Recognising labour mobility as a vital trade initiative between Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island countries, delivering shared economic benefits across the region.
The PACER Plus Agreement recognises labour mobility as a vital trade initiative between Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island countries, delivering shared economic benefits across the region. The Arrangement on Labour Mobility is formulated to strengthen Pacific labour mobility cooperation between Participants. It is predominantly concerned with labour markets for low- or semi-skilled workers, and is closely correlated with the PACER Plus Agreement, where Chapters are in place for Movement of Natural Persons and more focused on the mobility of skilled labour and business-related travel and employment.
The key objectives of the Arrangement are broadly focused on cooperation between all Participants, with an aim to share information, enable the formulation of more robust systems, improve access to labour markets and related services and support, as well as promoting economic outcomes related to labour mobility programs in the region. The Arrangement on Labour Mobility details the following objectives:
The Arrangement maintains a strong focus on strengthening local qualification frameworks, and the collaborative development of a regional framework that is mutual of recognition of qualifications in the region.
Through PACER Plus, Australia and New Zealand have a strong commitment to transforming labour mobility programs to maximise opportunities that strengthen economic progress and improve lives throughout the Pacific. The Arrangement looks to improve the supply and quality of workers through capacity of reintegration, ensuring that workers utilise skills learnt abroad, for productive activities when home. It also reinforces the support to Participants to climatise workers from abroad to the conditions experienced abroad, through laws, customs, financial and personal training.
