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COVID-19 and the World of Work

One voice: supporting Fijian visual artists influence national covid-19 recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and magnified the creative industries’ pre-existing volatility. Due to the complex nature of their work, artists and cultural professionals are particularly affected and lockdown measures around the world directly...

COVID-19 and the World of Work

Leave no one behind! Making covid-safe business recovery protocol inclusive

ILO and UNDP facilitated a consultation between government partners across the Fijian Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport [MCTTT] and the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation [FCEF], with Micro and Small Business Enterprises...

COVID-19 and the World of Work

Targeted support to MSME’s during Fiji’s COVID emergency

In response to the Fiji COVID emergency, the ILO is working with the Fiji Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport (MCTTT) and the Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation (FCEF) to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), including...

Child labour

Act now: End child labour!

The United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. Matin Karimli, ILO's Director for the Pacific, and Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative for the Pacific, explain why the time for change is now.

COVID-19 and the World of Work

We Have the Power to Change Lives

This month, the UN Resident Coordinator for the Fiji Multi-Country Office, Sanaka Samarasinha sat down with us to discuss Pacific informal economies. In this in-depth interview, he speaks about the unique challenges faced by the informal sector, and...

COVID-19 and the World of Work

MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project - Entrepreneurs Jouney

Q&A with Irami Buli – An ‘Artrepreneur’ On a Mission

COVID-19 and the World of Work

Supporting private sector resilience in the Pacific

Business continuity planning is critical in times of crisis. For enterprises to survive, they must be able to adapt their operations to the new environment.

Is Asia ready for e-formalization?

Technology can play an important role bringing workers in the Asia-Pacific region into the formal sector. Sara Elder, Senior Economist at ILO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific explains why.

Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work

Enough is enough: Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work

An opinion piece by: Matin Karimli, Director of the ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries and Sandra Bernklau, Representative of UN Women, Pacific ahead of the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women and the 7th Meeting of the Pacific Ministers...

COVID-19 and the World of Work

One voice: Supporting Fijian performing artists influence national COVID-19 recovery

On April 15th, the UN in the Pacific marked World Art Day by convening, for the first time, an interactive gathering with representatives from twenty-two Fijian Dance Companies and Groups.

COVID-19 and the World of Work

“We could all do with a bit of hope” – What the informal economies recovery project means for Tonga

This month we sat down with Mele Amanaki - Secretary General of the Tonga Public Service Association [TPSA] – a key partner in the Inclusive Economic Recovery through Sustainable Enterprises in the Informal Economies. She spoke about her role and...

COVID-19 and the World of Work

How a typical informal sector micro business is surviving

With informal employment accounting for more than half of all jobs in Fiji, Palau, Tonga and Vanuatu, it became clear that the hitherto ‘invisible sector,’ was going to be the biggest key to driving economic recovery across the Pacific region.

Informal economy

Informal sectors of Fiji, Palau, Tonga and Vanuatu key to COVID-19 economic recovery

Social Protection

Rethinking New Strategies For Pacific Communities - Covid-19 And Social Protection

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020

Make persons with disabilities a priority during COVID-19 recovery in the Pacific

Youth employment

Targeted responses needed to combat youth employment crisis - ADB & ILO report

The joint Tackling the COVID-19 Youth Employment Crisis in Asia and the Pacific report says COVID-19 has triggered a massive disruption of labour markets which has had a disproportionate impact on youth unemployment.

ILO PARTNERSHIPS

ILO, ITC-ILO and PIPSO sign Letter of Intent to collaborate on capacity building of Pacific EBMO

The International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Training Centre Programme for Employers Activities (ITC-ILO/ACTEMP), and the Pacific Island Private Sector Organization (PIPSO) have concluded a cooperation agreement to further promote...

Workers' rights

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

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

COVID19 and the World of Work

Bipartite Initiative to Support Redundant Workers in Micro Businesses

The Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC )and the Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation (FCEF) lead the implementation of a COVID19 recovery initiative called Transition to Business (T2B).

Violence and harassment Convention

ILO Violence and Harassment Convention will enter into force in June 2021

The ratification by Fiji, the second after Uruguay, will allow Convention No. 190 to enter into force in a year’s time.