Labor & Economic News Blog

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Samoa Construction Workers Promised Pay Raise

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, July 26) – Samoan construction workers at the Aquatic Centre project site in Apia have been promised wage increases.

Some 180 workers walked off the job last Friday, demanding pay hikes in line with the government’s recent general pay rise.

Most of the workers were getting 72 US cents an hour - about 15 cents more than the minimum wage.

They want at US$1.08 an hour.

The Executive Advisor of the South Pacific Games Authority, Laki Uaea Apelu, told the Samoa Observer newspaper the contractor has agreed to an increase in pay. Mr Apelu said that he was unaware how much has been agreed upon.

 



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