23/04/2019 04:45 PM

THE International Labor Organization (ILO) said employers need to update their business models to adapt to growing technological innovation, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) identified as a potential hot spot for adopting more automated processes.

22/04/2019 09:44 AM

At a global forum on fair pricing and access to medicines, delegates from governments and civil society organizations called for greater transparency around the cost of research and development as well as production of medicines, to allow buyers to negotiate more affordable prices.

22/04/2019 08:53 AM

A new report on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), published ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, reviews the ILO’s 100 years of achievements, and reveals some of the emerging challenges and opportunities in creating better working environments.

18/04/2019 01:10 PM

Organisations and companies could reduce occupational diseases by implementing engineering control through specific methods built into plant design, equipment and processes. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said engineering control was more effective than administrative control (or work practice control) and the use of personal protective equipment.

12/04/2019 08:56 AM

Muscat- Statistics issued by the Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) till the end of January 2019 showed an increase in the number of active establishments covered by the social insurance system to 16,676.

12/04/2019 08:48 AM

THE Philippines needs to spend an average of 3.48 to 5.58 percent of its GDP to fill its social protection gaps up to 2030, according to estimates by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

11/04/2019 03:49 PM

Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is too heavily invested in the domestic market so any move to raise its foreign exposure will help to diversify investments and boost returns, fund managers say.

11/04/2019 03:31 PM

New rules aim to ensure access to social security for EU workers who have moved to a different EU country, while fairly distributing obligations among member states.