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Minister Hou visits workers, highlights labour scheme Impact

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Hon. Rick Hou today led a delegation of ministers and officials to visit Solomon Islands workers employed at Golden Cockerel in Australia.

5 Jun 2026

Pacific
Prime Minister Manele opens the 2025 Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting
Prime Minister, Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP, officially opened the 2025 Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) this morning at the Aquatic Centre in Honiara.
4 Nov 2025
Fair Recruitment at the Heart of Sustainable Reintegration Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting 2025 to Convene in Honiara
Labour mobility stakeholders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather in Honiara from 3-6 November 2025 for the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) 2025, hosted under the theme “Sustainable Reintegration Begins with Fair and Effective Recruitment”.
31 Oct 2025
Labour & Immigration
Pacific Leaders Endorse PRLMP at 54th PIF Meeting
By Eliza Kukutu Pacific Leaders have endorsed the Pacific Regional Labour Mobility Principles (PRLMP) at the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM54) held in Honiara.
17 Sept 2025
Bilateral Partnership
SOLOMON ISLANDS AND NEW ZEALAND STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES
Friday 1 August 2025, Wellington, New Zealand – Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele yesterday held meetings with New Zealand Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Christopher Luxon, Foreign Minister Rt. Hon. Winston Peters and Oceans and Fisheries Minister Hon.
2 Aug 2025
Final Evaluation Confirms Success of the Niue-Solomon Islands Labour Mobility Pilot
ALOFI, NIUE – PACER Plus, in collaboration with the Government of Niue, hosted the final evaluation of the Niue-Solomon Islands Labour Mobility Pilot from 1-4 July 2025 in Niue.
30 Jul 2025
Seasonal Worker
10,000 local workers now employed under PALM scheme
By Lachlan Eddie The Australian Government and Solomon Islands Government (SIG) have celebrated a significant milestone, with 10,000 Solomon Islands workers now employed under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme in Australia.
10 Jul 2025
Foreign Affairs
Niue Senior officials visits Solomon Islands for mid-term review of Intra-Pacific Labour Mobility Pilot Scheme
A team of Senior Officials from the Niue Government visited Solomon Islands this week as part of a mid-term review of the Intra-Pacific Labour Mobility Pilot Scheme between the two countries.
4 Apr 2025
Health
Solomon Islands workers donate wheelchairs to National Referral Hospital
A group of Solomon Islands workers under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme has generously donated wheelchairs to the National Referral Hospital (NRH) and Kiluúfi Hospital in Malaita.
4 Apr 2025
Solomon Islands Labour Mobility Scheme Brought in SBD431 Million Dollars in 2024, Boosting Economic Growth
By Alex Dadamu The Labour Mobility Scheme has brought SBD431 million dollars in remittances into the Solomon Islands economy in 2024. Staff from the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) and the Solomon Islands Support Service recently celebrated the schemes milestone achievement.
10 Mar 2025
Foreign Affairs
Three local nurses pilot Labour mobility scheme between Solomon Islands and Niue.
Three retired Solomon Islands nurses are the first to be sent to Niue under the Intra-Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme between the two countries. The local nurses, Lilly Gela, Chaniella Keumeru Valusa and Delilah Kalihohola left Honiara last Friday to pilot the first managed intra-Pacific labour…
5 Nov 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade
Signing of the First Managed Intra-Pacific Labour Mobility Programme
The Inter-Agency Understanding (IAU) which governs the Niue-Solomon Islands Labour Mobility Pilot is being signed today in Tamakautoga, Niue by the governments of Niue and Solomon Islands.
26 Jul 2024
Solomon Islands
Work on Labour Mobility Policy is progressing
By Ian Kaukui Work on updating the Labour Mobility policy 2024-2028 is currently progressing. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele confirmed this during his speech at the 46th independence Anniversary celebration held at the National Stadium on Monday. Mr.
9 Jul 2024
Solomon Islands
PM Manele visits PALM workers in Brisbane
Solomon Islanders working under the Pacific Australia Labor Mobility in Brisbane were honored with a visit by the Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele on Monday. The visit to the PALM workers is part of the itinerary of the PM’s state visit in Australia.
25 Jun 2024
Foreign Affairs
Gov’t reviews Labour Mobility Policy
By Eliza Kukutu The government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade is currently reviewing the country’s Labour Mobility Policy. Solomon Island’s participation in Labour mobility is administered by its Labour Mobility Strategy 2019 -2023, and Labour Mobility Policy Framework…
22 May 2024
SI-Australia Relations
Manele highlights value of Labour Mobility to Solomon Islands
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has highlighted the value of Australia’s Pacific Labour Mobility scheme as an important source of revenue for Solomon Islands during his meeting with the visiting Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles today (May21).
21 May 2024
Seasonal Worker
LMU reminds public on bogus agents
By Eliza Kukutu The Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade are reminding the public to be aware of bogus agents promising employment for the Labour Mobility programme.
28 Mar 2024
Labour Issues
World Bank warns of losing skilled workers if Labour Mobility Scheme not carefully managed
By Sharon Nanau The World Bank warns the country of possible brain drain issues in the future if the Labour Mobility Scheme (LMS) is not carefully managed.
28 Mar 2024
PALM Scheme
Labour Solutions Australia here to present Health Business Plan with Solomon Islands workers
Labour Solutions Australia (LSA) operations manager Mr. Dave Comrie and National Health Executive Mrs. Lee Cheesman visited Honiara to meet with stakeholders and build on their Health Business plan with Solomon Island workers. Mr. Comrie and Mrs.
27 Mar 2024
Uncategorized
Solomon Islands Labour Mobility Tok Stori
To date, 6,721 Solomon Islanders have participated in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, working in a range of industries in Australia, including agriculture, meat processing and aged care.
21 Mar 2024