PIoWRPacific Institute of Workplace RelationsFair Conditions At Work

Pacific labour dashboard

A few numbers, each with its source and date: how many ILO Conventions each country has ratified, whether it has ratified C188, and how many PALM workers from each country were in Australia (DEWR data, July 2026).

If we could not find an official source for a number, it is not on the dashboard.

Regional

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia (all countries, incl. Timor-Leste)

    31,840

    DEWR, PALM scheme data · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme short-term workers

    15,560

    DEWR, PALM scheme data · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme long-term workers

    16,285

    DEWR, PALM scheme data · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme female workers

    5,745

    DEWR, PALM scheme data · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme male workers

    26,100

    DEWR, PALM scheme data · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Approved PALM scheme employers

    558

    DEWR, PALM scheme data · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

PALM scheme workers in Australia, July 2026

  • Fiji

    4,730

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Kiribati

    1,410

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Nauru

    35

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Papua New Guinea

    2,705

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Samoa

    2,945

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Solomon Islands

    4,865

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Tonga

    3,670

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Tuvalu

    285

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Vanuatu

    6,390

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

  • Cook Islands

    8

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Fiji

    39

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Kiribati

    11

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Marshall Islands

    3

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Palau

    2

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Papua New Guinea

    29

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Samoa

    12

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Solomon Islands

    24

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Tonga

    1

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Tuvalu

    2

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Vanuatu

    9

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

By country

Cook Islands

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    8

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    8

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    3

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

Federated States of Micronesia

No indicator could be sourced for this release (not an ILO member State on NORMLEX; not a PALM sending country in DEWR data).

Fiji

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    39

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    29

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    9

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Protocols ratified

    1

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia from this country

    4,730

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

French Polynesia

French territory: ILO coverage depends on France's declarations, not verified; not a PALM sending country in DEWR data.

Kiribati

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    11

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    11

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    8

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia from this country

    1,410

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

Marshall Islands

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    3

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    3

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    1

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

Nauru

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia from this country

    35

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

New Caledonia

French territory: ILO coverage depends on France's declarations, not verified; not a PALM sending country in DEWR data.

Niue

No indicator could be sourced for this release (not an ILO member State on NORMLEX; not a PALM sending country in DEWR data).

Palau

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    2

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    2

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    1

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

Papua New Guinea

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    29

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    24

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    8

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia from this country

    2,705

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

Samoa

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    12

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    12

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    9

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia from this country

    2,945

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

Solomon Islands

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    24

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    19

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    8

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Ratified 2026-01-08, not yet in force

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia from this country

    4,865

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

Tonga

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    1

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    1

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    1

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia from this country

    3,670

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

Tuvalu

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    2

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    2

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    1

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia from this country

    285

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

Vanuatu

  • ILO Conventions ratified (all time)

    9

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Conventions and Protocols in force

    9

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • ILO Fundamental Conventions ratified (out of 10)

    8

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • Work in Fishing Convention (C188)

    Not ratified

    ILO NORMLEX · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM scheme workers in Australia from this country

    6,390

    DEWR, PALM scheme data (rounded to nearest 5) · July 2026 · 2026-10-02 · Source

  • PALM figures are DEWR monthly data, rounded by DEWR to the nearest 5. They count workers in Australia in that month, not people who have ever taken part.
  • NORMLEX counts include Conventions that are no longer in force (denounced or abrogated); 'in force' is shown separately.
  • No country-level RSE (New Zealand) worker numbers are included: PIoWR did not find an official per-country figure it could verify for this release.