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

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Newsletter - December 2012
December 2012
A overview of work conducted in the last 2-months , some indications of major upcoming events and highlights some new resources.
The Pacific Growth and Employment Project
November 2012
The Pacific Growth and Employment Project (PGEP) one of the programmes of the Decent Work Agenda, Australia – ILO Partnership Agreement is now underway.
Presentation on Human Capital – A Driving Force for Business Growth
October 2012
The ILO once again was asked to make a presentation at the Fiji Human Resource Institute (FHRI) 6th National Convention 2012. The FHRI is the national leader in promoting Human Resources development in increasing the level of performance and productivity and is affiliated with the Australian Human Resources Institute.
New ILO Regional Director for Asia Pacific takes up post
October 2012
Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto (Japan) took up his post as Regional Director of the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, on 16 October 2012. Until 2011, Mr Uramoto served as the Deputy to the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in Vienna, Austria. He spent 27 years with UNICEF, and his last position was as Director of the UNICEF Office for Japan and the Republic of Korea. He has also worked in New York and in the former Republic of Yugoslavia (Croatia), India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste and Sudan.
Disabilities and Decent Work in the Pacific: The case for disability inclusive employment
September 2012
This publication aims to highlight some of the challenges faced by persons with disability in accessing decent jobs and to identify relevant labour standards and other policy interventions that could advance disability in the workplace and assist Pacific Island countries address these challenges.
ILO mission to Fiji aborted
19 September 2012
An ILO mission on freedom of association obliged to depart from Fiji without having completed its mandate.
Pacific ratification helps 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.
Reform planned for PNG labour laws
17 August 2012
Papua New Guinea's labour laws are in for a make over which will now include a new Employment Relations Bill. Radio Australia's - Pacific Beat Program interviews Ms. Anne Boyd, Labour law specialist, ILO Suva.
CO-Suva News in Brief July-August 2012
15 August 2012
The purpose of these short publications is to inform our constituents and other stakeholders of the range of work that the International Labour Organization (ILO) is supporting in the Pacific Island Countries.
Q &A on the “Cash for Work project” in Fiji
10 August 2012
Read a transcript of an interview with Mr. Mike Shone an independent consultant who has been undertaking a number of separate assignments in the Asia-Pacific region for AUSAID and ILO including work on the Indian Ocean tsunami and the Sichuan earthquake. He recently visited Fiji to review the Nadi Town Council/ UNDP / ILO / UNWOMEN "cash for work project" in the West of Viti Levu which has been impacted by severe flooding.
Republic of Palau becomes 185th ILO member State
31 May 2012
GENEVA (ILO News) – The Republic of Palau, a Pacific island nation, became the 185th member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) following receipt in Geneva of a letter dated 2 May, stating, on behalf of the Government, that the Republic of Palau formally accepts the obligations of the Constitution of the ILO.
Guy Ryder elected as ILO Director-General
28 May 2012
Mr Guy Ryder, (of the United Kingdom), has been elected as the 10th Director-General of the ILO. Mr Ryder, who is currently the ILO’s Executive Director for International Labour Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, was elected by secret ballot by the ILO’s Governing Body. He will begin his five-year term in October 2012. He succeeds Mr Juan Somavia (Chile) who has been the ILO’s Director-General for more than 13 years. Mr Ryder was in the Pacific last year leading a High Level Mission to Fiji
CO-Suva, News in Brief, April - May 2012
22 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
28 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.
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.
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.