Kiribati officials have requested technical assistance from the Fiji government’s Ministry of Labour to undertake their Labour Reform agenda in the fields of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and Labour Inspection procedures.
In response, Fiji has proposed a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed between the Ministries of Labour of Fiji and Kiribati for the Fiji Ministry of Labour to provide Technical Assistance for the period starting this month through to December 2013.
According to the MOU, Fiji will provide assistance in labour inspection system review and design of modern labour inspection system; training and development; overarching labour reform – Review of existing labour policies, labour laws, labour market institutions, values and practices; presentation of draft policies, laws and proposed institutions as recommendations to relevant stakeholders for consultations; and facilitate promotion and implementation of approved new labour policies and laws for the Kiribati government and relevant stakeholders.
The consultation to be provided is turn key and to be completed in a tight time frame of 12 months.
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