In an earlier blog with Stephen Howes I explained why the sudden announcement by the Government of...
Category - Pacific migration and labour mobility
SWP governance in Vanuatu: principles for reform
Vanuatu’s role as the leading sending country for workers in both the Seasonal Worker Programme...
The Pacific remittances boom: it’s for real
Writing in 1997, Australian academic Richard Brown noted the “concern that remittances are...
How the PLS can build a stronger Timor-Leste
In the 18 months I have been writing about labour migration from Timor-Leste to Australia a...
Abolishing recruitment agents in Vanuatu: really?
Last week the Deputy Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Minister Kalsakau, confirmed speculation that the...
How many more workers can Vanuatu get on the next plane?
We know that seasonal labour schemes work. We know that they’re better than backpacker or domestic...
Throwing it all away? Vanuatu’s abolition of licensed SWP and...
Vanuatu has been the most successful participant in Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) and...
The growing problem of absconding SWP workers
As reported in the past couple of months, Australia is experiencing a shortage of seasonal workers...
Participation in the RSE scheme: the myth of opportunity
This is the fourth in a series of blogs outlining key findings from the Impact Study of New...
Making the RSE scheme more family friendly
This is the third in a series of blogs outlining key findings from the Impact Study of New...