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  • Tuvalu major industries - agriculture, horticulture, tourism/hospitality, fishing
Tuvalu
A fisheries worker from Tuvalu with his catch

Talofa!

 

Tuvalu, one of the world's smallest independent nations, is made up of 9 low-lying coral atolls.

It has a total surface area of 26 km2 dispersed over 1.3 million km2 of the central Pacific. 

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Tuvalu

Tuvalu country fact sheet

How to recruit workers from Tuvalu

To recruit workers from Tuvalu under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, an Australian employer must be approved as a PALM scheme employer.

Alternatively, an employer may wish to engage workers through a PALM scheme approved labour hire company. 

Find out more about becoming a PALM scheme employer.

PALM scheme employers can recruit workers through the work-ready pool at the Department of Labour. The Department is part of the Tuvalu Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Labour and Trade.

For more information, please phone the Department of Labour on (+688 20117) or email at pelisala@gov.tv.

How to join the PALM scheme as a worker 

Tuvaluan forestry workers in Kingaroy, Queensland

Citizens of participating countries must apply to join the PALM scheme through the labour sending unit in their country.

Citizens of Tuvalu should contact the Department of Labour by email at pelisala@gov.tv. Registrations for PALM Scheme are opened every Tuesday at the Department of Labour, Tuvalu office from 9:00am - 4:30pm.
 

You do not need to pay or give gifts to anyone to join the PALM scheme. If you have been offered a job in the PALM scheme, your employer will pay for your flights and some other costs up front so you can travel to Australia. You will need to gradually repay your employer for these costs once you start earning a wage.