ASEAN and ILO Sign Agreement To Boost Cooperation
Geneva, 20 March 2007
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The Secretary-General of ASEAN Ong Keng Yong and the Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Juan Somavia signed a Cooperation Agreement on the behalf of the Secretariats of ASEAN and the International Labour Organisation* on 20 March 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The Agreement will serve as a platform to strengthen the collaboration and partnership between the two organisations through the exchange of information, research studies as well as participation at working-level meetings. Under the Agreement, ASEAN and the ILO will deepen their collaboration in the implementation of programmes and projects in areas of common interest. Such areas include occupational health and safety, HIV/AIDS and the workplace, the employment implications of trade liberalisation, youth employment, vocational training, social security and labour migration. The Secretariat of the ILO is the International Labour Office.
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Click here for the Press Release on the Signing Ceremony of the Agreement, issued by the ILO, Geneva, Switzerland, 20 March 2007
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Click here for the Cooperation Agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and the International Labour Office | |
