Fiji’s outsourcing sector is a $140 million industry that has employed more than 7000 people, says Economy Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
In Parliament on Wednesday, he said over the past two years during COVID-19, 3000 new jobs were created through the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.
“Today, the outsourcing sector employs 7000 people, predominantly between the ages of 19 and 33 years,” he said.
“It is a $140 million industry in Fiji and as highlighted, we have enormous potential to grow more jobs up to 100,000 in the next 10 years.
“This has only been possible because of the huge investments and, indeed, the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector in Fiji. That is why Fiji has become attractive.”
He said Fiji had natural advantages in the sector.
“We are exactly 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, so the time fits us. We all speak the English language, and the cost of telecommunications is a lot more attractive now in Fiji because of the liberalised approach.
“The FCCC (Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission) has done a lot of good work in that space, and as we are told, we all have a neutral accent, so a British, American, Australian or Kiwi can actually understand our people.”
