Among those traveling on one of the four flights to Samoa today are three staffers of StarKist Samoa who will be conducting interviews for guest workers for the cannery.
It’s been more than two months since the governor approved the hiring of 200 guest workers from Samoa to address a labor shortage at the cannery..
Guest workers are not counted in the immigration quota but are granted permission to live and work here on a yearly basis, provided they are employed at StarKist.
Workers for the cannery and call centers are the only ones eligible for entry permits under the emergency declaration for Covid-19. Entry permits have been suspended since the Covid pandemic began in March of last year.
The StarKist Samoa team will be interviewing applicants and begin the process for bringing them to the territory.
