PEOPLE –

 

We are committed to enhancing the well-being of our

Palauan people by creating opportunities for every

person to achieve a good and satisfying quality of

life. We are dedicated to focusing on continuous

improvements in health care, education, wages, and

public services that allow our Palauan people to live

with respect and dignity.  We are dedicated to strengthening our Palauan families and communities by providing support and services to deal with growing social problems such as alcohol abuse, illicit drug use, crime, domestic violence, and juvenile delinquency.

 

On Jobs, Wages and Benefits – OUR PLAN consists of:

 

· Pursuing Increased and Uniform Minimum Wage to make sure that workers earn a

       living wage that allows them to raise their families and pay for basic needs;

· Expanding Retirement Benefits and options for both the public and private sectors to

       ensure a secure retirement;

· Licensing of Vocational Trades to encourage local participation in trade skills that

       are needed in order to build our Island Nation;

· Strengthen local worker job placement, training, and employee rights; and

· Providing incentives that make Palauan labor more competitive and that generate

       funding for on-the-job training and education.

 

On Health Care – OUR PLAN consists of:

 

· Focusing available resources on Preventive Health Care to promote healthy living that

       leads to reduced health care costs and higher quality of life;

· Pursuing the construction of new National Hospital and ‘Wellness’ Center in Babeldaob

       including opportunities in Medical Tourism that encourages improved diagnostic and

       treatment services on-island;

· Increasing funding support for capacity building of Palau’s medical professionals; and

· Advocating the passage and implementation of a comprehensive National Health

       Care Financing Plan that includes medical insurance

       coverage to ensure that every Palauan family has access to affordable and quality health care.

 

On Education and Human Resource Development –  OUR PLAN consists of:

 

· Working with Educators to develop programs that provide for better manpower training opportunities and better compensation

       aimed at strengthening capacity of our education professionals;

· Developing standardized evaluation for students to measure the quality of our children’s education;

· Improve information systems to track student performance to help alert school of students who may need additional help and

       intervention.

· Implementing advanced placement programs to better prepare our students to take

       advantage of higher education opportunities;

· Enhancing Afterschool Programs that provide tutorial, counseling and enhanced

       learning skills to help students reach their full potential;

· Strengthening and encouraging parental and community involvement to promote

       increased educational achievements;

· Working with the Ministry of Education and the Palau Community College

       to strengthen and develop programs that advance life-skills and education in

       Palauan language, culture and history.

· Working with the Scholarship Board to increase scholarship funding and to review

       priorities for scholarships that will meet the needs of Palau’s future labor force;

· Working with the Ministry of Education and the Palau Community College to

       expanding the capacity of our tertiary education;

· Focusing on and strengthening trade and vocational courses at the secondary and

       tertiary level; and

· Prioritizing available resources toward Primary School Programs in Palau to provide

       a solid foundation for learning.