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Four days after the company shut down, the finance director sent a letter to tell employees "maybe the South Korean side would be stable, so April’s salaries could be paid." … [Read more...] about Delayed salary payouts have the Covid-19 unemployed in a fix

As such, the report calls for urgent, large-scale and targeted policy responses to support youth, including broad-based employment/training guarantee programmes in developed countries, and employment-intensive programmes and guarantees in low and middle-income economies. How can we help the economy and workforce recover? The Monitor analyses measures being taken to create a safe return-to-work environment. It says that rigorous testing and tracing of COVID-19 infections, “is strongly related to lower labour market disruption… [and] substantially smaller social disruptions than confinement and lockdown measures.” In countries with strong testing and tracing, the average fall in working hours was reduced by as much as 50 percent. There are three reasons for this: testing and tracing reduces reliance on strict confinement measures; promotes the public confidence and so encourages consumption and supports employment, and helps minimise operational disruption at the … [Read more...] about ILO: COVID-19 causes loss of 305 million of jobs in the second quarter

The COVID-19 pandemic in the ASEAN region has resulted in heightened security measures in our individual and regional territorial borders, in order to restrict the entry of COVID-19 infected individuals. On the same token, ASEAN states should not let their guard down in the campaign to counter the ever growing and evolving threat of terrorism, extremism, radicalism and transnational crime in the region. Joint border patrols should be bolstered and sustained to enable the interdiction of criminal, drug, human trafficking syndicates and radical elements, who continue to exploit to their tactical advantage, the vast and porous marine borders of the region. To further strengthen these efforts, anti-terrorism laws and regulations must be reviewed and updated, in order to incorporate new and modern techniques and approaches in effectively fighting terrorism in the region. … [Read more...] about AIPA committed to spearhead the region’s COVID-19 efforts

After more than two weeks, Project 687 has produced more than 10,000 litres of the antiseptic solution to supply free to Hòa Vang Field Hospital, Đà Nẵng Hospital, Hòa Cầm Market, Non Nước Market and many locked-down residential areas. … [Read more...] about Recovered COVID-19 patient contributes to pandemic fight in Đà Nẵng

Hanoi (VNA) - The first plenary session of the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-41) took place in Hanoi on September 8, following the online opening ceremony of AIPA 41. Participants approved the heads of AIPA member delegations as vice presidents of AIPA-41. In their speeches, heads of AIPA member delegations recognised leadership by the National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Chair of AIPA 41 and dedication and steadfast commitment of the National Assembly of Vietnam in making it possible to convene the 41st AIPA General Assembly this year albeit virtually amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. They also recalled challenges facing ASEAN member countries, which are brought by the pandemic, while stressing coordination within ASEAN to overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19. Vice Chairperson of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tong Thi Phong, who headed the Vietnamese delegation to the AIPA 41 General Assembly, said given adverse impacts by … [Read more...] about AIPA-41 holds first plenary session