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Underpaid at home, vulnerable abroad: How seasonal job schemes are draining Pacific nations of vital workers

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Pacific Underpaid at home, vulnerable abroad: How seasonal job schemes are draining Pacific nations of vital workers [Phys] 29-11-2022

Pacific / Australia Solidarity sparks union renewal programme in Asia-Pacific [EI] 11-06-2022

Pacific IFJ, UNESCO launch kit to defend media freedom in the Pacific [IFJ] 23-12-2021

Pacific Public education systems in Pacific plagued by commercial activity, new EI report finds [Education International] 18-10-2019

Pacific / New Zealand Pasefika union leaders call for urgent climate action [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi] 26-09-2019

Pacific Tuna Brands Failing to Tackle Modern Slavery [The Maritime Executive] 03-06-2019


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Pacific A powerhouse for transformation emerges from UNI’s Asia & Pacific conference 2024-11-26 [UNI]

Pacific Solidarity and organizing key to building worker power in Asia & Pacific 2024-11-22 [UNI Global Union]

Pacific Rising Together to Transform: 6th UNI Asia & Pacific Regional Conference opens in Bangkok 2024-11-21 [UNI Global Union]

Pacific Breaking barriers and building equality: UNI Asia & Pacific Women’s Conference inspires change in Bangkok 2024-11-19 [UNI Global Union]

Pacific Unions in Asia-Pacific call for sustainable worker centric industrial policies 2024-11-11 [IndustriALL]

Pacific Union calls for end to super-tax for Pacific and Timor-Leste workers 2024-10-29 [FTUC]

Pacific PSI at Asia Pacific Care Forum: Ensure Labour Rights of Health & Care Workers 2024-10-28 [PSI]

Pacific Union calls for end to super tax for Pacific and Timor-Leste workers 2024-10-24 [ABC]

Pacific Before you eat – fighting exploitation on foreign fishing vessels 2024-10-22 [MUNZ]

Pacific RSE changes: Employers win, but Pacific workers lose 2024-10-08 [The National]

Pacific FIFPRO Asia/Oceania appoints Shoko Tsuji as General Secretary 2024-10-05 [FIFPRO]

Pacific South Australia Income support, job assistance sought for quarantine-hit farm workers 2024-10-01 [HRD]

Pacific South Australia Tomato virus outbreak leaves hundreds of migrant farm workers facing battle to 'make ends meet' 2024-09-27 [ABC]

Pacific BWI Regional Conference opens with calls for stronger labour rights and solidarity 2024-09-24 [BWI]

Platform to raise Pacific labour issues 2024-09-21 [Fiji Times]

Pacific Pacific workers more at risk from employment law changes - union 2024-09-16 [PMN]

Pacific BWI kicks off regional climate justice seminar, Malaysia’s environment minister attends 2024-09-10 [BWI]

Pacific Oman: FAPaJ representatives to join forces to support press freedom and journalists’ union in the region 2024-09-06 [IFJ]

Labour mobility: Push for more to be done for RSE workers 2024-08-27 [Radio New Zealand International]

Pacific Unions: RSE changes will deepen exploitation of migrant workers 2024-08-16 [First Union]

Pacific INFOGRAPHICS on quality apprenticeships: skills, rights and what unions can do 2024-08-10 [IUF Asia/Pacific]

Pacific Empowerment at the forefront: Asia-Pacific women lead in education 2024-07-08 [Education International]

Pacific Empowering educators: Transformative initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region 2024-06-17 [Education International]

Pacific FIFPRO Player IQ Tech Summit enables Asia/Oceania player associations to enhance development 2024-05-21 [FIFPRO]

Pacific Strategy alignment and building for the future: FIFPRO Asia/Oceania enjoys productive divisional assembly in Singapore 2024-05-12 [FIFPRO]

Pacific April 28: remembering the unknown workers 2024-04-26 [IUF Asia/Pacific]

Pacific Asia-Pacific regional Exco addresses workers' rights amid escalating challenges 2024-04-19 [IndustriALL]

Pacific UNI partners with ABU to reduce climate impacts of broadcasting 2024-03-22 [UNI Global Union]

Pacific Empowering change: Strategies to overcome pay inequality for Pacific women in New Zealand 2024-03-09 [NZCTU]

Pacific Why FIFPRO Asia/Oceania’s analysis of AFC Champions League can build collaboration with players and clubs 2024-03-02 [FIFPRO]

Pacific POSTERS: Secure jobs and better wages for women workers – International Women’s Day 2024 2024-03-02 [IUF Asia/Pacific]

Pacific FIFPRO Asia/Oceania analysis of AFC Champions League counts cost of competition for players and clubs 2024-02-24 [PFA]

Pacific First Union statement on the death of Efeso Collins 2024-02-21 [First Union]

Pacific Workers owned millions 2024-01-23 [The Times]

Pacific Felix Anthony has been re-elected as the ITUC-AP President. 2023-12-22 [FBC]

Pacific Anthony re-elected as ITUC-AP President, Sharma elected as Chair of the ITUC-AP Women’s Committee and Vateqe retain Ex-Officio position 2023-12-20 [FijiVillage]

Pacific Human, trade union rights situation of education workers disappointing in Asia-Pacific 2023-12-13 [My Republica]

Pacific FTUC National Secretary, Mr Felix Anthony re-elected as the ITUC-AP-president 2023-12-06 [FTUC]

Pacific BWI Global Organising Academy consolidates regional team 2023-12-06 [BWI]

Pacific UNI Tech Organizing Network meets in Seoul at a pivotal moment tech 2023-11-29 [UNI Global Union]

Pacific Ahead of COP 28, Asia Pacific holds climate week 2023-11-15 [BWI]

Pacific Top Asia-Pacific education unionists advocate for increased investment in public education systems and educators, and call for gender equity, and sustainable, democratic and peaceful societies 2023-10-21 [EI]

Pacific Organizing cement workers during challenging economic times in Asia Pacific 2023-10-05 [IndustriALL]

Australia Pacific countries are not 'outposts' to grow labourers for Australia, Samoan PM says 2023-08-31 [ABC]

Educators stand in solidarity for climate justice and a just transition in first-ever climate conference 2023-08-19 [Education International]

Pacific Childcare shortfalls having major impact on gender equality in labour markets across Asia and the Pacific 2023-08-02 [ILO]

Pacific Employment Court: RSE workers say Hawkes Bay employers deductions were unlawful 2023-07-28 [Radio New Zealand]

Pacific Workers in limbo 2023-07-27 [The Times]

Pacific Labour investigation | Over alleged mistreatment of hired Pacific Island workers 2023-07-19 [The Times]

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