ASEAN labour ministers’ conference opens in Vietnam
May 24th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANSHanoi, May 24 (IANS) The 21st meeting of the labour ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened here Monday.
Participants will discuss measures to enhance quality of human resources and are expected to adopt an action plan of the ASEAN labour ministers for the 2011-2015 period, Xinhua reported.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the opening ceremony that the meeting will promote ASEAN labour cooperation and help reach the aims of sustainable jobs and social fairness initiated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Dung said the ministers would work actively to pass the action plan for the next five years which includes the development of human resources, promotion of sustainable jobs and social welfare, protection and enhancement of the rights of migrant workers.
The Vietnamese prime minister expressed his hope that delegates would come up with solutions to improve working conditions and life of labourers, reduce work-related accidents and diseases, and build harmonised labour relations in the bloc’s member countries.
According to the meeting’s agenda, ASEAN labour ministers will also review the implementation of their action plan for the 2005-2010 period and decide the priorities for their activities in 2010.
–Indo-Asian news Service
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