French Polynesia

Key instruments

• Labour Code of French Polynesia

  Primary employment, FOA representation and working-conditions code

• Collective agreements (conventions collectives)

  Sector/enterprise agreements that may extend binding terms

• CPS (Caisse de Prévoyance Sociale) registration rules

  Mandatory social-security registration for employees

Union formation

Trade unions may be represented in enterprises under the Labour Code; staff representatives are required from set headcount thresholds (commonly cited from 11 employees) and employee representative committees from higher thresholds. Collective bargaining follows French-derived practice. Registration and recognition operate within French Polynesian labour institutions, not under independent PIC union Acts.

Strengths

• Detailed Labour Code with representation thresholds
• Established collective-agreement practice
• CPS social-security registration for formal employees
• Multiple recognised union organisations
• Comparative learning value on domestic-worker coverage debates

Gaps

• Regime is French territorial — not transferable as a PIC FOA model
• Domestic/informal household work still marginal
• Not a PALM/RSE sending labour-mobility jurisdiction
• Limited relevance of independent Melanesian/Polynesian union centres

Notable unions

• A Tia I Mua

  Recognised French Polynesian union organisation

• CSTP/FO

  Union presence under French-derived structures

• CSIP / Otahi

  Additional recognised worker organisations cited in territorial labour notices