foreign workers
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Fiji Opposition MP Usamate warns welfare must balance aid with work incentives amid rising use of foreign labour
Opposition MP Jone Usamate warns welfare must help the vulnerable without dampening work incentives as unemployment policy tightens. He flags growing use of foreign labour and cautions that higher minimum wages could push up prices in a tight fiscal climate—a snapshot of the balancing act between protections and jobs.
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Fiji MPs warn of governance gap in foreign-worker vetting; push for stricter pre-arrival checks and regulated recruitment-agent registry
Questions are rising over Fiji’s labour system as concerns about credential checks surface and a senior MP warns of a dangerous governance gap. With the government promising tighter oversight and a new government-to-government recruitment framework, the debate over verification and enforcement continues to unfold.