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The Long Track Pantry in Jugiong, about 300km southwest of Sydney, started employing pre-teens as young as 11 or 12 after becoming a popular road trip destination with tourists.
Long Track Pantry owners in Australia's New South Wales have come under fire for taking on kids as young as 11 to make jams and relishes, wash dishes, and serve clients. While the minimum age to apply for a tax file number in the state is 11, there is no minimum working age there
Over the weekend, a regional cafe in Australia’s New South Wales garnered criticism after a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) did a story on how they were forced to hire children as young as 11 years. This comes as the Australian state NSW does not have a minimum working age but you have to be at least 11 years old before you can receive a tax file number.
The children are paid award wages to wash dishes, make jams and relishes and serve customers.
A successful cafe in country New South Wales has been able to expand thanks in no small part to its region's primary school kids.