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Monday, December 2, 2013
ILO: Invest in 100,000 people and change half a million lives
MANILA (ILO) – As reconstruction efforts gather pace after Super Typhoon Haiyan,
rebuilding livelihoods through decent jobs in the service industry is a priority – alongside farming and fishing – according to the first sectoral needs assessment published by the UN.
MALAYSIA:::Union: Apology not accepted // 'Jeff Ooi patut ikhlas minta maaf'
GEORGE TOWN: The Amalgamated National Union for Local Authorities Employees chairman Saleem Sulaiman refused to accept DAP member of parliament Jeff Ooi's apology over the latter's kucing kurap remark.
ILO sees long road to recovery for Tacloban

MANILA, Philippines - The International Labor Organization (ILO) sees slow recovery for the typhoon-devastated city of Tacloban in Leyte, but it said residents still have a better life ahead of them.
Lawrence Jeff Johnson, ILO country officer for the Philippines, said the agency is working closely with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to build better lives for typhoon victims.
The fight against the use of asbestos continues across Asia

Unions support Somyot and the right to organise in Thailand

1) We express our concern and opposition to the use of repressive laws in Thailand to stifle democratic debate and the right of people and workers to freedom of expression. We, as part of the worldwide labour movement, pledge our support for international working people’s solidarity and for the continuing struggle for democracy in Thailand.
We call for the:
• Immediate release of Somyot Pruksakasemsuk
• Immediate release of all political prisoners in Thailand
• Abolition of Article 112 (The Lese Majeste law)
2) To organise an ITUC Asia Pacific delegation to visit Somyot in jail and to meet with his support group in Bangkok.
Turkish miners barricade themselves underground

Pakistani workers win after three year struggle

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