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Enhancing the Mobility and Skills of Migrant Workers through Skills Recognition in ASEAN

25 January 2019
Areas for pilot implementation include transport and logistics skills development.

Recognizing Filipino Migrant Workers’ Skills: Initiatives and Challenges

25 January 2019
The Philippines has bilateral labor agreements with 27 countries as of October 2018. Twelve out of the 43 agreements have provisions related to mutual recognition of skills and qualifications.

Current Developments and Future Perspectives on Foreign Workers

25 January 2019
In Taipei,China, the policy is to encourage foreign professionals to work in areas where there is underemployment.

Breakout Session Topic 1: Standard Employment Contracts

25 January 2019
Participants in this session break out into two groups to make a list of recommendations or guidelines on what should be included in a standard employment contract and how it should be used.

Recent Migration Trends to OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries from Asia

24 January 2019
Labor migration is growing although at a lower rate than in the late 2000s. Asia continues to account for a growing share of overall migration to OECD countries.

Teach for the Philippines

7 December 2018
In this presentation, Teach for the Philippines stresses the important role teachers play in the fight against corruption by leading by example and imparting values of integrity to their students.

How High-Speed Rail Affects Local Land Prices: An Evidence from Taipei,China

14 November 2018
High-speed railway investment is believed to have played an important role in changing land usage and land value. This presentation shares an evaluation of the effect of high-speed railway on the land prices of targeted regions in Taipei, China by using prefectural-level data from 1993 to 2017.

Education Sector Policy Design and Implementation

6 November 2018
In accordance with the provision of Republic Act 10742 (otherwise known as the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015) in the Philippines, winners in the youth council (Sangguniang Kabataan) elections are required to undertake a mandatory training that will serve as preparation in the execution of…

Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program

4 October 2018
Learn more about the challenges and accomplishments of the inter-agency initiative Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program.

Philippine City Disaster Insurance Pool

26 September 2018
This presentation shares details about the Philippine City Disaster Insurance Pool (PCDIP), a project which aims to provide seed capital to a pooled insurance company from which cities purchase parametric insurance. It was piloted in ten cities in the Philippines, one of the world's most disaster-…