04-21-2025, 01:53 AM
They cannery is the only industry for an island of 50,000.
When I was there almost all of the workers were from Tonga. 50,000 American Samoans didn’t want to work there.
Side note: A giant Charley the Tuna stood outside the factory. His eyes were painted on his glasses, which broke off on one side and hung at a 40 degree angle. Seeing that was my favorite part on the way into Pago Pago, as the road curved around the factory and the harbor.
When I was there almost all of the workers were from Tonga. 50,000 American Samoans didn’t want to work there.
Side note: A giant Charley the Tuna stood outside the factory. His eyes were painted on his glasses, which broke off on one side and hung at a 40 degree angle. Seeing that was my favorite part on the way into Pago Pago, as the road curved around the factory and the harbor.