Vanuatu's Covid-19 lockdown in Port Vila has forced skilled workers in the country's most prominent hotels and restaurants to apply for seasonal employment in Australia and New Zealand.
Vanuatu Tourism Office Chief Executive Officer, Adela Issachar Aru, is worried that when the lockdown is lifted in July, there won't be enough workers to serve tourists arriving on cruise liners and planes.
The Daily Post Newspaper reported the crowd of applicants that line up for new Passports and Identification Cards is increasing everyday outside the Ministry of Home Affairs at Independence Part in Port Vila.
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RNZ Pacific