The ILO Beijing Area Office carries out the International Labour Organization's (ILO) programmes and activities in the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions (SAR) and Mongolia. Using ILO's tripartite approach of close collaboration with government, workers, and employers, the Beijing Area Office strives to promote decent work for all workers. The Decent Work agenda involves promoting the ratification and implementation of international labour standards, protecting workers' basic interests and rights, improving conditions of employment and promoting social dialogue among ILO's tripartite constituents.

Specialists on the ILO East Asia Multidisciplinary Advisory Team (EASMAT) based in Bangkok, Thailand, along with experts from ILO Headquarters in Geneva, provide technical support for the Beijing Area Office's projects and activities. These specialists, from both offices, provide technical assistance to constituents according to their needs in the field of workers' basic interests and rights, employment, labour administration and industrial relations, occupational safety and health, social security, vocational training, and other related issues of the world of work.

In 2001, the ILO and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining their combined efforts to implement the Decent Work agenda in China. The MOU has been followed up with specific projects and activities.

There are currently two ILO Projects housed in the Beijing Area Office. The ILO Project on Improving Human Resource Management and Labour Relations in Chinese Special Economic Zones (HR/LR Project) and the ILO-Japan Inter-Country Project on Strategic Approaches Toward Employment Promotion (ILO/PEP). The HR/LR Project is in response to the need for a well-trained and skilful labour force and sound labour relations. This Swiss-funded Project hopes to help China meet the need for human resource development and management, as well as increase enterprises' ability to fairly deal with labour relations. The ILO/PEP aims at assisting the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in developing employment creation strategies for un/underemployed people. The Project is funded by the Government of Japan. The first phase focused on rural areas and was completed in 2001. The second phase will focus on re-employment of urban, unemployed and laid-off workers.

The current director of ILO Beijing Office is Mr. Djankou Ndjonkou. The Office is located in the TaYuan Diplomatic Office Building in Chaoyang District of Beijing.

Contact Us: ILO Beijing Office
No. 14 Liangmahe Nanlu
1-10 Tayuan Diplomatic Office Building
Beijing, People's Republic of China 100600
Tel: (8610) 6532-5093/5094
Fax: (8610) 6532-1420
E-mail: beijing@ilo.org