Man claims to be an Employment Officer and allegedly obtains financial advantage by deception
Man claims to be an Employment Officer and allegedly obtains financial advantage by deception Wednesday 17/03/2021
The suspect had allegedly received payment of $350 each, assuring individuals of flying to Australia for overseas employment. [image: Fiji Police]
Police are investigating a case where a man claiming to be an Employment Officer of the National Employment Centre had been approaching Fijians and allegedly obtaining financial advantage by deception.
Police say to date 11 reports have been received whereby the suspect had allegedly received payment of $350 each, assuring individuals of flying to Australia for overseas employment.
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The Morrison Government on Friday released a 327-page report from the National Agricultural Labour Advisory Committee, which explicitly admitted that the agricultural industry’s overreliance on cheap migrant labour is bad for productivity and unsustainable:
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Fruit and veg prices to spike by up to 29 per cent with labour shortages, ABARES says
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ABARES forecasts fruit and vegetable prices will rise by between 7 and 29 per cent.
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A new report by ABARES predicts consumers will be paying for the shortfall of harvest workers this season, with prices for fruit and vegetables expected to spike.
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ABARES report finds veg and fruit production could fall by two and 17 per cent respectively, with farm labour shortages
The report says the resulting higher prices will be felt until the 2021-2022 harvest season