News and Updates

As the International Labour Conference (ILC) opens its discussion on decent work in the platform economy, trade unions across Asia and the Pacific are demanding bold and urgent action to end the systemic denial of rights of platform workers.

The ITUC-Asia Pacific held a high-level dialogue with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 20-21 May 2025 in Manila, marking the first formal engagement between the two institutions since the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Indonesia to Türkiye, workers across Asia-Pacific stood united on May Day 2025 — demanding justice, fair wages, and dignity at work in powerful shows of labour solidarity.

As trade unions around the world remember those lost to preventable workplace tragedies, ITUC-Asia Pacific is sounding the alarm about a new frontier of occupational health and safety (OHS) risks – those created by artificial intelligence (AI), algorithmic management, and digital surveillance. These emerging technologies, if left unchecked, could reshape the world of work in ways that threaten both the physical and mental well-being of workers.

The 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index reveals that Asia-Pacific showed continued marginal improvements from its worst rating on record in 2022, but is remains second worst region in the world for workers.

ITUC-Asia Pacific raised the alarm that governments in Asia and the Pacific have failed to meet the global target to eliminate all forms of child labour by 2025, with more than 86 million children still working across the region.

The ITUC Asia-Pacific welcomes the adoption of the resolution upgrading Palestine’s status within the International Labour Organization (ILO) from a liberation movement to a non-member observer State.

In a landmark decision, the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) has adopted the resolution invoking Article 33 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Constitution concerning Myanmar.