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18 February 2021

Helping APTC trades graduates to migrate to Australia: why, how and when

by Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes

17 February 2021

APTC graduates finding it increasingly difficult to find employment

by Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes

1 February 2021

The NZ pathway: how and why Samoans migrate to Australia – part two

by Stephen Howes and Sherman Surandiran

1 February 2021

The NZ pathway: how and why Samoans migrate to Australia – part one

by Stephen Howes and Sherman Surandiran

29 January 2021

Solving problems quickly to safeguard the welfare of seasonal workers

by Richard Curtain

28 January 2021

Pacific seasonal workers return for New Zealand’s summer harvest

by Charlotte Bedford

SWP governance in sending countries and Australia: our recommendations

11 December 2020

SWP governance in sending countries and Australia: our recommendations

by Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes

Managing seasonal labour mobility: government-central versus government-light

9 December 2020

Managing seasonal labour mobility: government-central versus government-light

by Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes

Vineyard in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, October 2020

24 November 2020

New Zealand’s seasonal labour shortage: why local workers aren’t enough

by Charlotte Bedford

Timorese workers with friends from the local parish school in Warrnambool.

3 November 2020

How the PLS can build a stronger Timor-Leste

by Michael Rose

As part of the recruitment process, agents test the stamina of prospective workers for horticulture work

30 October 2020

Abolishing recruitment agents in Vanuatu: really?

by Joanne Wade

29 October 2020

How many more workers can Vanuatu get on the next plane?

by Dan McGarry

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