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Tag - Labour mobility

Air New Zealand plane boarding in the Pacific (Sarah Kelemen Garber-Flickr)

The Pacific Engagement Visa is going to be incredibly popular

by Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes
August 18, 2022
RSE workers in New Zealand (Richard Bedford)

Winter measures: supporting RSE employers and workers

by Charlotte Bedford
August 12, 2022
Australian and New Zealand prime ministers, June 2022 (Anthony Albanese-Facebook)

Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific: the difference is migration policy

by Patrick Köllner
June 21, 2022
Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Fiji, May 2022 (Fijian Government-Facebook)

A proposal for a new regional compact to promote people mobility

by Richard Curtain, Ryan Edwards, Massimiliano Tani Bertuol and Glenn Withers
June 14, 2022

Labour mobility campaign wrap: both parties make major commitments

by Evie Sharman and Stephen Howes
May 19, 2022
Image of tweet from @Menlu_RI (Retno Marsudi, Foreign Minister of Indonesia). Text says: "Kicking things off for 2022 with my good friend FM @MarisePayne Flag of IndonesiaFlag of Australia Exchanged communication on Indonesia's participation in Australian Agriculture Visa Program (19/01). Received assurances that it would allow Indonesian migrant workers w dignified, safe, & rewarding employment"

Rationale fades as ag visa details emerge. Will Indonesia decide to antagonise the Pacific?

by Stephen Howes
February 11, 2022
Seasonal workers stranded in Australia (Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania)

Less worker exploitation under the SWP

by Mark Zirnsak
January 13, 2022
Auckland Airport (Chun Xia-Flickr)

Quarantine-free travel for RSE workers: the challenges of two-way labour flows

by Charlotte Bedford
December 10, 2021
Kiwifruit orchard, New Zealand (Sheila Thomson-Flickr)

An unseasonable year: Pacific RSE workers to New Zealand during 2021

by Charlotte Bedford
December 9, 2021
RG Casey Building in Barton Canberra

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Aid and Labour Mobility

by Stephen Howes and Evie Sharman
December 8, 2021
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