Request for Proposals – Project Funding The Social Impact Fund (SIF) is a contestable fund to assist delivery of priority social services by Civil Society Organisations and is administered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Registered Civil Society Organisations are now invited to tender for Project Funding in the following priority areas: Gender Equality;…
DetailsCabinet on Tuesday 5th September endorsed the Te Pito Manava o te Anau – Cook Islands National Policy Framework for Children 2017 – 2021. This is a milestone for our country since we ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1996. This Policy is unique as children on Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia…
DetailsMany employers in the Cook Islands seek to employ Filipino workers in their businesses or private homes as they offer skills in a variety of areas such as care and nursing, housekeeping, accountancy, mechanics, retail, hospitality, food and beverages or even agriculture. Immigration has approved 101 new applications for work permits for Filipino workers since…
DetailsYouth and the Future of Work in the Cook Islands Survey-August 2017 Recently, the Labour and Consumer Division attended two important meetings under the International Labour Organisation (ILO), one regional with other pacific island member states and one international with all member states of the organisation. Attendance at these meetings resulted…
DetailsAll accidents causing death or serious bodily injuries to workers need to be reported directly to the Labour and Consumer Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as soon as practicable, within 48 hours after the incident. Any injury that leads to hospitalisation of the worker for 48 hour within 7 days of the accident…
DetailsPress release Labour and Consumer Division meet with the Students Entrepreneurs. The Labour and Consumer Division from the Ministry of Internal Affairs met with the students from the Pa Enua, participating in the BCI Business Challenge Trade Day. This was a great opportunity to raise awareness about the legal rights and obligation in…
DetailsAre you a New Zealand Passport Holder wanting to live and work in the Cook Islands? Feel free to contact our Labour and Consumer Office for more information. Meitaki Maata
DetailsThe Price Tribunal has issued the July Price Order 04/2017 for Rarotonga and all islands reflecting reductions in prices for petrol, diesel and LPG. There is a 7 cent per litre decrease in the maximum wholesale and retail prices for petrol on Rarotonga, a 2 cent per litre decreases for diesel and a 5 cents…
DetailsPRESS RELEASE Women’s Business Forum, 9-10 March 2017 Excitement is building with the preparations of a series of activities next week, including a Women’s Business Forum, in commemoration of the annual International Women’s Day that will be celebrated on 8 March 2017. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been working with the National Council of…
DetailsThe ministry of Internal Affairs wishes to share this Media release from the Cook Islands National Youth Council and wish their New Committee members the best for the coming Year and hope to continue to work in partnership in empowering Youth in the Cook Islands…. “In an official meeting, held on the 9th of February,…
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