Solomon Islands resources

May 2014

  1. Rural community rehabilitation through emergency public works in response to the deadly flash-flood damage in the Solomon Islands

    The Cash for Work pilot programme provided wages and tools to support target communities to clean-up and repair of public areas and infrastructure (common gardens, halls and churches, schools, wells, drains and paths) that were damaged by the recent floods.

April 2014

  1. Newsletter- Office for Pacific Island Countries - April 2014

    This "Newsletter" is for ILO constituents in the Pacific to keep them updated on ILO issues and activities related to Decent Work Country Programmes in their respective countries.

  2. ILO Supports Trade Pasifika 2014

    2 - 4 April 2014

    Trade Pasifika 2014 was held from 2-4 April 2014 in Suva, Fiji and offered an opportunity to grow and develop trade leads, meet and network with Pacific Island businesses and national, regional and international buys to create long-lasting relationships.

March 2014

  1. 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 sustainability.

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    UN Conference on Small Island Developing States

    1 - 4 September 2014

    The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa, under the theme Sustainable Development through Genuine and Durable Partnerships.

  3. The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries Calls on Governments, Employers and Unions to Focus on Eliminating Gender Discrimination and Harassment in the workplace

    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.

December 2013

  1. Newsletter- Country Office for Pacific Island Countries - December 2013

    This "Newsletter" is for ILO constituents in the Pacific to keep them updated on ILO issues and activities related to Decent Work Country Programmes in their respective countries.

  2. Supporting the definition and extension of a social protection floor (SPF) in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands

    1 December 2013 - 30 April 2015

    The project aims to support Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to develop progressively comprehensive social protection systems. The Social Protection Floor (SPF) Recommendation provides guidance to member countries in building nationally defined social protection floors which aim at providing health care and minimum income security throughout the life cycle.

November 2013

  1. 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.

  2. Reporting on ILO Standards: Guide for Labour Officers in Pacific Island Member States

    The ILO’s Constitution provides that member States’ have an obligation to report on the application of international labour standards. This Guide provides step-by-step help for labour officers in Pacific Island member States to report in relation to certain areas.

  3. Newsletter- Country Office for Pacific Island Countries - November 2013

    This "Newsletter" is for ILO constituents in the Pacific to keep them updated on ILO issues and activities related to Decent Work Country Programmes in their respective countries.

October 2013

  1. Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) address issues of Labour Mobility

    18 October 2013

    Hosted by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary and the Intra-ACP Migration Facility, the meeting was an opportunity to share issues and experiences regarding intra-regional labour mobility, and to decide on the next steps in the negotiation of a regional mobility scheme (the Temporary Movement of Natural Persons, as part of the PICTA negotiations)

September 2013

  1. Sub-Regional Workshop on Disaster Response and Employment

    11 - 15 November 2013

    The training is aimed at enhancing the social safety nets, especially livelihoods and employment, for the people living in the Pacific countries prone to natural and focusses mainly on Pre-disaster Recovery Planning; Post-disaster Livelihood and Employment Assessment; and Local Economic Development /Local Economic Recovery in crisis-settings.

  2. Newsletter- Country Office for Pacific Island Countries - August / September 2013

    This "Newsletter" is for ILO constituents in the Pacific to keep them updated on ILO issues and activities related to Decent Work Country Programmes in their respective countries.

August 2013

  1. Tripartite Workshop on Wage Policies for the Pacific Island Countries

    29 - 31 October 2013

    The workshop expects to achieve a clearer understanding of how key principles of collective bargaining and minimum wage setting can be combined into effective wage policies in the context of the Pacific, and initiate a discussion within the tripartite delegations on how this can be implemented at the country-level through the DWCPs that are currently being renewed.

  2. Addressing youth employment through promoting entrepreneurship education

    12 August 2013

    The ILO in collaboration with the Faculty of Business & Economics (FBE) of the University of the South Pacific (USP), Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO) and the Pacific Youth Council (PYC), organised a panel public lecture and panel discussion on 12 August 2013 to mark International Youth Day 2013.

July 2013

  1. Sub-regional workshop: Building Equal Opportunities and Decent Work for Women

    26 July 2013

    Strengthening gender equality with a specific focus on regional and national priorities

  2. Tackling daily dangers of waste management

    17 July 2013

    Seven Pacific Island Countries (Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu) were represented at a training of trainers workshop on Occupational Safety and Health in Waste Management in Apia, Samoa in July.

June 2013

  1. Newsletter- Country Office for Pacific Island Countries - June 2013

    This "Newsletter" is for ILO constituents in the Pacific to keep them updated on ILO issues and activities related to Decent Work Country Programmes in their respective countries.

May 2013

  1. Promoting equal opportunities and outcomes in employment for persons with disabilities

    Promoting equality of opportunity for – and inclusion of – people with disabilities is central to social and economic development, emergence from the global financial and economic crisis and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals