12 Jul Minister visits RSE workers in New Zealand
The Minister for Employment Parveen Bala is currently visiting Fijians working under the Recognized Seasonal Employers (RSE) scheme in New Zealand this week.
Bala has from Monday visited a number of employers and Fijian workers at Napier and Hastings in the Hawkes Bay region.
The objective of the visit is to strengthen relations between employers and Fijian workers on the ground, acknowledge employers confidence in the recruitment of Fijian seasonal workers and hear “first-hand” of the challenges.
This is also an opportunity to discuss with employers the possibility of increasing our numbers by recruiting new workers apart from the returned workers.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Minister travelled to visit employers and Fijian workers in Blenheim and Nelson in the South Island.
He is scheduled to return to Fiji tomorrow.
Bala is accompanied by his Permanent Secretary, Osea Cawaru and Director NEC, Lui Mario.