21/10/2020 03:19 PM

The World Health Organization today cautioned against any relaxation of response actions following the recent slight decline in COVID-19 cases in South-East Asia Region, saying the pandemic continues unabated and our response only needs to be strengthened further to curtail virus transmission.

19/10/2020 03:12 PM

In written statements to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder warned against higher levels of poverty and inequality resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. Highlighting the urgent need for social protection for all, he called for profound structural changes to build back better and faster.

16/10/2020 03:33 PM

Assessments show spike in job and income losses and limited financial capacities to deal with the crisis, making it even harder for vulnerable workers to earn a living.

15/10/2020 03:37 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year.

30/09/2020 04:22 PM

On 28/9/2020, in Hanoi, Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) held the National preparatory workshop for 13th ASEAN forum on migrant labour with the theme “Supporting migrant workers during the pandemic for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community” through hybrid way with offline in Viet Nam and online with non- Vietnamese delegates.

23/09/2020 03:25 PM

The UK-ASEAN Business Council and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council organised an online dialogue on September 22 on finding digital remedies for healthcare and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the new normal state.

18/09/2020 02:30 PM

The ASEAN High-level Conference on Human Resource Development for the Changing World of Work was held virtually on September 16 by Vietnam as the ASEAN Chair 2020, with the participation of 150 delegates. The Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) chaired, cooperated with Ministry of Education and Training held the Conference.

14/09/2020 08:38 AM

With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at stake