Thursday, 14 February 2008

Foriegn Minister talks up labour access scheme

(Radio Australia) Vanuatu's foreign minister hopes Australia will implement a temporary worker program for the Pacific, if a pilot scheme in New Zealand works well. George Andre Wells is in Australia at the moment, and has raised the issue of access to Australia's labour market in meetings with government officials and politicians. Authorities believe if Vanuatu citizens could work in Australia on a temporary basis, that would boost his country's economy and reduce the number of young people drifting to the urban centers of Port Vila and Luganville.

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/s2162940.htm

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