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Press release
Solomon Islands committed to developing a gender-responsive National Employment Policy
The ILO in partnership with the Government of Solomon Islands has completed a virtual seminar in Solomon Islands to support the design and formulation of the national employment policy (NEP) for inclusive structural transformation and environmental...
Press Release
Solomon Islands National Employment Policy Seminar 2021
ILO in partnership with Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration are running a three-day workshop in Solomon Islands to support the design and formulation of the national employment policy (NEP) for inclusive structural transformation...
Employment policy
Opening remarks at the Solomon Islands National Employment Policy Development Seminar
By Mr Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries at the Solomon Islands National Employment Policy Development Seminar
Interview
10 years on from the ILO Domestic Workers Convention: What has changed?
Over half of the world’s domestic workers are in Asia and the Pacific. 10 years on from the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), Anna Olsen, Technical Specialist at the International Labour Organization’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN...
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.
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...
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...
Pacific high-level forum on climate change and decent work
"We have to work for a process of productive transformation that protects our blue ocean and gives us all a future"
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.
Successful first round for ILO-UNDP submission on youth entrepreneurship and peace-building in Solomon Islands
After a successful submission of a concept note on youth entrepreneurship and peacebuilding for Solomon Islands, the ILO and UNDP have been invited to submit a full proposal to the UN Peace Building Fund
Public Private Partnership supporting Youth Entrepreneurship in Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC) is a critical link between government, national employer organisation and young entrepreneurs.
Environmental Sustainability and Decent Work
ILO and Japan International Cooperation Agency strengthen their partnership to promote waste management in the Pacific
The Memorandum of Cooperation signed between ILO and JICA will contribute to improve solid waste management in Pacific Island countries through a stronger partnership in the field of occupational safety and health in solid waste management and green...
Media Advisory
Strengthening Youth Entrepreneurship in the Pacific
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with ILO Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Youth Council (PYC) and the Pacific Leadership Programme (PLP) are convening a 3 day regional summit on young entrepreneurship. The summit will be...
Career teachers equipped to guide students
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Guadalcanal Provincial Government train high school teachers on career counseling
Career Counselling critical for informed career choices for youths
A training course run by ILO to establish a group of local career counsellors who could train others and/or provide direct counselling to young people, who want to seek waged and self-employment in Solomon Islands
A young entrepreneur making use of her abilities
Solomon Islands young disabled persons entrepreneurship success story by Youth@work
Promoting decent work for older out-of-school children in or at risk of child labour
The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries in conjunction with the International Training Centre for the ILO (ITC-ILO) conducted a Sub-Regional Skills and Livelihood Training for Older Out-Of-School Children in Child Labour or At Risk in the...
Domestic workers
ILO Pacific Office and UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office Celebrate Anniversary of the Adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and Recommendation No. 201. These new standards, adopted in June 2011, are a strong recognition of the economic and social value of domestic work...