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Expo to bolster business opportunities

The Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo organized by the Ministry for Trade in collaboration with UNDP, the International Labour Organization, and the Asian Development Bank unleashed the potential of entrepreneurs and small enterprises.

Entrepreneurship

Expo harnesses Pacific core values: Vosarogo

Acting Minister for Trade, Co-operatives, SMEs and Coummunication, Filimoni Vosarogo said in the Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo organized by the Ministry for Trade in collaboration with UNDP, the International Labour Organization, and the...

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs hailed as catalysts for sustainable economic growth

The Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo fosters innovation and collaboration in the Pacific Islands’ entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Youth employment

ILO research highlights gaps and potential in use of technology to help youth find work

Technological transformation in public employment services can support youth in Asia-Pacific to navigate labour market transitions and enter decent work.

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Evidence-based policy making: Unravelling opinions from facts in Pacific Island Countries

Training enhances capacity to use evidence and data to shape policies relating to the world of work

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Pacific regional meeting on labour mobility sets path for partnership

Dialogue strengthens collaboration between trade unions and employers to help ensure safe and regular migration.

ILO and UNCDF collaborate to grow parametric insurance in the Pacific

New partnership to build the capacity of insurers and distribution channels on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

Youth employment

Asia-Pacific governments look to technology for employment services to support youth

Government officials from across the region exchange and learn about how technology can help young people access decent employment.

Labour standards

Promoting improved compliance with labour standards on fishing vessels in Fiji waters

The strategic compliance planning workshop was the first ever in the Pacific fishing industry.

Labour statistics

The Pacific region statistical and labour community benefit from an ILO training on the latest international statistics standards

The ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries in partnership with the International Training Centre (ITC), the ILO Department of Statistics and the ILO Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific is conducting a Labour Market Statistics and Analysis...

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Promote labour mobility’s contribution to decent work for sustainable development in the Pacific

IOM and ILO are working closely with partners across the Pacific to strengthen their approach to labour mobility and contribute to the goals of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.  

Labour migration

Climate Change and Labour Mobility in Pacific Island Countries Policy Brief published

The International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration have jointly prepared a policy brief on ‘Climate Change and Labour Mobility in Pacific Island Countries.’

Employment policy

Fiji reviews National Employment Policy

Promoting Economic Diversification and Environmental Sustainability

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ILO presented at the 2022 Pacific Update

The 2022 Pacific Update is co-hosted by the Development Policy Centre and the University of the South Pacific’s School of Accounting, Finance and Economics. The Pacific Update is the premier forum for discussion of economic, social, political, and...

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day 2022

Fijian MSMEs celebrated on International Day

Today marks International Day of MSMEs (micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises) – a day dedicated to celebrating the work of local MSMEs who form the backbone of societies globally.

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

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

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

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

'Fiji Enterprise Engine' 2022 business accelerator programme launched

The Fiji Enterprise Engine (FEE) business accelerator programme’s latest cohort – ‘FEE-X’ – was officially launched by the Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Hon. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in Suva today.

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High-level Dialogue on the New Regional Framework on Climate Mobility concludes

The regional dialogue was facilitated through the PCCMHS programme led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) alongside the International Labour Organization (ILO),...

Disbility inclusion

Ensuring stronger partnerships for disability inclusive policies and programs in Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands

With the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy as a guiding force, UN agencies in the Pacific worked closely with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the Pacific and the Pacific Disability Forum to audit the accessibility of the UN premises and...

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ILO social partners prioritize Social dialogue and Human-centred recovery for the joint UN action in the Pacific

The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator Multi Country Offices based in Fiji, Samoa and Micronesia have held consultations with Employers and Workers’ organizations on the Sustainable Development...