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177 PLS WORKERS DEPARTED FOR AUSTRALIA UNDER STRICT COVID-19 PROTOCOL SUPERVISION
28/04/2021
Following close consultation and collaboration with the Australian Government through DFAT, the Ministry of Health, Fiji Airways, the Fiji Police Force together with other stakeholders, a total of 177 Fijian Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) workers departed for Australia yesterday under COVID-19 protocols.
The PLS was established under the Vuvale Partnership Agreement between the Fijian Government and the Australian Government as one of two labour mobility programs accessed by Fijian citizens to work in Australia, the other being the Seasonal Work Program (SWP).
As part of the preparations, approval was first granted by the Australian Federal Government and the relevant Australian State Government (NSW) together with their respective Chief Health Officer (CHO) for cohorts to enter and quarantine. This also includes booking and managing the quarantine hotels.