Naren Prasad

“A dollar sent from Sydney or Auckland helps a family in Nadi or Apia, but it does not build a firm, a sector or a long-term job,” says Naren Prasad from the International Labour Organisation. @ilo devpolicy.org/the-pacifics-r…

India debates migration, but forgets the migrants who made India global: the girmitiyas. My op-ed argues it’s time India and Britain honour them with the dignity they were denied. 🔗 indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

Two Fijian economists walk into a newspaper…I wrote an op-ed on migration & remittances. The good Professor replied, with some creative commentary about my job, salary, patriotism & even my haircut. So I responded, gently correcting the facts and returning to the real issue.

When a country begins to lose its people, it’s not the migrants who have failed, it’s the policymakers who stopped imagining a future worth staying for. Read the full article: “Reclaiming Fiji: Beyond Remittances and Rhetoric”, The Fiji Times, 1.11.2025 lnkd.in/dXSyqxUe

A Budget With Intentions, But Not Yet a Budget for Jobs and Justice. Dreketi raised me. France educated me. The UN and ILO shaped me. But I still ask: does Fiji’s 2025–26 Budget reach the kitchens, & dreams of ordinary Fijians? A reflection that’s personal, professional

Just published in today’s Fiji Sun: Budget 2025–26: Helps You Breathe, But Not Yet Dream. From Dreketi’s gravel roads to Geneva, I ask: will this budget deliver jobs, dignity & justice, or just headlines? #FijiBudget #Jobs #Migration #ILO

#FijiTimesPointOfOrigin | On April 28, we brought to you the story of Naren Prasad, who went through an arduous journey to find his ancestral roots tucked away in a tiny village in Uttar Pradesh, India. fijitimes.com.fj/deeply-human-j…

I'm sharing my latest opinion piece that was published in the Fiji Times on 28 September 2024, where I analyze Fiji's National Development Plan (NDP) 2025-2029. You can read the full piece fijitimes.com.fj/fijis-ndp-2025…

#PEOPLESTORY | It was the rice fields of Vunicagi, Dreketi, that Naren Prasad dreamt about breaking away from his rural homestead and exploring the world. #TimesNews #FijiNews #FijiTimesPeopleStory fijitimes.com.fj/believe-in-you…

My latest article on « Navigating diplomatic challenges of small island countries » in International Law, Trade and Development Journal (part of Diplomatic Magazine) lnkd.in/dXRBENu3

Honored to organize the Pacific Islands regional training on evidence based policy making, in Fiji. Councils to decide on minimum wage fijitimes.com/councils-to-de… #FijiTImes #ILO

It was an honor and privilege for me to embark on the Pacific islands regional training on evidence based policy making for decent work. It was a humbling experience to have Prof Biman Prasad, Deputy Prime Minister, & Minister of Finance (Fiji) open the training. #ilo

Starting the online international training on evidence based policymaking for decent. There are 27 participants from 15 countries. 22-31 May 2023. #ilo #evidencebased #Training

ILO to support constituents in Türkiye on improving policy making for decent work ilo.org/ankara/news/WC… via @ILO

🔎👁️🤝The ILO continues to work hand in hand with the @csgbakanligi and social partners and provides a five days-training for on Evidence Based Policy Making.

Evidence Based Policy Making: Is it always easy to distinguish evidence from opinion? #ILO ilo.org/ankara/news/WC…

Evidence Based Policy Making: Is it always easy to distinguish evidence from opinion? ilo.org/ankara/news/WC… via @ILO

Wrote a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Governance and Public Management for Social Policy. Just published! amazon.com/Oxford-Handboo…

India to host 'South Asia Regional Training on Evidence-based Policymaking for Decent Work' ilo.org/newdelhi/whatw… via @ILO

@RobinNAIR6 Thank you for your kind words, Robin.

@prasadnaren Proud of our much accomplished Fijian on the gobal stage. From a small settlement in Dreketi, Vanua Levu in the small Fiji Islands to the global stage of Geneva!! Yet at heart and in his citizenship, still very much a Fijian!!

Honoured to give the keynote presentation on ILO’s evidence-based policymaking during the International conference on IPR & Labour Policies, at Swami Keshavanand Institute of Technology and Management, Jaipur , India. #ILO