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ILO supports online technical exchange between China and Portugal on social protection coverage extension for platform workers

ILO Beijing Office in collaboration with ILO Office in Lisbon, organized an online technical exchange session between Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) of China and Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (MTSSS) of Portugal around recent reforms and challenges to extend social protection for platform workers and workers in new forms of employment on 9 May 2024.

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.

Integrated approaches for formalization in Asia and the Pacific

This report highlights why the multi-faceted dimensions of informality demand an integrated approach to formalization, outlines the nature of an integrated approach to employment formalization, reviews the extent that countries in Asia and the Pacific are applying integrated approaches to formalization, and provides examples and an action-oriented outline for advancing integrated approaches to formalization in the region.

ILO and partners promote social protection for a just transition in China

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.

Social Security

Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor - Issue 16

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.

ILO project experience in China shared in global Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships

From 27 to 29 February, the global Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships was successfully held jointly by the ILO and ten international organization partners in Turin, Italy. ‘Quality Apprenticeship and Lifelong Learning in China’ Project was presented during the Panel of Success Stories in Asia and Africa and exhibited as the only project from Asia among all exhibition booths.

ILO Working Paper 103

New Forms of Employment and Labour Protection in China (mobi)

The objective of this paper is to provide a panoramic description and analysis of the diversity of the new forms of employment that have been emerging in China, with the focus on their background, the main types, the status quo of labour rights protection, and the government's responses to the challenges of labour regulations brought by NFE. Finally, on the basis of the above, the paper puts forward corresponding policy recommendations on how to improve workers' protection in new forms of Employment.

ILO Working Paper 103

New Forms of Employment and Labour Protection in China

The objective of this paper is to provide a panoramic description and analysis of the diversity of the new forms of employment that have been emerging in China, with the focus on their background, the main types, the status quo of labour rights protection, and the government's responses to the challenges of labour regulations brought by NFE. Finally, on the basis of the above, the paper puts forward corresponding policy recommendations on how to improve workers' protection in new forms of Employment.

ILO Working Paper 103

New Forms of Employment and Labour Protection in China (epub)

The objective of this paper is to provide a panoramic description and analysis of the diversity of the new forms of employment that have been emerging in China, with the focus on their background, the main types, the status quo of labour rights protection, and the government's responses to the challenges of labour regulations brought by NFE. Finally, on the basis of the above, the paper puts forward corresponding policy recommendations on how to improve workers' protection in new forms of Employment.

ILO SCORE Training

Innovation in action: A Chinese infrastructure company’s journey towards productivity growth and decent work

This company leveraged SCORE Training to reshape their operations to enhance safety and service quality, and foster a continuous cycle of improvement to boost competitiveness and growth.

Social Protection

ILO, China and EU continue collaboration in promoting universal social protection in China

Joint commitment to inclusive employment for people with disabilities

The ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia and the Hangzhou Disabled Persons Federation (Hangzhou DPF) solidified their commitment to inclusive employment and decent work for people with disabilities, by signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on 16 January.

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

Social Security Policy Monitor China Issue 15

ILO/China Partnership Programme

Enhancing Cambodia-China Skills Development Cooperation Under the South-South Cooperation Skills Development Network

Under the ILO-China Partnership Programme, a three-day South-South Cooperation Skills Development event was held in Guangzhou to enhance Cambodia-China skills development, strengthen ties, and contribute to shared goals.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

Cambodian trainers complete a technical capacity building programme at Guangzhou Industry and Trade Technician College of China

Six skilled trainers from Cambodia successfully completed a capacity building training programme under ILO/China partnership programme.

Advancing towards a modern and effective labour inspection system in China

ILO tripartite constituents in China jointly explore labour inspection capacity-building roadmap to ensure fair, safe, and equitable working conditions for all workers.

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.