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Ethical Challenges

Ethical Challenges. This is a male dominated country. We are not hiring any workers for our company. Avoid rallies, large crowds, and public events because they can turn violent. Interaction between men and women is not common.

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Ethical Challenges

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  1. Ethical Challenges • This is a male dominated country. • We are not hiring any workers for our company. • Avoid rallies, large crowds, and public events because they can turn violent. • Interaction between men and women is not common. • In some instances, communication between the sexes is restricted to those within a certain kinship or family group, and women in particular are prohibited from speaking outside of these groups. • Gender equality is not so widespread in Papua New Guinea, so in some cases female visitors may not always be treated with the equality and same amount of respect that they are used to.

  2. Laws and RegulationsDo’s and Don’ts • Customs is responsible for the monitoring of people, goods, aircraft, vessels and vehicles entering and leaving Papua New Guinea • Law and order remains poor or very poor in many parts of the country. Armed carjackings, assaults, robbery, shootings and serious sexual offences, including rape, are common. There have been outbreaks of violence and looting against local Asian-owned businesses in Port Moresby, Mount Hagen and several other centres across Papua New Guinea. The situation is unpredictable. Travellers are advised to be vigilant in all cities, particularly during the hours of darkness.

  3. Travel Advisories • It is advisable that women should avoid travelling alone anywhere in Papua New Guinea. • See a doctor 4-6 weeks before going away to get proper immunizations and medicines. • Locals aren’t always that welcome to new comers. • Pirates off the coast. • Terrain is rough and mostly untouched, there are a lot of remote areas that are hard to reach. • November-May is flash flood season.

  4. Business Etiquette Do’s and Don’ts • Business affairs tend to be conducted in a very informal fashion. A conventional suit will not be required - shirt and tie are sufficient • In the more urban areas of Papua New Guinea, residents will shake hands as a form of greeting. A grasping of the waist is also a form of greeting. • If invited to greet a chief or head of a village, it is customary and proper etiquette to bow before them. Not doing so would be thought of as extremely discourteous and ignorant. • Personal space is not much of an issue in Papua New Guinea. • Public displays of affection are seen as rude and should be avoided. • Friends of the same sex holding hands is tolerated and quite common behavior.

  5. Dining Customs Do’s and Don’ts • At restaurants with international cuisine, formal and modest dress is most appropriate. • In Papua New Guinea, there is something that is known as ‘Melanesian time’, punctuality is not of particular importance, and lateness and the impromptu invitation to other relations and to dinner parties and social occasions is not uncommon. • If you are eating within one of the many chiefly communities, you should be aware that some food is set-aside for the chief and his family only.

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