Activity reports
FY2016FY: Japanese Fiscal Year. from April to March
- Invitation（2017.01.15〜2017.01.28）
JILAF invited a total of 10 persons (including 4 women) from five countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay) to visit Japan from January 15 to 28, 2015.
- Field Project（2016.12.13〜2016.12.14）
Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Nepal
JILAF held a two-day seminar on industrial relations and labour policy in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 13–14 for the three organizations affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), namely, the Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC), the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), and the All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF). Fifty-seven people attended, and 11 media organizations covered the seminar’s first day, including the Kantipur National Daily, News 24, and Mountain TV.
- Invitation（2016.12.04〜2016.12.17）
Malaysia-Pakistan-Philippines Team
JILAF invited a total of 14 persons (including 6 women) from organizations in three countries (the Malaysian Trades Union Congress [MTUC], Pakistan Workers’ Federation [PWF], and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines [TUCP]) to visit Japan from December 4 to 17.
- Field Project（2016.12.04〜2016.12.16）
VGCL/JILAF Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Vietnam
JILAF, together with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), held industrial relations and labour policy seminars in the two cities of Hai Phong and Can Tho during the period of January 8 to 14.
- Invitation（2016.11.27〜2016.12.03）
JILAF reinvited a total of six people (including two women) from Indonesia and Myanmar to visit Japan for seven days from November 27 to December 3.
- Field Project（2016.11.26〜2016.11.27）
CTUM/JILAF Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Myanmar
JILAF, together with the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), held a two-day industrial relations and labour policy seminar in Yangon, Myanmar, on November 26–27 with the participation of 89 people (of whom 59 were women), including government officials and representatives of employers.
- Field Project（2016.11.23〜2016.11.24）
Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Bangladesh
JILAF, together with the Bangladesh Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-BC), jointly held an industrial relations and labour policy seminar in Dhaka on November 23–24 on the theme of “Building Sound Industrial Relations and Employment Stability.”
- Field Project（2016.11.15〜2016.11.16）
Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Pakistan
JILAF, together with the Pakistan Workers’ Federation (PWF), jointly held an industrial relations and labour policy seminar in Islamabad on November 15–16.
- Field Project（2016.11.10〜2016.11.13）
SGRA Project in Thailand (November)
JILAF is implementing the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network) in Thailand
- Invitation（2016.11.06〜2016.11.19）
Middle East and Northern Africa Team
JILAF invited a total of 11 persons (including 4 women) from the Middle East and Northern Africa to visit Japan from November 6 to 19.
- Field Project（2016.10.31〜2016.11.16）
SGRA Project in Laos, Nepal, and Thailand (November)
A follow-up meeting and Life Support Seminar were held in the district of Kaysone in the southern province of Savannakhet on October 31 and November 1 for 30 vegetable farm workers (informal-sector workers).
- Field Project（2016.10.30〜2016.11.04）
KSPI /JILAF Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Indonesia
JILAF, together with the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (CITU/KSPI in Indonesian), held a two-day industrial relations and labour policy seminar in the city of Bekasi in West Java, Indonesia, on November 1–2.
- Field Project（2016.10.25〜2016.10.27）
SGRA Project in Laos and Thailand (October)
JILAF is implementing the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network) in Laos and Thailand
- General Information（2016.10.23）
Death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej
The JILAF Thailand Office mourns the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, offers its sincerest condolences, and reports
- Field Project（2016.10.17〜2016.10.18）
CWC/NTUF/SLNSS/JILAF Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Sri Lanka
JILAF held a two-day industrial relations and labour policy seminar in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 17–18 for leaders of the three organizations in Sri Lanka affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), namely, the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC), National Trade Union Federation (NTUF), and Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya (SLNSS).
- Invitation（2016.10.16〜2016.10.25）
JILAF invited 10 female leaders of trade unions in four South Asian countries to visit Japan for 10 days from October 16 to 25.
- Invitation（2016.10.02〜2016.10.15）
JILAF invited a total of 12 persons (including 5 women) from China and Thailand to visit Japan from October 2 to 15.
- General Information（2016.10.01〜2016.10.02）
JILAF Participates in Global Festa Japan 2016
Global Festa Japan 2016, an international cooperation event, was held on October 1–2 at the Center Promenade in Odaiba, Tokyo
- Invitation（2016.09.25〜2016.10.01）
JILAF invited a total of five persons (including two women) from Israel, Switzerland, and the United States to visit Japan from September 25 to October 1, 2016.
- Field Project（2016.09.06〜2016.09.12）
SGRA Project in Nepal (September)
A JILAF delegation visited the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu from September 6 (Tuesday) to 12 (Monday) for the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network), which is being implemented with grants from the Japanese government (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare).
- Invitation（2016.09.04〜2016.09.17）
A total of 12 people (including 6 women) participated in the team from Laos and Vietnam that visited Japan from September 4 to 17.
- Field Project（2016.08.31〜2016.09.28）
SGRA Project in Laos and Thailand (September)
JILAF is implementing the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network) in Laos and Thailand
- Field Project（2016.08.30〜2016.08.31）
Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Mongolia
JILAF, together with the Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU), held a two-day industrial relations and labour policy seminar in Ulaanbaatar on August 30–31.
- Field Project（2016.08.22〜2016.08.26）
JILAF and the Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) jointly held a multinational seminar in the Thai capital of Bangkok for five days from August 22 to 26 on the main theme of “Globalization, Economic Integration, and the Role of Trade Unions: Toward Employment Stability, the Prevention of Meaningless Industrial Disputes, Etc. through the Building of Constructive Industrial Relations.”
- Field Project（2016.08.17〜2016.08.20）
On August 17–20 a follow-up seminar for sugar cane farmers and a Life Support Seminar for vegetable farmers were held in the southern province of Savannakhet in Laos as part of the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network).
- Field Project（2016.07.30〜2016.07.31）
ITUC-CC/JILAF Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Cambodia
JILAF, together with the Cambodian Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-CC), held a two-day industrial relations and labour policy seminar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 30–31.
- Invitation（2016.07.24〜2016.08.06）
JILAF invited 10 people from Bangladesh and Nepal (including 4 women) to visit Japan from July 24 to August 6.
- Field Project（2016.07.22〜2016.07.29）
JILAF, ITUC-AP, OTCI Jointly Hold 9th Youth Leadership Course (Multinational Seminar)
JILAF, together with the Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-AP) and the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute (OTCI), held the 9th Youth Leadership Course for eight days from July 22 (Friday) to 29 (Friday) in Singapore.
- Field Project（2016.07.18〜2016.07.19）
ITUC-TC/JILAF Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Thailand
JILAF and the Thai Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-TC) jointly held a two-day industrial relations and labour policy seminar in Bangkok on July 17–18.
- Field Project（2016.07.06〜2016.07.07）
INTUC/JILAF Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in India
JILAF and the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) jointly held an industrial relations and labour policy seminar in Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on July 6–7.
- Field Project（2016.07.05〜2016.07.06）
Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in Laos
JILAF and the Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) jointly held a two-day industrial relations and labour policy seminar in the Lao capital of Vientiane on July 5–6.
- Field Project（2016.07.03）
Implementation of the SGRA Project by the JILAF Thailand Office (July)
On July 3 the JILAF Thailand Office held a Life Support Seminar (LSS) in the northeastern province of Samut Sakhon in Thailand for 28 informal-sector workers (migrant workers, etc.) facing especially difficult conditions with the aim of promoting future community development of the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network).
- Invitation（2016.06.26〜2016.07.09）
JILAF invited 10 people (including 7 women) from the three countries of Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Ukraine to visit Japan from June 26 to July 9. All of the programs were completed according to schedule.
- Field Project（2016.06.24〜2016.06.27）
SGRA Project in Bangladesh (June)
A JILAF delegation visited the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka from June 24 (Friday) to 27 (Monday) for the purpose of coordination in preparation for the full-fledged start of operations in fiscal 2016 of the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network), which JILAF is implementing with grants from the Japanese government (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare).
- Field Project（2016.06.10〜2016.06.28）
SGRA Project in Thailand (June)
The JILAF Thailand Office visited the provinces of Surat Thani, Khon Kaen, and Chiang Mai in Thailand in June with the purpose of conducting coordination for the full-fledged fiscal 2016 start of the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network).
- Field Project（2016.06.08〜2016.06.17）
A JILAF delegation visited Nepal from June 8 (Wednesday) to 17 (Friday) for the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network), which is being implemented with grants from the Japanese government (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare).
- Field Project（2016.06.06〜2016.06.08）
ACFTU/JILAF Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminars in China
JILAF, together with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), held two industrial relations and labour policy seminars in China on June 6 and 8, the first in Beijing and the second in the city of Nanjing in Jiangsu Province.
- Invitation（2016.06.05〜2016.06.18）
JILAF invited the Asia Youth Team to visit Japan from June 5 to 18. This time the team consisted of eight persons (including five women) from six organizations in four countries (India, Mongolia, the Philippines, and Vietnam).
- Field Project（2016.05.25〜2016.05.31）
A JILAF delegation visited Vientiane from May 25 (Wednesday) to 31 (Tuesday) on the occasion of the start in fiscal 2016 of the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network), which JILAF is implementing with grants from the Japanese government (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare). The delegation considered and discussed annual plans and specific activities based on fiscal 2016 project policy.
- Field Project（2016.05.17〜2016.05.18）
TUCP/JILAF Industrial Relations and Labour Policy Seminar in the Philippines
JILAF, together with the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), held an industrial relations and labour policy seminar in Manila on May 17–18 on the theme of “The Realization of Decent Work/Toward the Building of Constructive Industrial Relations.”
- Invitation（2016.05.15〜2016.05.28）
JILAF invited a total of 10 persons (including 4 women) from Cambodia and Indonesia to visit Japan from May 15 to 28.
- Field Project（2016.05.13〜2016.05.14）
LFTU/GUF/TUSSO Multinational Donor Coordination Meeting in Laos
The 5th LFTU/GUF/TUSSO Multinational Donor Coordination Meeting was held in Vientiane, Laos, on May 13–14 with the participation of 40 people from JILAF and other supporting organizations, Global Union Federations (GUF), and other organizations.
- Field Project（2016.05.11〜2016.05.13）
SGRA Project in Thailand (May)
On May 11–13 JILAF held a Life Support Seminar for community development in the province of Khon Kaen in northeastern Thailand as part of the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network).
- Field Project（2016.05.07）
SGRA Project in Bangladesh (May)
On the occasion of the fiscal 2016 start of the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network), which JILAF is implementing with grants from the Japanese government (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare), a JILAF delegation attended the first meeting in the current fiscal year of the Central Roundtable, which comprises representatives from the central government, labour, and management in Bangladesh, as well as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and JILAF, to discuss plans and specific activities in the coming year based on fiscal 2016 project policy.
- Field Project（2016.04.22〜2016.04.27）
SGRA Project in Thailand (April)
On the occasion of the start of fiscal 2016, a JILAF delegation visited Bangkok from April 22 (Friday) to 27 (Wednesday) for the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network), which JILAF is implementing with grants from the Japanese government (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare). Discussions took place on plans and specific activities in the coming year based on fiscal 2016 project policy.
- Field Project（2016.04.16〜2016.04.20）
SGRA Project in Bangladesh (April)
A JILAF delegation visited the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka from April 16 (Saturday) to 20 (Wednesday) for the purpose of coordination toward the full-fledged start in fiscal 2016 of the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network), which JILAF is implementing with grants from the Japanese government (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare). The delegation’s schedule included an unofficial meeting of the Central Working Group and consultations with local people involved in the project.
- Field Project（2016.04.16〜2016.04.20）
SGRA Project in Bangladesh (April)
A JILAF delegation visited the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka from April 16 (Saturday) to 20 (Wednesday) for the purpose of coordination toward the full-fledged start in fiscal 2016 of the SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network), which JILAF is implementing with grants from the Japanese government (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare).
- Field Project（2016.04.06〜2016.04.08）
NTUC/JILAF Informal School Management Meeting and Teacher Training Held in Nepal
On Wednesday, April 6 the Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) and JILAF held a school management meeting in Kathmandu for the nine informal schools that they operate in Nepal. A total of 43 teachers and school administrators attended.
- Field Project（2016.04.04〜2016.04.10）
The SGRA project (Supporting Grass-Roots Activities through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network) in Nepal, which has been implemented with grants from the Japanese government (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare) since fiscal 2011, has entered its sixth year. On the occasion of the project’s start in fiscal 2016, JILAF dispatched a delegation to Kathmandu from April 4 (Monday) to 10 (Sunday) to hold discussions and coordinate with local people involved in the project.