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Samoa Implements Labor Mobility Reforms, Sets Caps and Fees

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Samoa approved labor mobility reforms that are effective immediately, setting an annual mobilization cap of 10,000 workers, down from 12,000. These caps allocate 5,000 workers each for New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme and Australia’s Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme. All requests for workers must now be routed through Samoa’s Labour Employment Export Programme Division, ending direct referrals.

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The reforms introduce new fees for workers, village committees, and agents, alongside recruitment fees for employers. The new centralized system and caps change how Samoa manages its labor export program, which is a major source of foreign workers in the region.

Samoa is a major source of foreign workers, with Fiji and the Philippines also contributing significant labor to the region.

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  • SamoaSovereign state implementing labor mobility reforms and setting worker caps.

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