Improving the Performance of Labor Markets in the Pacific

The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) is a region like no other for its sheer geographical size and astounding diversity of cultures and natural resource endowments – from small aid-dependent atoll nations to sizeable resource-rich economies. With these immense diversity of opportunities and challenges, this joint ADB/ ILO Technical Assistance (TA) collaboration will support labour market policies and programmes in three participating Pacific Island countries, namely Fiji, Palau and Papua New Guinea (PNG). In Fiji, informed by the recent ADB/ ILO employment diagnostic study, the project will support national partners in developing a national employment policy/action plan. In Palau and PNG, comprehensive, gender-mainstreamed labour market assessments will be undertaken to form the basis for ADB/ ILO support to developing employment policies/action plans. The achievement of this TA will generate substantial synergies towards improving labour market outcomes and contribute to the broader development outcome of national development plans.

Project symbol

RAS/15/04/ADB

Admin unit

CO-Suva

Start date

22/06/2015

End date

30/06/2017

Total allocation

431187

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

418737

Development Partners

Asian Development Bank

Country/Countries

Fiji

Outcomes

Advocacy for decent work