Permanent Secretary for Employment, Productivity, and Industrial Relations, Mr Osea Cawaru, recently met with a new employer from Australia, Oasis @ Newman.
The company’s business manager, Mr Andrew Teasdale, met with Mr Cawaru last week to discuss employment opportunities for Fijian workers in the accommodation and hospitality industry.
Oasis @ Newman is a privately owned accommodation facility business that provides accommodation services to miners that work in Newman, a large, dry, and thinly populated region in the North of Western Australia.
Mr Teasdale said that this was the first time Oasis @ Newman was in Fiji to conduct interviews and recruit Fijians.
“We are here in Fiji to recruit potential Fijians to work for Oasis @ Newman. Thank you to the Fijian Government for allowing us to come and recruit from Fiji,” said Mr Teasdale.
He also said that he wanted to recruit in three phases. The first phase will be done this week with the remaining phases in the near future.
Mr Cawaru thanked the employer for choosing Fiji during these challenging times.
“On behalf of the Fijian Government, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Oasis @ Newman for choosing Fiji and we look forward to your many visits in future,” said Mr Cawaru.
Mr Cawaru extended the Fijian Government’s appreciation to the Australian Government and Oasis @ Newman for believing in the people of Fiji to work under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme through the Vuvale Partnership Agreement.