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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...
Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators
Providing savings and loans services to teachers since 1972
“Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue, ILO interviewed with Mr...
Implementation of the OSH Bill - Papua New Guinea
The Department of Labour and Industrial Relations, with technical support from the Fiji Government has been developing an OSH Bill to substantially update the existing legal framework and provide for improved compliance with International Labour...
Building skills for senior Papua New Guinea OSH inspectors
A training programme was developed in response to an assessment of current and future needs to implement legislative responsibilities and provide a platform for building the skills of the Inspectorate
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...
South to South agency cooperation
A delegation from the Papua New Guinea Department of Labour and Industrial Relations (DLIR) visited the Fiji Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations (MEPIR) office in Lautoka, Fiji, to discuss and learn more about the...
ILO Social Partners sharing knowledge on Child Labour in the Pacific
The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries successfully concluded a four day forum in Nadi on 16th of April, 2015 with commitments made by tripartite stakeholders to collaborate and work on the child labour issues in their respective countries.
Ensuring quality of Asia-Pacific skills development systems to be discussed
A 3-day workshop on quality assurance for work-related skills is being held for the ILO's member States in Bangkok, Thailand.
ILO to promote decent work in Small Island Developing States at SIDS Conference in Samoa
ILO Supports seven young people to participate at the SIDS Youth Forum
The International Labour Organization this week announced seven young people to take part in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Youth Forum to take place on the 28th of August 2014 in Apia, Samoa
Speech at event of the Labour Law Reform Final Report Launch in Papua New Guinea
Speech by the Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries
ILO Director-General Report Stimulates Debate on Fair Labour Migration
Migration is a key aspect of the world of work in the Pacific. Of all world regions, the Pacific has the highest per capita level of international mobility amongst its resident populations, especially those in Polynesia and Micronesia.
Labour migration
Seasonal work brings year-round benefits
A new harvest is ready, and Celestine Aisa Maino, a seasonal worker from Papua New Guinea, has just embarked on her latest overseas journey. Working on a large Australian fruit farm gives her more income, and an ILO project helps her to use it to...
The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries Calls on Governments, Employers and Unions to Focus on Eliminating Gender Discrimination and...
The occasion of International Women’s Day provides an important opportunity to reflect on progress towards gender equality in the labour markets of Pacific Island Countries.
Sports and youth employment
In the Pacific region, sport plays a very important role in life. Youth unemployment is also rampant. Linking sports to youth employment could bring about positive results as young peoples’ skills in sports can be useful at work.
Making entrepreneurship a real option for young people in the Pacific
The ILO promotes the importance of entrepreneurship education as part of a lifelong learning strategy, that can contribute to increasing the employability of young people by building an entrepreneurial mind-set, positive attitudes, self-confidence,...
Child Labourers exposed to harmful environments
Highlighting the role of teachers in the tackling child labour in Fiji
Teachers fight child labour
A workshop aimed at highlighting the role of teachers in the tackling child labour in Fiji
Six provinces in PNG received training on Child Labour
A road show to generate interest and create awareness on the impacts of child labour in PNG