Vanuatu's foreign minister has met with Australia's South Sea Islander community during a recent trip to the country.
South Sea Islanders are descendants of Pacific Islanders taken as slaves to Australia during the 1800s, a practice known as "blackbirding".
Emelda Davis is a spokesperson for roughly 70,000 South Sea Islanders and their National Governance Working Group.
She told Ben Robinson Drawbridge why her community has a central role to play in strengthening trade and seasonal work arrangements between Vanuatu and Australia.
Ralph Regenavu and delegation meet with Emelda Davis and Australian South Sea Islanders. Photo: Supplied
