Tonga became an ILO member in 2016 and has ratified one fundamental ILO Convention. The ILO and Tonga work together on key areas such as improving labour market information systems, strengthening employers’ and workers’ organizations and ratification and application of international labour standards. The ILO’s work in Tonga 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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Asia-Pacific labour markets show recovery amidst looming demographic challenges
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APESO 2024

Asia-Pacific labour markets show recovery amidst looming demographic challenges

Tonga’s first-ever National Employment Policy begins to take shape
Participants of the National Employment Policy Workshop in Tonga

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Tonga’s first-ever National Employment Policy begins to take shape

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Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024: Promoting decent work and social justice to manage ageing societies

APESO

Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024: Promoting decent work and social justice to manage ageing societies

Integrated approaches for formalization in Asia and the Pacific

Integrated approaches for formalization in Asia and the Pacific

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Climate adaptation and insurance in the Pacific

Climate adaptation and insurance in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security – Phase II

Labour migration

Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security – Phase II

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Two local native indigenous Polynesian in traditional clothing in the capital city Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
Development cooperation dashboard

Development cooperation dashboard

Projects in Tonga

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Tonga: Labour market indicators

Tonga: Labour market indicators

Labour market statistics from the ILOSTAT database

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