News and press releases
This is a list of official ILO press releases issued by the ILO Country Office for South Pacific Island Countries. The most recent release is at the top.
July 2021
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EU-STREIT PNG takes a step forward in empowering rural communities to secure farmers’ access to agricultural markets
11 July 2021
Led by ILO, the road and infrastructure component of the EU-STREIT PNG is focused on upgrading roads, bridges, jetties and airstrips. This effort aims to help create an enabling environment for farmers to increase their income and profit with opportunities to participate in value-added markets to become agripreneurs under the three value chains supported by the Programme
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Strengthening & Promoting Business Development Services (BDS) for COVID-19 Recovery in Tonga
01 July 2021
The Tongan Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), allowing for mutual participation in the planning and implementation of the activities that will enable micro and small enterprise, particularly the informal sector to access business training, advisory services and mentoring.
June 2021
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Supporting the development of the National Employment Policy in Tonga, aiming at inclusive structural transformation and environmental sustainability
29 June 2021
The purpose of the seminar was to help government and social partners to understand the requirements for the development and implementation of a high-quality gender-responsive policy based on relevant information and analysis for review and adoption by the respective key authorities.
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Act now: End child labour!
12 June 2021
The United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. Matin Karimli, ILO's Director for the Pacific, and Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative for the Pacific, explain why the time for change is now.
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MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project - Entrepreneurs Jouney
06 June 2021
Q&A with Irami Buli – An ‘Artrepreneur’ On a Mission
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MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project - Partner Spotlight
06 June 2021
Q&A with Olympia E. Morei-Remengesau – Director/Curator of the Belau National Museum
April 2021
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Enough is enough: Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work
23 April 2021
An opinion piece by: Matin Karimli, Director of the ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries and Sandra Bernklau, Representative of UN Women, Pacific ahead of the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women and the 7th Meeting of the Pacific Ministers for Women.
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One voice: Supporting Fijian performing artists influence national COVID-19 recovery
15 April 2021
On April 15th, the UN in the Pacific marked World Art Day by convening, for the first time, an interactive gathering with representatives from twenty-two Fijian Dance Companies and Groups.
March 2021
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“We could all do with a bit of hope” – What the informal economies recovery project means for Tonga
30 March 2021
This month we sat down with Mele Amanaki - Secretary General of the Tonga Public Service Association [TPSA] – a key partner in the Inclusive Economic Recovery through Sustainable Enterprises in the Informal Economies. She spoke about her role and what the Project means for Tonga.
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How a typical informal sector micro business is surviving
30 March 2021
With informal employment accounting for more than half of all jobs in Fiji, Palau, Tonga and Vanuatu, it became clear that the hitherto ‘invisible sector,’ was going to be the biggest key to driving economic recovery across the Pacific region.
February 2021
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Informal sectors of Fiji, Palau, Tonga and Vanuatu key to COVID-19 economic recovery
26 February 2021
December 2020
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Rethinking New Strategies For Pacific Communities - Covid-19 And Social Protection
02 December 2020
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Make persons with disabilities a priority during COVID-19 recovery in the Pacific
01 December 2020
October 2020
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Critical gaps in social protection hampering Asia-Pacific region’s resilience to COVID-19
15 October 2020
Despite their rapid socioeconomic ascent, most countries in the Asia-Pacific region have weak social protection systems riddled with gaps, says a new report.
September 2020
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Targeted responses needed to combat youth employment crisis - ADB & ILO report
10 September 2020
The joint Tackling the COVID-19 Youth Employment Crisis in Asia and the Pacific report says COVID-19 has triggered a massive disruption of labour markets which has had a disproportionate impact on youth unemployment.
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ILO, ITC-ILO and PIPSO sign Letter of Intent to collaborate on capacity building of Pacific EBMO
09 September 2020
The International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Training Centre Programme for Employers Activities (ITC-ILO/ACTEMP), and the Pacific Island Private Sector Organization (PIPSO) have concluded a cooperation agreement to further promote a more structured, strategic and sustainable approach to capacity building of Employer and Business Membership Organizations (EBMO) in the Pacific Islands.
August 2020
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ILO supports the Cook Islands to launch an online employment services platform
18 August 2020
The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries is delighted to support the Cook Islands Ministry of Internal Affairs to launch a new online Employment Services platform to connect businesses with job seekers. This initiative targets people most affected by the impacts of COVID-19
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New ILO-ADB report addresses the impact of COVID-19 on youth employment in Asia and the Pacific
18 August 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a massive disruption of economies and labour markets with disproportionate impacts on youth employment in Asia and the Pacific, says a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Asian Development Bank (ADB).
July 2020
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Leaders from Asia-Pacific address ILO Virtual Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work
07 July 2020
Government, Employers’ and Workers’ leaders from Asia Pacific are to address the largest ever online gathering of workers, employers and governments to discuss how to build back better in the post-pandemic recovery.
June 2020
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Bipartite Initiative to Support Redundant Workers in Micro Businesses
30 June 2020
The Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC )and the Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation (FCEF) lead the implementation of a COVID19 recovery initiative called Transition to Business (T2B).