If you're expanding into Papua New Guinea or scaling up a project in 2026, the labour market might look straightforward on paper. Unemployment sits at just 2.6–2.9%, which suggests plenty of people available to hire. But that number doesn't tell the whole story. The challenge in PNG isn't finding workers — it's finding workers with the right skills, in the right region, with the right documentation to actually start the job. And for companies trying to navigate that alone, th