News and Updates

As trade unions around the world remember those lost to preventable workplace tragedies, ITUC-Asia Pacific is sounding the alarm about a new frontier of occupational health and safety (OHS) risks – those created by artificial intelligence (AI), algorithmic management, and digital surveillance. These emerging technologies, if left unchecked, could reshape the world of work in ways that threaten both the physical and mental well-being of workers.

On 4 April 2025, the Constitutional Court of Korea upheld unanimously the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, four months after his declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024, resulting in his removal from office.

ITUC-Asia Pacific supports its affiliates in Bangladesh in calling for the full and transparent implementation of the International Labour Organization (ILO) roadmap, which outlines critical labour rights reforms that Bangladesh must undertake to comply with international labour standards. Following the review at the 353rd Session of the ILO Governing Body in Geneva, ITUC-Asia Pacific and its affiliates acknowledge the interim government’s initial steps to address labour rights concerns, but they remain deeply concerned about the persistent gaps in labour law reforms, trade union registration, and the enforcement of workers’ rights.

Trade union representatives join civil society organisations in advocating for development justice at the 12th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) 2025, held at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, from 25-28 February 2025.

In a landmark decision, the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) has adopted the resolution invoking Article 33 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Constitution concerning Myanmar.

As the International Labour Conference (ILC) opens its discussion on decent work in the platform economy, trade unions across Asia and the Pacific are demanding bold and urgent action to end the systemic denial of rights of platform workers.

The ITUC-Asia Pacific held a high-level dialogue with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 20-21 May 2025 in Manila, marking the first formal engagement between the two institutions since the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Indonesia to Türkiye, workers across Asia-Pacific stood united on May Day 2025 — demanding justice, fair wages, and dignity at work in powerful shows of labour solidarity.