The increasing rate of divorce of Tongans leaving on overseas employment programs needs to be addressed, the Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku said today. He was responding to the the concerns expressed by King Tupou VI, at the opening of the 2024 session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, on 16 May.
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Friday 17 May 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 4 March 2021
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Shepparton, Australia
New York Times reporting: With the Australian borders closed to the backpackers who do much of the country’s farm labour, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the shaky labour foundation of the country’s agriculture industry, spurring calls for an immigration overhaul. Right now, farmers are contending with national borders that were closed in March 2020 and are unlikely to reopen until 2022.
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