts’ call follows on from the election victory of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this month, who secured a controversial...
Myanmar demands greater focus urges UN rights chief, three years after coup
“Amid all of the crises around the world, it is important no one is forgotten. The people of Myanmar have been suffering for too...
What’s Left of Sudan After a Year At War?
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This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined again by Crisis Group’s...
Myanmar: Military’s ‘campaign of violence’ must end, UN chief says on anniversary of coup
In a statement issued by his spokesperson on Wednesday, the UN chief underscored the urgency of a transition to democratic governance and reinstating civilian...
Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end
The incidents, which have surged since early January, are purportedly linked to violations of the Taliban’s stringent dress code for women.The Human Rights Council-appointed...
UN rights office voices concern ahead of elections in Pakistan
OHCHR denounced all acts of violence against political parties and candidates in the lead-up to Thursday’s vote.Spokesperson Liz Throssell said there have been no...
UNICEF condemns air strike on schools in Myanmar
The children killed were boys between 12 and 14 years of age.“UNICEF strongly condemns any strikes against schools and places of learning, which must...
Mongolian dzud: Extreme weather puts 90% of country at ‘high risk’
About 190,000 herder households are struggling with inadequate feed, skyrocketing prices and heightened vulnerabilities, according to the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in...
