Shine A Light: Traps Of The Polynesian Triangle Fijians ‘hoodwinked’ into work contracts in the Pacific Islands. by ivamere nataro Avarua, capital of the Cook Islands. For the purpose of this Shine a Light edition, we focus on Fijians who are employed in Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands. Many of these Fijian workers are women. They are employed as housemaids, babysitters and housekeepers. Some are also in the tourism and hospitality sector. Most of them do not go through an official recruitment agency. The reality of what Fijians face when they arrive in their new place of employment is quite different