The final draft of the UN’s Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was released on...
Category - Pacific migration and labour mobility
ANZ seasonal labour programs are not too reliant on return...
In my first post on this subject, I assessed the reliance of Australian and New Zealand seasonal...
ANZ seasonal labour programs are not too reliant on return...
There are concerns about the propensity of seasonal workers to return to Australia (under the...
Another bumper year for the Seasonal Worker Programme
8,457 visas were issued under the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) between July 2017 and June 2018...
Making the SWP more employer friendly: a work in progress
Last September the Australian Government announced nine measures to improve participation in the...
Blacklisting seasonal workers
This post examines the practice of blacklisting in seasonal worker programs such as Australia’s...
Labour mobility: a win-win for Australia and the Pacific
In my five years as Foreign Minister I have made 33 visits to the Pacific. On each occasion...
SWP: using incentives to lift recruiter performance
The Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) continues to grow. Figures for this financial year to the end...
Seasonal worker programs and opportunity for religious observance
An often overlooked aspect of Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) and New Zealand’s...
Why Timorese workers love the Seasonal Worker Programme
The Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) is extremely popular in the Pacific and Timor-Leste where it...