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FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEFENDS LABOUR MOBILITY SCHEME

The Labor Mobility Unit (LMU) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) has refuted a local media report claiming that the Labour Mobility program has been hijacked by politicians.

8 Jun 2016

Foreign Relations
AUSTRALIA & N.Z. ASKED TO INCREASE LABOUR MOBILITY NUMBERS
Solomon Islands has asked the Australia and New Zealand Governments to increase the number of people they engage to work under the labour mobility schemes in their countries as part of the PACER Plus negotiations.
20 May 2015
Industrial Actions
ONLY FEW S.I.P.A WORKERS ARE RESISTANT TO CHANGE: COLIN YOW
Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) Colin Yow said he believes only a handful of workers at the Ports Authority were resistant to reform. Mr Yow commented at a media conference Thursday this week.
28 Mar 2015
Government
SOLOMON ISLANDS LACKS SPECIALISTS: PUBLIC SERVICE
The Permanent Secretary for Public Service says Solomon Islands has a shortage of specialists in its workforce and needs more in terms of skills and knowledge supply for the local labor market.
21 Mar 2015
Government
NATIONAL MOTTO IS BENCHMARK OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP: PROF. KEITH
An internationally renowned author on leadership says the Solomon Islands Government motto of “To Lead Is To Serve” should be the benchmark of ethical leadership for Solomon Islands public service.
20 Mar 2015
SIPA
PORTS C.E.O SAYS HE RECEIVED DEATH THREATS FOR REFORMS
The newly appointed CEO of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority says he has received two death threats since he announced a reform program to transform the Solomon Islands Ports Authority. Collin Yow told a press conference yesterday he will report the matter to the police very soon. Mr.
19 Mar 2015
SIPA
W.U.S.I DISASSOCIATES ITSELF FROM DEATH THREATS AGAINST YOW
The Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI) has disassociated itself from threats made against the CEO for the Solomon Islands Ports Authority and says this is a criminal matter.
19 Mar 2015
SIPA
W.U.S.I PLEDGED TO COOPERATE WITH NEW PORTS C.E.O
The Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI) has pledged to work in close cooperation with the new Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority, Collin Yow, to achieve efficiency and stamping out corruption at the Ports Authority.
8 Feb 2015
Diplomacy
SINGAPORE AMBASSADOR PRESENTED PM WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION BOOKS
Singapore’s Ambassador to the Pacific Islands Forum has presented a range of anti-corruption books to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare saying they will help to effectively address corruption issues in the Solomon Islands.
6 Feb 2015