Publications

The ILO publishes a wide range of books, reports, working papers, training manuals, CD-ROMs, videos and flash movies, relevant to the South Pacific Island Countries. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested from the ILO Library in Suva.

2018

  1. Implementing guidelines for a just transition in Asia and the Pacific: Lessons from the Philippines

    02 April 2018

    Lessons from pilot projects promoting just transition to greener economies in Asia-Pacific. These guidelines offer the ILO and its constituents a framework and practical tool to ensure that national and global efforts to tackle climate change and other environmental challenges also advance employment creation goals, social justice and fair transitions for workers, enterprises and communities on an equal footing.

2017

  1. ILO Pacific Newsletter - December 2017

    13 December 2017

    In this edition of the ILO Pacific Newsletter, you will find some accomplishments from our programmes/projects, updates on events and other highlights of ILO’s work in the Pacific in 2017

  2. Improving labour market outcomes in the Pacific: Policy challenges and priorities

    19 June 2017

    This report provides policy guidelines for improving labour market outcomes.

  3. A study on the future of work in the Pacific

    15 May 2017

    In the Pacific, the High-Level Dialogue on Future of Work is being held in Fiji in May 2017, with the participation of the heads of ILO’s tripartite constituents from eleven member states in the Pacific. This report intends to provide the participants in the Dialogue with the background on employment and labour issues in the Pacific, which will then form the basis for future of work discussions. Such discussions will make contribution to the development and implementation of the Decent Work Country Programs (DWCPs) in the Pacific, which reflects the ILO and its Constituents’ commitment to achieve the SDGs.

  4. Trade Union Reference Manual on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

    08 May 2017

    This reference manual, seeks to assist trade union leaders, members and sympathizers, in their engagement in these national strategies for sustainable development.

  5. Outcome Statement - Pacific Summit and Policy Dialogue on Youth Entrepreneurship

    17 April 2017

    Unemployment is the most critical challenge that young people globally confront today. The challenge is particularly acute in the pacific region where jobs in the organised sector are few and far between, while those in the informal sector are often unstable, unsafe and poorly paid. Youth unemployment in the pacific stands at an alarming 23% (SPC, 2011) with young people 4.5-6 times (ILO, 2015) less likely to secure decent jobs relative to older people.

  6. Concept Note - Pacific Summit and Policy Dialogue on Youth Entrepreneurship

    03 April 2017

    Unemployment is the most critical challenge that young people globally confront today. The challenge is particularly acute in the pacific region where jobs in the organised sector are few and far between, while those in the informal sector are often unstable, unsafe and poorly paid. Youth unemployment in the pacific stands at an alarming 23% (SPC, 2011) with young people 4.5-6 times (ILO, 2015) less likely to secure decent jobs relative to older people.

  7. Report of the rapid assessment of children working on the streets of Apia, Samoa: A scoping exercise

    01 March 2017

    This report presents key findings from focus group discussions and interviews to assess perceptions and knowledge on the topic of child street vendors.

  8. Report of the rapid assessment of children working on the streets of Apia, Samoa: A pilot study

    01 March 2017

    This report is an output of the ILO’s Pacific child labour and trafficking project, and responds to the need for data and information on child labour in Samoa.

2016

  1. A rapid assessment of children working on the streets, in the informal sector and in the worst forms of child labour In Fiji: 2015-2016

    29 December 2016

    In 2015, the TACKLE project conducted a Rapid Assessment on Child Labour in Fiji. The objectives were to identify children in child labour and particularly the worst forms of child labour and the trends and gaps in addressing child labour issues. The Rapid Assessment involved a desk review (literature review) to provide a prelude of the issue of child labour at global, regional and national level with lessons learnt from child labour focused action programmes.

  2. W4Y Samoa country summary

    12 December 2016

  3. Rapid assessment of children in child labour in Honiara, Solomon Islands

    30 November 2016

    The Rapid Assessment of Children in Child Labour in Honiara, Solomon Islands, was commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in response to concerns raised at the first National Child Labour and Trafficking Forum in Honiara in August 2014. The two main issues: commercial sexual exploitation of children and children working in the informal sector in Honiara were identified by stakeholders and the need for research on the issues as a main priority action.

  4. TACKLE UPDATE Newsletter

    01 July 2016

    Tackling Child Labour through Education Mid-Year Update Vol. 5 - June 2016

  5. TC Winston - (Fiji) Community Based Emergency Employment (CBEE) report 2016

    26 June 2016

    The immediate objective of the Community Based Emergency Employment (CBEE) was to support food security and loss of income of the identified villages through a social protection lens.

  6. Information guide for Kiribati seasonal workers

    21 June 2016

    This brochure highlights facts for I-kiribati workers bound for New Zealand under the seasonal workers scheme.

  7. Providing decent employment for Pacific fishers

    02 June 2016

    This publication highlights promoting employment opportunities for Pacific Islanders on foreign fishing vessels and protecting fishers on board, envisaging the ratification of Fishing Convention (C188) by the Pacific Island Countries.

  8. Child labour manual: A resource for labour inspectors and officers in Pacific Island countries

    01 April 2016

    This manual has been developed primarily for the Ministries of Labour, but can also be used by other inspectorates and officers whose work overlaps into the area of child labour.

  9. Fiji Labour Market Update - April 2016

    01 April 2016

    Centralizing Decent Work in the response to Tropical Cyclone Winston

  10. Post disaster needs assessment (PDNA) Brochure

    01 March 2016

    The PDNA is a mechanism for joint assessment and recovery planning following a disaster. Through this mechanism, the parties involved seek to assess the impact of a disaster and define a strategy for recovery, including the estimation of financial resources required. It pulls together information on the socio-economic aspects of damages, effects (economic losses, disaster caused changes in service delivery, governance and risk), impacts and needs, as well as highlights recovery priorities from a human recovery perspective. The cumulative result is a consolidated report that lends to a resilient recovery strategy.

  11. Samoa National Employment Policy 2016 - 2020

    01 February 2016

    The Samoa National Employment Policy (SNEP) 2016 –2020, the first employment policy for Samoa, seeks to provide a coherent framework to improve the quality of life for all Samoans through more and better productive employment opportunities.