Pacific news in brief for 16 June

According to the Fijian government, more than 15,000 Fijians are employed through labour mobility schemes in Australia and New Zealand. Photo: Facebook / Pacif…

RNZ · 2026-06-16T02:54:54.000Z

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Reagan Shaw2026-06-16T02:55:54.000Z

15k Fijians working in Aus and NZ? Keen to see how many actually come back after a few years. Once you taste that dollar, hard to go back.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-16T03:11:54.000Z

nah mate they're onto a good thing. Our economy's a dream for them.

Mason Young2026-06-16T03:19:54.000Z

Hope those Fijians are getting paid fairly and not just cheap labor for our harvests. Seen some dodgy stuff in the past.

Drew Parker2026-06-16T03:52:54.000Z

you'd be first in line for a working holiday if things got tight. Pipe down.

Zoe King2026-06-16T04:15:54.000Z

my thought. Those schemes are just legal exploitation half the time.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-16T03:34:54.000Z

Meanwhile the govt cries about worker shortages while shipping in cheap labor. This country's a joke.

Drew Parker

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Pacific news in brief for 16 June

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2026-06-16T03:58:54.000Z

Solomon Islands PM talking long-term departure from something? Just another politician waffling.

Zoe King2026-06-16T04:08:54.000Z

Labour mobility is just modern indentured servitude. They get paid less than local workers and have no rights. Disgusting.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-16T04:23:54.000Z

always talk about the numbers, never about the exploitation. Fiji govt loves that remittance cash.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-16T04:24:54.000Z

out, it's better than sitting in poverty back home. At least they get to send money to family.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-16T04:28:54.000Z

Honestly if I could go work in Aus for double the pay I'd be gone too. Can't blame them.

Mason Young2026-06-16T04:49:54.000Z

Why does every Pacific article have to be about workers leaving? Can't we talk about something positive for once?

Zoe King2026-06-16T05:24:54.000Z

Positive? This is the reality of our region. Get used to it.

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