All publications: Tonga
Future of work
Digitalization and decent work: Implications for Pacific island countries
This report identifies emerging trends of digitalization globally and their associated impact on businesses, workforce, particular older workers, women, and young workers. It also presents findings of interviews and surveys conducted with over 60...
Future of work
Future of work for climate resilience in the Pacific islands
This policy brief highlights how the Pacific Islands are at a crossroads where better jobs can be developed in response to climate change. It also outlines how the Pacific region could transform itself through job creation related to areas of...
Disaster preparedness and response
TC Gita - (Tonga) Community Based Emergency Employment (CBEE) report 2018
The immediate objective of the Community Based Emergency Employment (CBEE) was to support food security and loss of income of the identified villages through a social protection lens.
Social Finance Working Paper #71: The social dimensions of development finance in Asia and the Pacific
Results of a survey among ADFIAP members
Labour market
Improving labour market outcomes in the Pacific: Policy challenges and priorities
This report provides policy guidelines for improving labour market outcomes.
Future of work
A study on the future of work in the Pacific
In the Pacific, the High-Level Dialogue on Future of Work is being held in Fiji in May 2017, with the participation of the heads of ILO’s tripartite constituents from eleven member states in the Pacific. This report intends to provide the...
Concept Note - Pacific Summit and Policy Dialogue on Youth Entrepreneurship
Unemployment is the most critical challenge that young people globally confront today. The challenge is particularly acute in the pacific region where jobs in the organised sector are few and far between, while those in the informal sector are often...
Decent work
Providing decent employment for Pacific fishers
This publication highlights promoting employment opportunities for Pacific Islanders on foreign fishing vessels and protecting fishers on board, envisaging the ratification of Fishing Convention (C188) by the Pacific Island Countries.
Decent Work and Social Justice for the SIDS
Decent work and social justice are building blocks for sustainable development. Productive employment that provides adequate livelihoods, social protection and respect for worker rights is an essential element of environmental, social and economic...
Pacific labour governance and migration Pacific seasonal migration to New Zealand and Australia: Literature review, April 2012
This research was commissioned by the ILO’s Labour Governance and Migration Project through the support of the Australian Government – ILO Partnership Agreement (2010 – 2015). The findings contribute to better understanding of the support required...
Training for rural economic empowerment: users' manual for planning and implementing programes in Pacific Island countries
This manual serves as a useful tool to facilitate the creation of more sustained income earning opportunities, especially in the rural areas, and contribute to tackling the huge challenge of youth unemployment in the Pacific.
Pacific business awareness trainers' guide: Generate your business idea
The Business Awareness Trainer’s Guide has been developed by the International Labour Office (ILO) to supplement the Start Your Business (SYB) program in Pacific Island Countries. The programme is designed to enable people, including young men and...