Over 80 per cent of the land in Samoa is under Matai control, and about 65 per cent of the population derive their livelihoods from Matai land. The Aiga (descent group) in rural Samoa is redistributive social and political units, pooling resources of both cash and food allocation by the Matai chiefs according to individual needs (WB, 2006b: 73). The traditional system in Samoa, however, has been undergoing dramatic changes as a result of modernization and socio-cultural transformations (ILO, 2006c: 89). In Vanuatu, nakamal is a community of related households that are headed by a chief.