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Ten Solomon Islanders, who travelled to Australia last month received training on Work, Health, and Safety (WHS) measures for the Australian construction industry as part of a partnership between the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and the Labour Mobility Unit supported by the Pacific Labour Facility (PLF) in the Solomon Islands.
Australia: Pacific labor mobility front and center to address labor demand
2021 remains a challenging year for the growing community with state borders opening and closing regularly upon each new COVID outbreak across the states. However, a constant remains with the firmly padlocked international border with no sign of reopening until a predicted date of ‘mid-2022’.
The wider horticulture production nationally is forecast to drop by up to 17% driven by a heavily reduced overseas labor supply. Typically, gaps are filled by the working holidaymakers and international student groups which have left in droves and not returned. Although domestic worker incentives have been seen throughout the states – a continued encouragement of recruiting Pacific Islands workers remains from the Federal and State Governments to help fill this gap.
Project Overview and Role:
The Pacific Labour Facility (PLF) facilitates seasonal and longer-term work opportunities for Pacific workers in Australia. It connects Australian employers with Pacific workers, supports the administration of the Pacific Labour Scheme and provides targeted support to the Seasonal Worker Programme.
This is a 12-month Fixed Term full time position. The Pacific Labour Mobility (PLM) Coordinator will be the Pacific Labour Facility primary representative in relation to the recommencement of Pacific labour mobility in September 2020, following its temporary cessation due to COVID in 2020.
The PLM Coordinator will ensure that relevant stakeholders (internal and external) are kept updated with accurate and timely information. The position will seek to document existing processes and identify possible efficiencies for recommendation.