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I do are agree that health workers are doing much to save lives at where they are working and engaging. Currently, to be frank grandaunts from nursing schools, CHW training schools and medical schools are not performing competently unlike 10 years ago. Their work performance has gone down the drain. I used to wonder how did they get in to the training schools, as the saying goes "garbage in garbage out". We already have incompetent health professionals who are suppressing the programs and the health system. There should be through investigation and monitoring of enrolling of new students in health training schools and also every employer should give competency test prior employment. Therefore, I recommend proper screening in both enrolling and employing.

Thank you for this post as this is an eye opener. I look forward to reading more articles.

Hi Kien, this book doesn't discuss migration, it discusses aid projects, but there is substantive literature on the benefits of migration and labour mobility, including many posts about it on this blog. You can find them <a href="https://devpolicy.org/tag/seasonal-workers/">here</a> and <a href="https://devpolicy.org/tag/migration/">here</a>. Ashlee

Hi, there seems a lot of controversy about the effectiveness of fiscal aid, but I understand that the positive effects of migration (on the migrants, the countries of origin and the countries of destination) are unequivocal (provided governments ensure the benefits of migration are inclusive, and help is given to local workers who compete with migrants). I understand there is a push by developed countries for “services liberalisation”at the WTO. NGO’s should ensure that any such liberalisation includes an expansion of opportunities for less developed countries to export labour services. So far, the “global rules” have privileged the movement of capital and free trade in goods; it neglected the movement of people and free trade in services. The world as a whole, and less developed countries in particular, will undoubtedly benefit in the long run from free movements of peoples. True?

Really nice review --thanks Ashlee. Look forward to reading the book.

The missing element is PAT (Participation, Accountability and Transparency)

It's actually true that politics can only go as far as abolishing school fees and providing resources required for education. The major challenge especially in Kenya is as much as the enrollment ratio has greatly improved, is the quality of this education also good? I loved this article.

It's great to see that DFAT promotes inclusive market development and that World Vision project has benefited the farmers including those most marginalised. I remember I met the farmer in the picture who was happy to grow melon which brought him more income during a visit to the New Zealand MFAT funded CADF project with iDE.

A wise person will not stand for PNG politics; only foolish people goes into PNG politics with the aim to change the system and mindsets.PNG cargo cult mentalities has twisted the hot iron of politics and disfigured the true and pure ideals of politics. Only bloodshed shall bring forth the ideal utopia of politics every soul desires.

Yes, I agree totally for incentives to be given to good recruiters and same time harsher penalties be issued to non-complying recruiters such as debarring. The introduction of licensing of recruiters by the three States (Victoria, Queensland and South Australia) is a welcome move. The mandatory licensing of recruiters across the States will lift the SWP image and reputation and achieve the triple win outcome that NZ RSE is experiencing.

I tend to differ from the argument that seasonal workers earn more and costs more compared to backpackers. This is due to the fact that the recruitment agents or farmers do recover back all the costs incurred to getting one seasonal worker in terms of transport, airfare, visa, accommodation and of course the increase in labour productivity by the seasonal workers.

This is a culture in PNG and I think its a very bad practise by our people and the Hon Member has made it very cleare on this false expectations by our people. Good MPs who don't meet their voters personal and business request get voted out and so long as we have this perceptions and practice this country will remain corrupt. On the other hand, PNG national politics is going from bad to worse. Those MPs who are not on the government side are made to suffer by successive Prime Ministers including Peter O'neill's regime. For this we will also remain corrupt and have unfair distribution of resources and development funds. Both these practices in PNG politics must stop. The question now is what should we do as a country to stop this trend of money politics.