To protect Fijians against neglect by overseas employment agencies, cabinet has this week agreed for amendments to be made to the Employment Relations Regulations 2008.
The amendments made to the regulations are to replace the current $20,000 “surety bond” provision, with appropriate “bank surety bond” or “cash bond”.
This is to ensure ready availability of cash to repatriate any overseas worker in the event of dereliction of duty by any employment agency.
Minister for Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Jone Usamate said this also follows the recent Mikaele Delana case, which was recruited by a local employment agency and had to be repatriated by Government, whilst in a serious state of health in a Dubai hospital.
Story by: Gwen McGoon
