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Guest worker program

StarKist aerial view
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s largest private employer, StarKist Samoa Company has requested an additional 200 guest workers from Samoa. This was confirmed by Acting Governor, Talauega Eleasalo Ale during a press conference last week. He said the Admin is working with Star Kist Samoa...
StarKist front gate
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa Co. with the aid of ASG welcomed over 700 Guest Workers within the first year of the Lemanu-Talauega Administration. A press released issued by the governor’s office yesterday noted that on Monday April 25, Attorney General Fainu’ulelei Ala’ilima-Utu...
Roy J.D. Hall Jr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Deputy Attorney General Roy J.D. Hall Jr. provided for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday the latest information on workers hired to work under the Guest Worker Permit law, which allows StarKist Samoa to recruit workers from Samoa. At the outset of the 40-...
StarKist employees at gate
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa has brought over 150 workers from Samoa since the territory’s governor approved the hiring of guest workers from Apia in June, according to the latest update of the American Samoa Motu Lipoti — Island Report — prepared for the 187th Meeting of the Western...
The Attorney General, Fainuulelei Alailima-Utu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa wants to recruit 200 qualified guest workers from Samoa to work as fish Cleaners. This was confirmed by Chairman of the COVID-19 Task Force, Lt. Talauega Eleasalo Ale during a press conference with the media this week. Talauega said the cannery has...
Fiafia Sunia
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During a meeting last week Thursday with StarKist Samoa executives, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga gave his approval for the Guest Worker Permit program, as an option, when needed, to help the cannery recruit more workers from Samoa, according to the Governor’s...
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sailele Malielegao
Apia, SAMOA — Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi is again requesting New Zealand to increase its 11,000 quota on the number of Pacific Island employees hired under that country’s Recognized Seasonal Employees Program also known as the RSE. The 11,000 quota includes all RSE...