CENTRAL Launches Campaign for Migrant Workers’ Rights on International Migrants Day
On 18 December, the Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL), organized a campaign in 5 districts of Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia in celebration of International Migrants Day. The campaign event distributed informational materials and called on stakeholders to work together to protect migrants’ rights and promote social protection, including for workers in the […]
Celebration of the Contribution of Lao Migrant Workers on International Migrants Day 2022
To mark the occasion of International Migrants Day in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, International Labour Organization and International Organization for Migration jointly organized a celebration on 15 December 2022. Broadcast on Lao Youth Radio, the event brought together migrant workers and key stakeholder organizations to share their […]
Dialogue Organized on Occupational Safety and Health for Fishing Vessels in Viet Nam
On 21-22 December, the International Collaborating Centre for Aquaculture and Fisheries Sustainability (ICAFIS) of the Viet Nam Fisheries Society spearheaded a meeting on occupational safety and health (OSH) on-board fishing vessels. The event provided a platform for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, social partners, provincial […]
Myanmar trade unions and civil society organizations face existential threat following military takeover
Bangkok, Thailand (ILO News) – The military takeover in Myanmar has taken a severe toll on trade unions and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) providing services to workers and migrants, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Riding out the storm: Organizational resilience of trade unions and civil society organizations following the […]
IOM trains Thai government and NGO workers on the return and reintegration for victims of trafficking
IOM organized the first batch of the Return & Reintegration Training on 28 and 29 November 2022. The training was attended by 23 participants from Royal Thai Governments (RTG) and NGOs working on the return and reintegration of VOTs. The meeting rolled out the curriculum collaboratively designed by the Ministry of Social Development and Human […]
ILO and Viet Nam trains labour officials in 34 provinces on the revised legislation and policy on labour migration.
In November 2022, ILO in collaboration with Viet Nam’s Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) trained 64 leaders and staff from the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of 34 Northern and Southern provinces on the new legislation framework governing labour migration in Vietnam (Law 69 and its five sub-law). The training aimed to build […]
ILO and Viet Nam government trains recruitment agencies on the revised labour migration laws
ILO, in collaboration with Viet Nam’s Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) , supported two information dissemination sessions in November for 180 staff of recruitment agencies to disseminate the new legislation framework governing labour migration in Vietnam (Law 69 and its five sub-law). The training aims to ensure that recruitment agencies are aware of the new […]
UNDP brought five Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries together for a Multi-lateral Consultation on Trans-national Referral Mechanism (TRM)
UNDP organized a hybrid multi-lateral consultation on Trans-national Referral Mechanism (TRM) for the GMS region between Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam. The consultations brought together 40 representatives from relevant government agencies, civil societies, UN agencies, and development partners working on counter-trafficking. The event provided a space for multi-lateral dialogue on TRM – the […]
Bilateral trade union cooperation supporting Cambodian migrants in the fishing sector in Thailand.
Ship to Shore Rights SEA facilitated bilateral trade union cooperation to support Cambodian migrant workers in the fishing sector in Thailand. From 27 to 30 November 2022, two ILO partners in Cambodia, the Cambodian Labour Confederation (CLC) and Legal Support for Children and Women (LSCW), visited Fishers’ Rights Network (FRN) in Trat and Stella Maris […]
IOM trains members of the Indonesian Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Task Force to identify victims of trafficking and handle TIP cases.
The training was conducted in Surakarta, Central Java and attended by 29 participants that are members of the Anti-TIP Task Force of both the Central and East Java Provinces. The training is designed to equip the members of the Anti-TIP Taskforce at the provincial level with the knowledge and capacity to conduct victim identification and […]