The ILO sub-regional programme, “Building regional efforts for eliminating the worst forms of child labour and trafficking in Pacific Island Countries” extends technical support to other countries in the region by capitalizing on the experiences gained in Fiji as a ‘child labour hub’. Under this banner, the ILO continues to support actions in Fiji and PNG to prevent child labour and improve employment opportunities for youth through ensuring formal education, vocational training and apprenticeships, as well as enhancing the integration of entrepreneurship education in school curriculums and supporting careers education.

The ILO also extends technical support to Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Samoa to assist countries develop and implement child labour policies and strategies and enhance the knowledge base on child labour and trafficking through national forums and research.

The National Child Labour and Trafficking forum had the following objectives:
· To understand the concepts of child labour, trafficking and hazardous work;
· To review the international and national legal frameworks, policies and programmes on child labour and trafficking; and
· To determine what the issues are in the Solomon Islands and to plan for action.