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Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent

23 - 26 April 2024

The event sets out to foster a tripartite approach to address labour-related challenges and leverage growth opportunities in the Pacific region.
Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent to take place 23-26 April 2024 in Suva, Fiji

Organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), the event will foster a coordinated and inclusive approach to ensure decent work in the Pacific.

Global Youth Forum 2024: Youth at the forefront of achieving the 2023 agenda for sustainable development

29 January - 9 February 2024

The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, organizes the 2024 edition of its Global Youth Forum – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Minimum wage response to COVID-19 and inflation crises: An Asia-Pacific region overview

This policy brief presents a comprehensive analysis of nominal and real minimum wages in the Asia-Pacific region from 2015 to 2022, taking into account the impact of inflation on the purchasing power of workers. Concentrating on 22 countries with available data, the study reveals a positive trend in real minimum wages before 2020, with an average annual increase of 2.5% between 2015 and 2019. However, commencing in late 2020, real minimum wages experienced a decline due to irregular adjustments and the inflationary consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and regional crises. Addressing this decline is of utmost importance to safeguard the well-being of workers and foster sustainable economic development within the region.

17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting

6 - 9 December 2022

The 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) will bring together government ministers, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, and academics from Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States in Singapore to discuss concrete steps to drive a human-centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

New Zealand: The Employment - Environment - Climate Nexus: Employment and environmental sustainability factsheet

The Employment-Environment-Climate Nexus Factsheets are a series produced for countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This Factsheet provides key features of labour market and environmental sustainability performance in New Zealand, as well as vulnerability to climate change and sectors with green jobs potential.

Labour productivity trends in Asia and the Pacific highlight uneven COVID-19 impacts

Enhanced labour productivity is key to boost living standards and is prioritized in the Sustainable Development Goals. In Asia and the Pacific, growth in labour productivity has been instrumental in reducing poverty in recent decades.

Getting older: Confronting Asia and the Pacific’s ageing labour force

Asia and the Pacific’s ageing population is a trend that is expected to steadily increase. Ageing societies means older labour forces and higher old-age dependency ratios, increasing the pressures on economies to close pension and social protection coverage gaps.

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