President Jioji Konrote has encouraged members of the Law Association of Asia and the Pacific LAWASIA Employment Forum to further interact and develop their knowledge and understanding of employment laws and the issues associated with industrial relations as they impact on our fast‑paced growing respective economies.
While addressing the inaugural 2019 LAWASIA Employment Forum at the Sofitel hotel in Denarau, Nadi Konrote highlighted that there will be interesting discussions on Migrant Labour Issues adding that with the exponential growth in technology, Fiji has recognized that to meet the demands of clients and the market, more companies in Fiji and the South Pacific region are engaged and pursuing transnational employment with secondment proposals and dual contract arrangements.
He has stressed that it is essential that the rights of migrant workers and obligations of employers be better understood and appreciated.
Konrote says Fiji is no stranger to the numerous challenges and controversies associated with migrant worker issues particularly in the fruit picking industry which was established as the Recognized Seasonal Employer Scheme with the Australian and New Zealand Governments.
Konrote says this forum realizes the need to educate ourselves to enable us to better understand and appreciate the laws with their inherent procedures and processes associated with and relevant to the application of employment laws in other fields and jurisdictions.
The inaugural LAWASIA Employment Forum will end today.
