There is a high demand for foreign employment opportunities for Fijians says Minister for Employment Semi Koroilavesau.

Koroilavesau says the increase of $3.8m for the National Employment Centres’ 2016 Budget, is expected to also open doors for foreign employment.

_"Government has established NEC 2010 under the NEC Decree 2009 with an initial funding of $800 000 and the increased budget allows us to put into action further plans to address employment concerns and as stated earlier, bring the unemployment rate down to 4.2% by 2017. "

Koroilavesau adds the National Minimum Wage is increased from $2 to $2.30 per hour.