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RoO Derogation under the PACP-IEPA
Table 4.4 Projected Employment Generation in PNG from Tuna Processing, 2011-2016
Number of Jobs 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Direct Jobs 6,603 9,215 10,338 12,810 14,048 15,231
Indirect Jobs 16,508 23,038 25,845 32,025 35,120 38,078
Total Jobs 23,111 32,253 36,183 44,835 49,168 53,309
Source: Consultants’ own analysis based on labour data provided by PNG canning industry representatives,
2011.
The tuna processing sector has the potential to become a major provider of formal employment in
PNG, particularly for young women, given that around 70% of employees are female (further
discussed in Section 4.4.1). Cannery workers in existing plants indicated that limited alternative
formal employment opportunities exist currently for unskilled labour.
Gillett (2009) estimated that in 2008 around 774,000 people were employed in monetary jobs in
PNG. 65 In the absence of a more recent or precise estimation of the size of the formal job market in
PNG, total employment (direct and indirect) generated by tuna processing activities in PNG in 2016
could account for at least seven % of total formal employment (anecdotal reports indicate around
10%), since monetary jobs could also extend to informal cash-earning employment opportunities.
4.4 Labour/Working Conditions
4.4.1 Cannery Labour Profiles 66
Presently, around 6,700 workers are directly employed by PNG’s three canned tuna processing
operations.
Of the total workforce, around 98% of positions are filled by PNG nationals. In the case of SSTC, the
majority of workers are sourced from within the East Sepik province, while RDTC and Frabelle attract
staff from both within their own provinces (Madang and Morobe, respectively), as well as from
other regions (e.g. Highlands, Sepik).
One-hundred per cent of unskilled cannery jobs are filled by PNG nationals. As a rule, under PNG’s
Employment of Non-citizens Act 2007, jobs requiring unskilled or low-skilled labour are reserved
exclusively for PNG nationals. Each cannery also employs a small percentage of foreigners (1-3%),
who fill management-level positions. Currently, expatriate employees are almost exclusively sourced
from the Philippines. PNG’s foreign employment laws open managerial, professional and highlyskilled
jobs to non-citizen employees, as well as PNG citizens, in acknowledgement that suitablyqualified/skilled
employees for such positions cannot always be sourced from within PNG. 67 To date,
65 Gillett 2009.
66 Based on analysis of labour data provided directly to the consultants by canneries, as well as data gathered
during interviews, PNG in-country consultation, September 2011.
67 Employment of Non-citizens Act 2007; Employment of Non-citizens Regulation 2008. Department of Labour
and Industrial Relations 2009.
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