StarKist Samoa is still in need of guest workers from Samoa and has made a request with the COVID-19 Task Force to bring up to 200 workers who were approved for the program, before travel was interrupted due to the first community case of COVID.
During yesterday’s press conference of the Task Force, Chairman, Lt. Governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale was asked about the status of StarKist’s request.
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The cannery has been bringing in the guest workers by plane since the Lady Naomi was prohibited from carrying passengers since the pandemic began in 2020.
The Task Force has now lifted the ban on passengers and the cannery hopes to bring the workers by boat.
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Local residents and visitors from Samoa have found it difficult to meet the requirements of the TalofaPass registry. The local agents for Lady Naomi, Polynesia Shipping, says that having a help desk in Apia would help travelers.
The Task Force Chairman said, they plan to send a team to Apia to provide assistance.
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