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    1. Shaping the living wage agenda in Asia and the Pacific
  3. Living wages in focus: From principles to practice
  1. Shaping the living wage agenda in Asia and the Pacific

Shaping the living wage agenda in Asia and the Pacific

Living wages in focus: From principles to practice

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23 September 2025
05:30 - 09:00 GMT+2 (Europe/Zurich)
Colombo
Living wages in focus: From principles to practice
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The high-level regional event on living wages will open with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp, opening remarks, followed by the launch of the Asia-Pacific Minimum Wage Digital Repository System. Sessions will explore the ILO’s 2024 Conclusions on 'wage policies, including living wages' as well introduce ILO's first Living Wage Programme, launched in 2024. 

Highlighting the importance of addressing persistent inequality and low wages, discussions will examine principles and methodologies for estimating living wages, and how these can inform wage-setting institutions and real improvements for workers and enterprises. The sessions will promote practical pathways to strengthen minimum wage systems, expand collective bargaining, and close the gap between prevailing and living wages – advancing social justice and inclusive, sustainable growth

Speakers

Nguyen Huyen Le
Nguyen Huyen Le
Head of the Wages Division, Viet Nam, Ministry of Home Affairs
Benedicto Ernesto Bitonio Jr.
Benedicto Ernesto Bitonio Jr.
Under Secretary, Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment
Kaori Nakamura Osaka
Kaori Nakamura Osaka
Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Anil Jayantha Fernando
Anil Jayantha Fernando
Minister of Labour, Sri Lanka
Joni Simpson
Joni Simpson
Director, Country Office for Sri Lanka and Maldives, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Daniel Kostzer
Daniel Kostzer
Chief Economist, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Luis Rodrigo Morales
Luis Rodrigo Morales
Director for Industrial Relations and ILO coordination, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Alok Mishra
Alok Mishra
Joint Secretary, India, Ministry of Labour and Employment
Marcel Vernooij
Marcel Vernooij
Director, Public Sector Engagement, Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH)
Murray Hall
Murray Hall
Senior Research Scientist, Sustainability Program, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food (CSIRO)
Mohit Sharma
Mohit Sharma
Lead-Evaluation, Quest Alliance

Moderators

Patrick Belser
Patrick Belser
Chief, Inclusive Labour Markets, Labour Relations and Working Conditions Branch, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Anoop Satpathy
Anoop Satpathy
Wage Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Event details

Date

23 September 2025
05:30 - 09:00 GMT+2

Location

Colombo, Sri Lanka

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