MIGRATION flows for Fiji and the Pacific have become considerably more diversified in recent years with the inclusion of non-traditional destination countries, according to the International Labour Organisation’s working paper on Labour Mobility in Pacific Island Countries.
It highlights that among the non-traditional destination countries of Pacific Islands migrants are some Asian countries whereby for instance, there has been a small but consistent flow of Tongans, Fijians and other Pacific peoples to Japan, which largely consists of students and rugby players.
According to the report, Fijians also have a long history of serving in the British Army and as peacekeepers in various UN missions while employment in private security companies has lured thousands of Fijians to countries such as Iraq.
Statistics provided in the report show that there were 25,374 Fijians in New Zealand during its national census in 2013 while Australia was home to 61,480 Fijians in 2016.
Read the frull report in today’s edition of The Fiji Times.
