Employment and decent work

Fiji - Creating quality jobs

The report seeks to promote a deeper understanding of the context, constraints, and opportunities for increasing productive employment Fiji and to inform the design of evidence-based policies that will promote productive employment and decent work.

The report, a co-publication of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the ILO, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of the context, constraints, and opportunities for increasing productive employment Fiji and to inform the design of evidence-based policies that will promote productive employment and decent work.

The report finds that while headline unemployment rates in Fiji are stable and low, the labour market is characterized by a high informal employment, extensive subsistence activities, high underemployment rates, and large number of working poor. Gender disparities are also significant, with nearly twice as many men employed than women, while most female workers are in informal employment and engage in subsistence activities. The report highlights the need to coordinate economic and employment policies among relevant ministries and stakeholders, encourage and facilitate small and medium-sized enterprise development, expand income generation opportunities for subsistence and informal workers in Fiji, strengthen the quality and relevance of education and technical and vocational education and training (TVET), promote greater coordination between institutions and industry sectors to keep curriculum aligned to industry needs, and strengthen labour market policies and institutions.