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Welcome to the ILO Country Office for South Pacific Island Countries. The Office is located in Suva, Fiji and is responsible for ILO relations and activities in 22 countries in the South Pacific, including eight member States. More>

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CO-Suva, News in Brief, April - May 2012
22nd May 2012
This "news in brief" for April -May is for ILO constituents in the Pacific to keep them updated on ILO issues and activities related to Decent Work Country Programmes in their respective countries. This edition highlights topics specific to the International Labour Conference (ILC) which is to be held in Geneva (Switzerland) from 30 May to 15 June 2012.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2012: Promoting safety and health in a green economy
28th April 2012
The 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy. There is a shift in the world to a greener and more sustainable economy. However, even if certain jobs are considered to be “green”, the technologies used may protect the environment but not be safe at all.
Fiji’s achievement in its OHS Labour reforms to be a highlight of World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2012
28th 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From 2006 to date, the Fiji Ministry of Labour has tasked itself to reform all outdated labour policies which included progressive health and safety standards
New database on national responses to global economic crisis
April 2012
(ILO News) - The ILO and the World Bank (WB) have created a comprehensive new database that for the first time lists and examines the policy responses taken by 77 countries since the start of the financial and economic crisis.
Temporary employment boosts early recovery from Fiji floods
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.
Q&A with Radio Australia on Child Labour in PNG
April 2012
Geraldine Coutts from Radio Australia (Pacific Beat) interviews Marie Jane Fatiaki, National Programme Coordinator, Tackling Child Labour Through Education, TACKLE on the recently published research on Child Labour in PNG
Child Labour in Papua New Guinea
April 2012
The International Labour Organization has published the first comprehensive child labour research report for Papua New Guinea. The research report (conducted in Port Moresby) reveals that child labour exists, and children from different sectors of the community are engaged in the worst forms of child labour including commercial sexual exploitation, specifically child prostitution, illicit activities and hazardous work.
Wages Policy in Fiji - Report of 2011 tripartite workshop series
April 2012
Wage policies, including processes for establishing minimum wages, are central to decent work. This publication reports on discussions in three separate constituent workshops on wage policy in Fiji, draws themes from those discussions and makes observations and suggestions to prompt further dialogue on wage policy and the improved operation of the current system.
CO-Suva News in Brief February-March 2012
01 February to 31 March 2012
This news brief is for ILO constituents in the Pacific to keep them updated on ILO issues and activities related to Decent Work Country Programmes in their respective countries.
Getting ready for the International Labour Conference
March 2012
The 101st session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is to be held in Geneva (Switzerland) from 30 May to 15 June 2012. This year the topics at the Conference include the youth employment crisis and the possible adoption of a recommendation on the Social Protection Floor. These topics are of particular relevance to Pacific Island Countries, and we will keep you informed as more information is made available. By now each government should have received the letter of convocation, the form for credentials and its explanatory note, and the Conference guide. Please let us know if you have not received this information or if you need any other assistance. Having a strong and well informed delegation from a number of Pacific Island Countries is very important if we are to make clear our unique and collective needs and expectations.
Tuvalu ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
March 2012
Tuvalu is the fifth member State from the Asia-Pacific region – after Australia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Singapore – to have ratified the landmark Convention.
International Women's Day, 8 March
March 2012
Empowering rural women - end hunger and poverty
ILO will this year organise focus group discussions in Fiji and Vanuatu for women workers with care responsibilities.The ILO wants to hear about the issues women face in relation to their work and their care roles.
Gender Update
February 2012
In the Pacific Island Countries, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu have ratified the Equal Remuneration Convention (No. 100) and the Discrimination Convention (No. 111). Across the region the situation for women and men varies according to national laws, local culture and customs, but the situation for women and men workers is closely linked to the overall challenges of unemployment, seasonal migration and environmental problems
Global Employment Trends 2012: Preventing a deeper jobs crisis
January 2012
The annual Global Employment Trends report offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including unemployment, youth employment and working poverty.
CO-Suva News in Brief November-December 2011
December 2011
This news brief is for ILO constituents in the Pacific to keep them updated on ILO issues and activities related to Decent Work Country Programmes in their respective countries.
Labour Statistics and Labour Market Information and Analysis in the Pacific
29 November - 2 December 2011
A first for the Pacific technical training course on LMIA was held in Noumea, New Caledonia. The course is tailor-made for the Pacific on labour statistics and LMIA, and was developed by the ILO Department of Statistics with the support of ILO Offices in Bangkok and Suva, in close consultation with SPC’s Statistics for Development Programme.
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.
CO-Suva News in Brief September 2011
01 September 2011 to 30 September 2011 -
This news brief is for ILO constituents in the Pacific to keep them updated on ILO issues and activities related to Decent Work Country Programmes in their respective countries.
Statement on Fiji, by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia
13 September 2011 - Geneva
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.
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.
1. Samoa
Green jobs in the South Pacific: a preliminary study
31 December 2010
This report has been prepared in the context of the Green Jobs Initiative, an initiative launched in 2007 by the ILO in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the International Organization of Employers (IOE). Through concerted effort by governments, employers and trade unions, the Green Jobs Initiative aims to promote research and awareness, enhance the capacity of ILO constituents,develop policies and measures to achieve green jobs and green workplaces and facilitate a “just transition” that reflects the environmental, economic and social pillars of sustainable development.