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Japan has been a founding Member State of the ILO since 1919 and a valued partner in promoting the Decent Work Agenda. Since its establishment in 1924, the ILO Office for Japan represents the ILO and ensures its core priorities and policies are disseminated among constituents, partners, and Japanese society.

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Japan and ILO support cocoa farmers to fight child labour through climate-smart solutions
The Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, and ILO Country Director Vanessa Phala smiling as they present a laptop to a local representative in Bibiani, Ghana. They are joined by officials and community members, with boxes of donated equipment visible in the background.

Child labour

Japan and ILO support cocoa farmers to fight child labour through climate-smart solutions

Workers secure jobs in aquaculture, help double shrimp production
three women in shrimp production

Supply chains

Workers secure jobs in aquaculture, help double shrimp production

Projects and programmes

Fostering an Enabling Environment for MSMEs to Promote Responsible Value Chains (FEE-RVC)

Project

Fostering an Enabling Environment for MSMEs to Promote Responsible Value Chains (FEE-RVC)

Managing a decent future of work together - Asia-Pacific

Managing a decent future of work together - Asia-Pacific

Development Cooperation Dashboard
Screenshot of the ILO development cooperation dashboard

Development Cooperation Dashboard

Screenshot of the ILO development cooperation dashboard

The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in Japan.

A train in Tokyo

Labour statistics

A train in Tokyo

National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database

Publications

The future of social insurance in Viet Nam: Policy options and recommendations

Social Protection

The future of social insurance in Viet Nam: Policy options and recommendations

Trade in Renewable Energies Goods International trade flows and employment impacts for Australia, China, Japan, South Asia, and East Asia...

Note

Trade in Renewable Energies Goods International trade flows and employment impacts for Australia, China, Japan, South Asia, and East Asia...

All resources

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