Tripartite delegation attends international labour meet

The Fijian Government with its tripartite delegation are currently attending the 106th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 16 June 2017.

The Government Delegation attended the opening of the Conference and was represented by Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations Nazhat Shameem Khan.

Also representing Fiji were Permanent Secretary for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Salaseini Daunabuna, First Secretary, Ajendra Pratap and the Assistant Director Labour Standard Services, Ministry of Employment’s Atish Kumar. The Employers’ Group are represented by Himen Chandra, president of the Fiji Commerce and Employers’ Federation while the Workers’ Group are represented by Felix Anthony and General Secretary of the Fiji Trades Union Congress.

The Director-General of the International Labour Organisation Guy Ryder presented his report at the opening of the Conference, focusing on ‘Work in a Changing Climate: The ‘Green Initiative’, stressing in his address that climate change is real and is a result of human activities.

The challenge for delegates is assessing what climate change means for the world of work and how the ILO can contribute to the just transition to environmental sustainability to advance decent work whilst protecting the planet. The Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Jone Usamate will address the meeting on June 9, 2017.

In the coming days, the Fijian delegation will participate at numerous side events and meetings organised on the margins of the ILC.