Claims of labour force shortages in horticulture are long-standing, and have reached a crescendo...
Category - Pacific migration and labour mobility
Less worker exploitation under the SWP
When the pandemic hit, Pacific Island countries closed their borders to workers hired through the...
Pacific predictions: 2022
The new year brings opportunities and challenges for the Pacific. There are big questions being...
Has COVID-19 ended seafaring for Kiribati?
The Kiribati government closed their international border late in March 2020, to keep their island...
Quarantine-free travel for RSE workers: the challenges of two...
For Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme employers applying for new and ‘fresh’ (returnee)...
An unseasonable year: Pacific RSE workers to New Zealand during...
The arrival of just over 2,000 Pacific workers to New Zealand during the 2020-21 financial year (1...
The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Aid and Labour Mobility
In 2013, when AusAID was merged with DFAT, some of us suggested that, following the Canadian...
Third-year backpacker visa proves popular
When the third year backpacker visa extension was announced at the end of 2018, we speculated that...
Will seasonal workers be prioritised over backpackers?
We’ve told the story before on this blog about how John Howard, under pressure from farmers in...
Australia needs more Pacific mid-skill migration: here’s how to...
Turn on the news these days and you’re likely to be confronted with articles about worker shortages...