BY ALICE T CAMPBELL
The Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) has announced that Kilcoy Global Foods, one of the world’s leading food solutions producers, has carried out its first direct recruitment drive in the Solomon Islands.
The company, established in 1953 as a family-owned meat wholesaler, now operates in Australia, North America, and China, and is recognised internationally for quality and innovation, a statement from the LMU yesterday said.
Kilcoy first recruited Solomon Islanders in 2020 through a labour hire company, but as an Approved Employer under the PALM scheme, it now conducts its own in-country recruitments.
This marks the first time the company has directly recruited workers from the Solomons, LMU said.
Representatives Leah Swane and Young Kang said they were impressed with the interviews and indicated plans to increase recruitment numbers in future.
More than 100 candidates were interviewed last week from the work-ready pool, with around 50 workers to be selected for employment in Australia, the statement said.
Successful candidates will work at Kilcoy’s meat processing plant located at 4830 D’Aguilar Highway, Winya, Queensland—about an hour’s drive from Brisbane.
The Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) welcomed Kilcoy’s first in-country recruitment and expressed hope for continued collaboration with the Solomon Islands in the future.
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