Public information

This page acts as a gateway to a wide range of information materials on the work of the ILO in the Pacific. For further information please contact the Communications Officer, CO-Suva.

Press releases

  1. © ILO 2023
    Entrepreneurs hailed as catalysts for sustainable economic growth

    30 August 2023

    The Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo fosters innovation and collaboration in the Pacific Islands’ entrepreneurial ecosystem.

  2. © ILO 2023
    Palau’s entrepreneurship ecosystem boosted through ‘Start and Improve Your Business’ training

    16 August 2023

    Initiative will facilitate the growth of innovative start-ups and bolster the competitiveness of existing businesses in Palau.

  3. Evidence-based policy making: Unravelling opinions from facts in Pacific Island Countries

    25 July 2023

    Training enhances capacity to use evidence and data to shape policies relating to the world of work

  4. © ILO 2023
    Pacific regional meeting on labour mobility sets path for partnership

    11 July 2023

    Dialogue strengthens collaboration between trade unions and employers to help ensure safe and regular migration.

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What's new

  1. Papua New Guinea ratifies ILO Conventions on labour inspection, tripartite consultation and violence and harassment in the workplace

    27 September 2023

    Papua New Guinea has now ratified 26 Conventions including eight fundamental conventions.

  2. © ILO 2023
    ILO and UNESCO to empower entrepreneurs in Fiji and Samoa

    20 September 2023

    ILO and UNESCO collaborate for Training of Trainers on Start and Improve Your Business Tools.

  3. © ILO 2023
    Pacific on show

    01 September 2023

    About 200 entrepreneurs from across the Pacific region attended the inaugural two-day Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo.

  4. © ILO 2023
    Expo harnesses Pacific core values: Vosarogo

    30 August 2023

    Acting Minister for Trade, Co-operatives, SMEs and Coummunication, Filimoni Vosarogo said in the Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo organized by the Ministry for Trade in collaboration with UNDP, the International Labour Organization, and the Asian Development Bank that the Expo is an opportunity to work together to harness the core values of Pacific communities.

CO-Suva

  1. Key note address at the Seminar on the Implementation of Samoa National Employment Policy (NEP)

    24 October 2022

    By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Seminar on the Implementation of Samoa National Employment Policy (NEP)

  2. Key note address at the Fiji Enterprise Engine 2022 Business Accelerator Programme Launch

    27 June 2022

    By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the Fiji Enterprise Engine 2022 Business Accelerator Programme Launch

  3. Key note address at the World Day against Child Labour 2022

    10 June 2022

    By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the World Day against Child Labour 2022

  4. Key note address at the 49th Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) Biennial Delegates Conference 2022

    14 May 2022

    By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the 49th Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) Biennial Delegates Conference 2022