issue and one that is only going to get worse. but the business sector is saying no. it s time to recruit british workers to do these jobs. british workers to do these jobs. british workers to do these jobs. british workers certainly don t want to go fruit picking, some do but the years now, farmers have relied on foreign labour to do that and for the way things are, they don t want to be lori drivers either because the money is not good enough. so they should pay them more and it might resolve itself. until that time, i can t see any change, quite frankly. d0 time, i can t see any change, quite frankl . , .,, time, i can t see any change, quite frankl . , ., ., time, i can t see any change, quite frankl. ., ., ., time, i can t see any change, quite frankl . , ., ., ., ., frankly. do people want to train to be lori drivers frankly. do people want to train to be lori drivers was frankly. do people want to train to be lori drivers was make - frankly. do people want to train to be lor
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Farmers warn of national fruit shortage if no workers found Farmers are warning the nation could be facing a fresh fruit shortage if Australia doesn’t work to secure a worker quarantine facility in the NT.
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Subscriber only FRUIT growers are warning the nation could be facing a fresh fruit shortage if Australia doesn t work to secure a worker quarantine facility. The NT Farmers Association estimates the national agricultural industry is currently facing a shortage of 20,000 workers due to a lack of suitable quarantine facilities. Pinata Farms managing director Gavin Scurr said he fully supports the agricultural industry s proposal to use the Bladin Point Worker Village as a quarantine facility for seasonal workers.
Victorian government offers cash bonuses for job seekers to pick fruit and vegetables in regional areas
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The Victorian government is offering more incentives for people looking for work to take up fruit picking jobs in regional Victoria.
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The Victorian Government has offered cash incentives of up to almost $2,500 to encourage more job seekers to take up seasonal work.
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The Victorian government has offered cash incentives for job seekers to take up jobs fruit picking.
The workers will receive $810 paid after two weeks of work and $1,620 after an additional six weeks of work.
Victorian farmers battling workforce shortages will need to pay $2,000 towards the quarantine costs of each worker they bring in from the Pacific Islands.