Australian farmers await overseas workforce as locals are too ‘spoilt for choice’
Written by Tim McGlone from the Guardian
Long-awaited agricultural visa could provide much needed labour, but some experts fear potential for worker exploitation
A microcosm of Australians’ reluctance to work on farms can be seen in Victoria’s Yarra valley.
CEO of a group of strawberry farms, Miffy Gilbert, struggled to source labour for the current harvest, while her teenage son works as a shelf-stacker at a supermarket.
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Written by Tim McGlone from the Guardian
Long-awaited agricultural visa could provide much needed labour, but some experts fear potential for worker exploitation
A microcosm of Australians’ reluctance to work on farms can be seen in Victoria’s Yarra valley.
CEO of a group of strawberry farms, Miffy Gilbert, struggled to source labour for the current harvest, while her teenage son works as a shelf-stacker at a supermarket.
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