All news: Samoa
Launch of ILO project signals Samoa’s commitment to Youth Employment
Apia - Youth employment is a key priority in the development of Samoa, this is according to Youth Minister, Hon. Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiataua, Minister of Women, Community and Social Development for Samoa.
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.
Labour inspectors trained on foundation skills in Samoa
Labour inspectors from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL) have taken part in a training organized in partnership with the International Labour Organization. MCIL continues to prioritize this improvement of its labour inspection...
International Labour Organization launches National Action Plan to address youth employment issues in Samoa
Samoa's first national plan aimed at improving issues with youth employment in the country has been launched by the ILO.
Small Island Developing States
Decent work and sustainability intertwined for small states battling climate change
The international community has just concluded its discussion in Samoa about small island developing states, with decent work for all emerging as a key commitment, writes Bob Kyloh, senior ILO economist, who attended the conference.
School to work transition
Young workers in Asia face instability and vulnerability
A new International Labour Organization (ILO) report on the transitions of young people from education to the employment market in Asia and the Pacific, finds majority of youth in the region are either in low quality jobs or unemployed.
ILO to promote decent work in Small Island Developing States at SIDS Conference in Samoa
Samoan Art Schools benefit from Youth Employment Programm (YEP) grants
Three art schools have benefited from the UN Youth Employment Programme in Samoa.
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.
Labour standards
Samoa ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
Samoa joins the other Pacific Island States that have already ratified the Convention, namely, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Kiribati and Tuvalu. Samoa becomes the 53rd ILO Member State to ratify this landmark Convention.
Recognizing workers skills in Samoa
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour and the Apprenticeship Council of Samoa have been running a trade testing scheme, offering workers who achieved their present status in their job by experience only, a platform to obtain formal...
Technical Training Course Labour Statistics and Labour Market Information and Analysis in the Pacific
A first for the Pacific technical training on LMIA in the Pacific.
Consultations for next United Nations Development Assistance Framework Commence
The United Nations Development Assistance Framework(UNDAF)coordinates the activities of 15 United Nations agencies including the International Labour Organisation(ILO), in 14 Pacific Island countries.
ILO project brings together worker's and employer's organizations from Samoa and New Zealand in mentoring initiative
Worker's and employer's organizations in New Zealand have welcomed the opportunity to engage in an exchange of expertise with counterparts in the Pacific island nation of Samoa.
Pacific regional tripartite workshop considered ILO Maritime Labour Convention
The workshop that was held in Nadi, Fiji from 27 to 29 October 2010 brought together seafarers, ship-owners and government labour and maritime officers from Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to promote the...
Pacific Island Countries explore ratification of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention
The ILO Workshop on Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, is held on 27-29 October 2010.
Spotlight falls on decent work in Pacific Island States
Progress towards building a sustainable future and implementing decent work for countries in the Pacific was highlighted at a special event held during the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.
Asia and the Pacific Region
Decent work approach to recovery urged by Pacific Island labour ministers and social partners
Pacific Island Labour Ministers and social partners have reached an agreement to support a jobs-led recovery by promoting decent work in the Pacific region by adopting the Port Vila Statement on Decent Work and its accompanying ‘Pacific Action Plan...
Jobs-led recovery and plan for sustainable decent work at ILO high level meeting of ten Pacific member States at Port Vila, Vanuatu, 8–9...
In the aftermath of the global economic downturn and a lingering jobs crisis, the ILO is convening a high-level meeting on Decent Work for Sustainable Development in the Pacific from 8 to February in Vanuatu.
Questions and answers on jobs recovery and the development of decent work for people in the Pacific Islands
In February 2010, at Port Vila, Vanuatu, Labour Ministers, Senior Labour officials and representatives of worker and employer organizations from all eight countries – Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon...