The rainy season that usually starts at the end of May in Lao PDR is this year late and has still not started in parts of the country. “This is of great concern for farmers. Many of them are preparing their nurseries for the third time now and the nurseries are drying up again. Now farmers are reporting that they have no more seeds to restart with which means they would have no crops this year” says Mr. Serge Verniau, the Representative for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to Lao PDR.  Read more

28 April 2009 - On the occasion of the ILO’s 90th anniversary
Donchanh Palace Hotel, Vientiane

Opening Remarks
Mr. Wang Jiyuan, Deputy Director for ILO Subregional Office for East Asia

BANGKOK (ILO News) – Amid the worst financial and jobs crisis since the Great Depression, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its 90th anniversary with a series of high level events across Asia and the Pacific, and around the world.

From 21 April to the end of the month, about 20 countries in the Asia and Pacific region have scheduled celebrations – from Pakistan to the Philippines and further out into the Pacific.

The events focus on the theme of social dialogue on decent work for a fair globalization. Worldwide, more than 100 countries will join, launching a global initiative aimed at fostering hope and action for an embattled world of work.

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