Press releases

February 2013

1. Fiji Child Labour DVD to be launched at the National Child Labour Forum

   18 February 2013

   The plight of children in child labour in Fiji will be raised, through the launching of a DVD titled “Back to School- Tackling Child Labour in Fiji”

January 2013

1. ILO to publish annual report on global employment trends and the jobs crisis

   21 January 2013

   The ILO is to launch its annual report, “Global Employment Trends 2013” (GET) on Tuesday 22 January.

September 2012

1. 

   ILO mission to Fiji aborted

   19 September 2012

   An ILO direct contacts mission on freedom of association has been obliged to depart from Fiji without having completed its mandate.

2. Pacific ratifications help to bring ‘Seafarers Bill of Rights’ into effect

   12 September 2012

   The ILO has received the 30th ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC), fulfilling the final condition for the first global standard spanning continents and oceans, to go into effect in a year’s time

August 2012

1. Reform planned for PNG labour laws

   17 August 2012

   Papau New Guinea's labour laws are in for a make over which will now include a new Employment Relations Bill. The new bill will repeal and update the existing laws.

2. Questions and answers on the “Cash for Work project”

   10 August 2012

   The cash-for-work initiative, funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from UN Women and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), is being implemented with the Government of Fiji to focus initially on market vendors in Rakiraki, one of the country’s worst affected districts, located halfway between the capital Suva and the western town of Nadi.

May 2012

1. 

   Republic of Palau becomes 185th ILO member State

   31 May 2012

April 2012

1. World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2012 to highlight and acknowledge Fiji’s achievement in its OHS Labour reforms

   26 April 2012

   From 2006 to date, the Fiji Ministry of Labour has tasked itself to reform all outdated labour policies which included progressive health and safety standards

2. Solomon Islands ratifies six ILO Human Rights Conventions

   25 April 2012

   Following several years of cooperation between Solomon Islands and the ILO, the Government of Solomon Islands has decided to ratify six fundamental conventions. The registration of which was made on 13 April 2012 in ILO headquarters

3. Temporary employment boosts early recovery from Fiji floods - UN

   25 April 2012

   The cash-for-work initiative, funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from UN Women and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), is being implemented with the Government of Fiji to focus initially on market vendors in Rakiraki, one of the country’s worst affected districts, located halfway between the capital Suva and the western town of Nadi.

4. Radio Australia's Pacific Beat Q&A with ILO TACKLE

   25 April 2012

   A report has found that child labour exists in PNG and the worst forms exist in Port Moresby.

5. Child labour in Papua New Guinea

   19 April 2012

   The first comprehensive child labour research report for Papua New Guinea.

March 2012

1. Tuvalu ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

   06 March 2012

   The Government of Tuvalu deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). Tuvalu, which became an ILO member in 2008, is the fifth member State from the Asia-Pacific region – after Australia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Singapore – to have ratified the landmark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

November 2011

1. Technical Training Course Labour Statistics and Labour Market Information and Analysis in the Pacific

   29 November 2011

   A first for the Pacific technical training on LMIA in the Pacific.

October 2011

1. Kiribati begins the process of reforming its labour laws

   31 October 2011

   Tripartite constituents in the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati have commenced a policy process to update labour laws to better apply fundamental ILO Conventions.

September 2011

1. Consultations for next United Nations Development Assistance Framework Commence

   06 September 2011

   The United Nations Development Assistance Framework(UNDAF)coordinates the activities of 15 United Nations agencies including the International Labour Organisation(ILO), in 14 Pacific Island countries.

August 2011

1. 

   Breakthrough in reforming labour legislation in Vanuatu

   16 August 2011

   Tripartite constituents in the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu have achieved a breakthrough in consultations to draft an Employment Relations Bill. The new Bill will replace the existing Employment Act, the Trade Disputes Act and the Trade Unions Act.

June 2011

1. 

   ILO project brings together worker's and employer's organizations from Samoa and New Zealand in mentoring initiative

   29 June 2011

   Worker's and employer's organizations in New Zealand have welcomed the opportunity to engage in an exchange of expertise with counterparts in the Pacific island nation of Samoa.

2. 

   100th ILO annual Conference decides to bring an estimated 53 to 100 million domestic workers worldwide under the realm of labour standards

   16 June 2011

   The government, worker and employer delegates at the 100th annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday, 16 June adopted a historic set of international standards aimed at improving the working conditions of tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.

May 2011

1. 

   Tripartite Labour Advisory Council launched in Vanuatu

   01 May 2011

   For the first time since independence in 1980, government, workers and employers have formally joined forces to create a tripartite advisory body to help guide Vanuatu’s development of new labour and employment policies.