All news: Samoa
ILO and Pacific Islands Forum sign cooperation agreement
Agreement formalises collaboration and reinforces ILO’s commitment to the region.
Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate
Climate change is a real threat to worker safety across the Asia-Pacific region. To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa explains what...
Press release
Pacific employment report reveals persistent challenges despite job growth
New International Labour Organization report highlights how low-quality jobs are driving migration from smaller Pacific islands and calls for targeted policies for inclusive decent work.
Press release
Decent work towards 2050: Joint ILO-PIF Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue opens
Government, employer, and worker representatives gather in Fiji to shape priorities needed for quality and inclusive employment growth across the region.
Media advisory
Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent to take place 23-26 April 2024...
Organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), the event will foster a coordinated and inclusive approach to ensure decent work in the Pacific.
Labour law
Pacific Island officials empowered to support labour law reform
Training supported by Australia helps strengthen capacity to ensure national legislation complies with international labour standards.
Entrepreneurship
ILO and UNESCO to empower entrepreneurs in Fiji and Samoa
ILO and UNESCO collaborate for Training of Trainers on Start and Improve Your Business Tools.
Entrepreneurship
Pacific on show
About 200 entrepreneurs from across the Pacific region attended the inaugural two-day Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo.
Business
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.
Press release
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.
Child labour
Samoa holds national consultation on child labour workplan and launches follow-up rapid assessment on street vendors
These initiatives aim to ensure compliance with ratified international conventions and to provide children with formal education and early childhood learning benefits.
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...
Samoa ratifies the 1986 Constitutional Amendment
National Employment Policy
Samoa National Employment Policy 2021/2022 - 2026/2027 training for Stakeholders and the Implementing Partners ahead of it’s launching on 7...
Samoa has recently adopted its second Samoa National Employment Policy (SNEP-2) 2021/2022 - 2025/2026 focusing on promoting integrated policy interventions to ensure job-rich recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.
Employment policy
Key note address at the Seminar on the Implementation of Samoa National Employment Policy (NEP)
By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Seminar on the Implementation of Samoa National Employment Policy (NEP)
International Labour Standards
Samoan Government officials enhance their knowledge & professional skills on reporting on International Labour Standards
Part of a series of capacity building trainings to ensure ILO Pacific constituents are upskilled on the best practices of planning and preparing ILS reports.
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.’