rising levels of expatriate employees

STATISTICS One Cook Islander is employed for every five beds in the country's tourism industry - about the same ratio as 21 years ago. There were 563 residents employeed in hotels and motels, according to Statistics Cook Islands. However six times as many expatriate employees are employed, up from 15 in 1983 to 94 in 2004. Figures on resident and expatriate employee figures are only contained in the annual bulletin, with the next one not due until July 2006. Quarterly bulletins give slightly different figures - split between part and full-time workers. Latest available figures show just 513 full-time workers, with 140 part-time. This total - 653 - contrasts with a high of 685 workers in December 2004. Tourism has dropped dramatically since then.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, I think there are more people working in the industry. Probably excluded because they are getting paid under the table etc.

The biggest problem is that Raro does not have proper conference facilities for overseas visitors! Most studies show that conference visitors spend between 3 and 7 times more than ordinary travellers (gifts for wives and children, momentos to prove they actually went to it etc). Fingers crossed that the Vaimaanga get's finished so we get these desperately needed facilities.

Avaiki Nius said...

Gifts for "wives" ? Ummm, women go to conferences too. The anonymous Tepkai supporter might like to update their attitudes accordingly. As for the desperately needed facility - desperate for who? Tepaki?

Anonymous said...

Thanks Buzz. I'm not a "Tepkai supporter" like Mr "Avaiki" claims, but I will support anyone that finishes the eyesore at Vaimaanga, which we are all paying for. It has to be finished. Yeah, I think Mr Avaiki has sour grapes for one reason or another, most probably envy. Don't let it compromise your integrity son. My name is Jim, don't wear it out.

Avaiki Nius said...

Quite right Buzz MacMuff - I assumed that everyone knows who Avaiki is. Always wrong to assume anything! For the record, my name is Jason Brown, and I am owner and editor of this website. My profile has been updated accordingly. I assume I would be wrong to assume one more thing - that Buzz MacMuff is not a real name and that anonymous is the same person by a different (non)name. On the face of it, there is nothing controversial in quoting university studies. It would be nice to know which university and who is going to so much trouble to make all these comments! Tepaki has done nothing to wrong me. It is however a classic trick of fraudsters and their cronies to personalise criticism rather than answer questions or debate the issues. And hiding behind anonymous identities is the oldest trick of all.

jason brown
editor
avaiki nius agency

Anonymous said...

After seeing the kind of irresponsible journalism produced by Mr "Brown", which lately has been nothing more than gossip, innuendo and misinterpreted statistics, I'll keep my anonymity to prevent him dragging my good name thru the mud! Use Google to find the studies that show 3 to 7 times more are spent! We need conference facilities, not backbiters and fishwives' gossip! Jim the Scarlet Pimpernel!

Avaiki Nius said...

"Jim the Scarlet Pimpernel" - says it all really.


jason brown
editor
avaiki nius agency

Anonymous said...

I agree. Just the facts Ma'am. Personal opinion and bias has no place in the news. Thats what opinion pieces are for

Anonymous said...

Real shame that a serious discussion about the tourism statistics and what we need to rescue our tourism was hijacked by offtopic BS about the Tepaki Group.

Anonymous said...

Hey bro have you moved into my house yet?
Cheers,
AT