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The Cook Islands became an ILO member in 2015 and has ratified eight ILO Conventions, including three fundamental Conventions. ILO and the Cook Islands work together in priority areas including strengthening labour policy, occupational safety and health, minimum wage systems and the right to bargain collectively. The ILO’s work in the Cook Islands is managed by the ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries, in Suva, Fiji.

Concluding Statement agreed by the Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, Suva, Fiji
Participants in the Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue held in Suva, Fiji

Concluding Statement agreed by the Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, Suva, Fiji

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ILO and Pacific Islands Forum sign cooperation agreement
Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Esala Nayasi, Acting Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat celebrate the signing

ILO and Pacific Islands Forum sign cooperation agreement

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Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate

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Integrated approaches for formalization in Asia and the Pacific

Pacific Employment and Social Monitor, April 2024: Towards resilient labour markets and better jobs

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Pacific Employment and Social Monitor, April 2024: Towards resilient labour markets and better jobs

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Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security – Phase II

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Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security – Phase II

Promoting Implementation of ILO Standards in Pacific Island Countries

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Promoting Implementation of ILO Standards in Pacific Island Countries

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Development cooperation dashboard

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Cook Islands: Labour market indicators

Labour market statistics from the ILOSTAT database

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