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Pacific neighbours need us to lead on climate as they fight multiple crises
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Industry calls on Government to implement Agriculture Visa Trial
The horticulture sector is calling for a trial of the newly announced Seasonal Agriculture Worker visa to commence before year end. The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) has previously welcomed the announcement of a dedicated Seasonal Agriculture Worker visa, which will reduce industry’s reliance on working holiday makers and allow the industry to better develop a productive, returning harvest workforce. “As some of the largest employers in the sector, AFPA members have been developing a 10-year outlook on their workforce requirements. A long term outlook reduces the reliance on backpackers and focuses on better pathways for employing Australian’s, workers from the Pacific and new Seasonal Agriculture Worker visa holders” said AFPA CEO, Michael RogersThe AFPA are calling on the government to implement a trial of the Seasonal Agriculture Worker visa and focus on a group of registered employers
NBN News | QUARANTINE COSTS SLASHED FOR OVERSEAS WORKERS
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Australian Workers Union
Please note the original version of this release, distributed at 07:56AM, contained an error in the lede.
The government’s new visa scheme proposal seems custom-designed to exacerbate the already rampant abuse and exploitation happening daily on Australian farms, according to the Australian Workers’ Union.
The federal government has announced a new visa scheme enabling agricultural workers to be recruited from 10 South-East Asian nations. The scheme is designed to replace the flow of easily exploited workers that will be lost the system after a new free trade deal with Britain scrapped the 88-day work requirement from British working holiday visas.