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Programme of the High Level Tripartite Dialogue on Future of Work in the Pacific
The High Level Tripartite Dialogue on Future of Work in the Pacific will begin with a session to overview the on-going changes in the world of work in the Pacific, followed by two sessions focusing on Youth Employment and Climate Change, which are the most critical issues of future of work in the Pacific Island Countries. To better link the result of the discussions to the global development agenda, as well as the Bali Declaration adopted at the 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting of the ILO in 2016, the final session will elucidate programmatic relations between Decent Work and SDGs.
09:00 Presentation (30 minutes): Climate Change, Labour Market and Disaster response
Video display on case studies of emergency employment in natural disaster recovery in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (20 minutes, ILO Suva), introducing the video by the Master of Ceremony.
Q&A 20 minutes
10:30 Tea break
11:00 Panel Discussion (60 minutes, Moderator: ILO Environment and Decent Work Specialist; Discussants: G of Tuvalu, W of Kiribati, E of Palau, and SPREP)
12:00 Open discussion (30 minutes)
Lunch break
Session 4: Decent Work Country Programme for Sustainable Development Goals
13:30 Presentation: Relevance of Decent Work Agenda in pursuing Sustainable Development Goals (ILO Decent Work Strategy Specialist)
14:00 Panel Discussion
15:00 Open discussion
15:30 Tea break
16:00 Break-out session by Governments, Employers and Workers on the recommendations for Future of Work and the Follow-up Action of Bali Declaration (Government Group chaired by Fiji Employment Minister and facilitated by ILO Suva Director; Employers’ Group chaired by Chief Executive Officer, FCEF and facilitated by ILO Employers’ Specialist; Workers’ Group chaired by National Secretary, FTUC and facilitated by ILO Workers’ Specialist)
17:30 Plenary and closing session Recommendations for Future of Work and the Follow-up Action of Bali Declaration Closing speech by Ms. Tomoko Nishimoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
Remarks:
A one-day Social Dialogue (SD) Workshop will be held on the 23rd May as a precursor to this High Level Tripartite Dialogue on Future of Work. The tentative agenda is as follows:
9:00 Opening Session and introduction of the objectives of the SD workshop
9:30 Presentation on the Explanation and promotion of C 144 and R 152 and R 113
10:00 Questions and Answers
10:30 tea break
11:00 Presentation by ILO Specialists on the Structure and function of tripartite institutions, introduction of ACTEMP and ACTRAV.
12:00 Questions and Answers
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Group discussion on action plan to promote the SD in the Pacific
14:30 Presentation on Bali Declaration by ILO.
15:00 Presentation by ILO Specialists on SD, development of DWCPs and roles by employers and trade unions.
16:00 Group discussion on the concept and function of DWCPs; the roles of social partners particularly EOs and TUs; and how this has worked in other countries, and identify priority elements of DWCPs for each country.
17:00 Plenary session – presentations by three groups on their TWO group discussions.
