Submission to the consultation on Papua New Guinea’s National Draft Labour Mobility Policy

By Richard Curtain

February 2021

The purpose of this submission is to offer an assessment of two key features of the draft National Labour Mobility Policy: the importance of the primary role of employers in seasonal work recruitment, and the benefits for PNG in fostering labour mobility to Australia for trade-qualified workers.

Curtain, C. 2021, Submission to the consultation on Papua New Guinea’s National Draft Labour Mobility Policy, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra.

Karen Downing

Karen Downing is Research Communications Coordinator at the Development Policy Centre.