2024.05.28 Launch of the ILO Asia Pacific employment and social outlook 2024

2024.05.28 Launch of the ILO Asia Pacific employment and social outlook 2024

Labour markets in the Asia-Pacific region face enormous challenges. Despite strong economic growth and steady improvements in some key labour market indicators over several decades, progress in several crucial dimensions of decent work is too slow, with large gaps persisting.
To add to the mix, the rate of population ageing in Asia and the Pacific is astonishing; the region’s population is projected to age as much over the next 27 years as the populations in high-income countries have aged over the past 60.
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) “The Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024” presents the most recent statistics on the state of the labour market and its impact on the 3.4 billion people living in the region. Beyond the trends, the report also examines the implications of population ageing for labour markets and society.
Join us at the FCCT clubhouse in person or online via Zoom to hear from:
Ken Chamuva Shawa, senior economist, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
Ruttiya Bhula-Or, vice dean, College of Population Studies, and director, Collaborating Centre for Labour Research, Chulalongkorn University.
Srinivas Tata, director of the Social Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
This is not an FCCT-organized event.