A recently released report has highlighted the social and emotional effects of the Pacific labour mobility schemes on children left behind, among these "disruption to day-to-day lives, mental health issues,
Fiji's Minister for Employment Agni Deo Singh raised serious concerns about the impact of labour mobility on Fijian families, revealing family breakdowns and exploitation by unscrupulous employers.
Fiji's Minister for Employment Praveen Bala has said that the overseas workers scheme including Australia's Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme is demand-driven, in response to queries made to his office inquiring