BY JOHN HOUANIHAU

The Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) has encouraged recently deployed care-workers to be good ambassadors for Solomon Islands.

Eight female care-workers left on Thursday, August 24, 2025 to begin their four-year contract with Bolton Clarke.

Bolton Clarke is Australia’s largest independent not-for-profit aged care provider, offering home and community support, retirement living and residential aged care.

The Labour Mobility Unit Solomon Islands their Official Facebook page said these workers will work at two different sites in New South Wales, Australia.

According to the LMU SI statement, four females will work in Murwillumbah while the other four will be based in Pa Nora Point.

“One of the females, Joyce Anna Rusi, a former nurse, expressed her excitement, stating that this is a great opportunity for her to learn new skills and earn money. However, she is also emotional at the same time, as having to leave her family and kids behind is really hard,” the LMU SI statement said.

The statement further said that 20 female workers under the Recognised Seasonal Employment (RSE) scheme also left the country on Thursday to begin their short-term work in Auckland, New Zealand.

The LMU statement said that the 20 female workers will be working for Gourmet Paprika, one of the well-established horticulture companies in New Zealand.

“The RSE scheme is facilitated through licensed recruiting agents,” LMU said.

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