Publications

The ILO publishes a wide range of books, reports, working papers, training manuals, CD-ROMs, videos and flash movies, relevant to the South Pacific Island Countries. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested from the ILO Library in Suva.

2009

  1. Decent Work Country Programme: Vanuatu

    28 July 2009

    Outlines the priority objectives and strategies for achieving decent work in Vanuatu.

  2. Decent Work Country Programme: Samoa

    20 April 2009

    This document outlines the Decent Work Country Programme for Samoa for the period 2009-2012.

  3. Solomon Islands Fact Sheet

    09 April 2009

  4. Vanuatu Decent Work Country Programme 2009 - 2012

    09 April 2009

    Programme document outlines the priority objectives and strategies for achieving decent work in Vanuatu

  5. Pacific business awareness trainers' guide: Generate your business idea

    01 April 2009

    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 women, to draw up a simple business plan for an enterprise they wish to start.

  6. Pacific Youth Employment Newsletter, April 2009

    01 April 2009

    First issue of the newsletter on the Subregional Programme on Education, Employability and Decent Work for Youth in Pacific Island Countries.

2008

  1. Skills development in the Pacific: The special skills development needs of small island economies: Report of ILO/SKILLS-AP/Japan Regional Technical Meeting Skills Development in the Pacific: The special skills development needs of small island economies at Tanao International Hotel, Nadi, Fiji, 26 - 28 March 2008

    31 March 2008

    This meeting was set up to address the needs with the overall objective to discuss the key issues and major challenges for skills develoment in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) Special emphasis was to be placed on the development of national skills strategies and assisting countries as they go through the process of developing their national and possibly regional skills strategies.

2006

  1. Social protection for all men and women: A sourcebook for extending social security coverage in Kiribati – options and plans

    01 February 2006

    Lack of adequate social security is one of the greatest challenges facing the countries in the Pacific. The ILO views that the extension of social security is an essential component of the ILO's effort for the fulfilment of Decent Work for all men and women.

  2. Social protection for all men and women: a sourcebook for extending social security coverage in Vanuatu – options and plans

    01 February 2006

    Lack of adequate social security is one of the greatest challenges facing the countries in the Pacific. The ILO views that the extension of social security is an essential component of the ILO's effort for the fulfilment of Decent Work for all men and women.

  3. Social protection for all men and women: A sourcebook for extending social security coverage in Solomon Islands

    01 February 2006

    This publication is intended to serve as a reference book for planners to formulate the policy and strategy to extend social security coverage to the entire population of Solomon Islands.

  4. Social protection for all men and women: a sourcebook for extending social security coverage in Samoa – options and plans

    01 February 2006

    Lack of adequate social security is one of the greatest challenges facing the countries in the Pacific. The ILO views that the extension of social security is an essential component of the ILO's effort for the fulfilment of Decent Work for all men and women.

  5. Social protection for all men and women: a sourcebook for extending social security coverage in Fiji – options and plans

    01 February 2006

    Lack of adequate social security is one of the greatest challenges facing the countries in the Pacific. The ILO views that the extension of social security is an essential component of the ILO's effort for the fulfilment of Decent Work for all men and women.

2003

  1. Training and employment of people with disabilities: Fiji 2002

    01 December 2003

    AbilityAsia Country Study Series by Debra A. Perry.