Speeches

2022

  1. Key note address at the Seminar on the Implementation of Samoa National Employment Policy (NEP)

    24 October 2022

    By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Seminar on the Implementation of Samoa National Employment Policy (NEP)

  2. Key note address at the Fiji Enterprise Engine 2022 Business Accelerator Programme Launch

    27 June 2022

    By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Fiji Enterprise Engine 2022 Business Accelerator Programme Launch

  3. Key note address at the World Day against Child Labour 2022

    10 June 2022

    By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the World Day against Child Labour 2022

  4. Key note address at the 49th Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) Biennial Delegates Conference 2022

    14 May 2022

    By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the 49th Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) Biennial Delegates Conference 2022

  5. Let’s share our Pacific perspectives at the ILO’s Global Forum for a Human-centred Recovery

    16 February 2022

    By Matin Karimli, Director, ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries for the MPTF Informal Economies recovery project e-newsletter

2021

  1. Tongan Minister of Trade and Economic Development Q&A feature for the Sept/Oct 2021 edition of the MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project Monthly Newsletter

    18 October 2021

    By Hon. Tatafu Toma Moeaki

  2. Opening remarks at the Solomon Islands National Employment Policy Development Seminar

    14 September 2021

    By Mr Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries at the Solomon Islands National Employment Policy Development Seminar

  3. IFAD statement for the August edition of the MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project Monthly Newsletter

    31 August 2021

    By Tawfiq El-Zabri, IFAD Country Director, Pacific Island States

  4. ILO statement for the July edition of the MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project Monthly Newsletter

    22 July 2021

    By Mr Matin Karimli, Director, ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries

  5. UNESCO statement for the May - June edition of the MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project Monthly Newsletter

    31 May 2021

    Director of the Office and UNESCO Representative to the Pacific States

2020

  1. Key note address at the Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) 48th Biennial Delegates Conference - Building Workers' Rights through Organizing

    29 August 2020

    By Mr Matin Karimli, Director, ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries at the Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) 48th Biennial Delegates Conference - Building Workers' Rights through Organizing

  2. Video message transcript for the Launch of the Online Employment Services Platform, Cook Islands

    31 July 2020

    By Mr Matin Karimli, Director, ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries at the Launch of the Online Employment Services Platform, Cook Islands

2019

  1. "We have to work for a process of productive transformation that protects our blue ocean and gives us all a future"

    26 July 2019

    Guy Ryder addressed the Pacific high-level forum on climate change and decent work during the first visit of an ILO Director-General to a Pacific Island State.

2018

  1. Opening remarks at the Official Launch of the Fiji National Employment Policy

    03 September 2018

    By Mr Donglin Li, Director, ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries at the Opening remarks at the Launch of Fiji National Employment Policy

  2. Statement by ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Tomoko Nishimoto for the signing of the ILO-SREP partnership

    26 July 2018

    Statement delivered on the occasion of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ILO and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). The partnership was signed in the margin of the Climate Action Pacific Partnership (CAPP) Conference II – 2018 held in Suva, Fiji from 26 to 27 July 2018.

2017

  1. Opening remarks at the Alliance 8.7 Consultation for the Pacific Islands

    02 October 2017

    By Ms Tomoko Nishimoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the Alliance 8.7 Consultation for the Pacific Islands

  2. Key note address at the Pacific Summit and Policy Dialogue on Youth Entrepreneurship

    05 April 2017

    By Mr Donglin Li, ILO Director for Pacific Island Countries at the Pacific Summit and Policy Dialogue on Youth Entrepreneurship

2016

  1. Key note address at the Kiribati Trade Union Congress (KTUC) Annual General Meeting

    31 October 2016

    By on behalf of Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC, ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Kiribati Trade Union Congress (KTUC) Annual General Meeting

  2. Key note address at the Engaging with Teachers Unions in the Pacific Triannual Conference of the Council of Pacific Education (COPE)

    01 September 2016

    By Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC, ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Engaging with Teachers Unions in the Pacific Triannual Conference of the Council of Pacific Education (COPE)

  3. Key note address at the Launch of Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC)

    24 June 2016

    By Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC, ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Launch of Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC)