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Dubravka Voloder

Remittances are more than 20pc of Vanuatu's GDP, but fees to send money home from Australia are high

John Firiam says remittances help families cover the cost of food, clothing and school fees.   (Supplied: Cathy Ross)

Like clockwork every payday, seasonal worker John Firiam sends money to his wife and five-year-old daughter in Vanuatu. 

The 35-year-old has worked at a Western Sydney butcher for more than a year under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme, and it is even more important for him to send them money now after Vanuatu was hit by twin cyclones about two weeks ago.

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