Tag - horticulture

Food as if by magic: how can Australia thank its seasonal workers? (Unsplash/Stephanie Mccabe)

Food as if by magic: how can Australia thank its seasonal workers?

September 3, 2020

by Michael Rose

Workers return to Vanuatu following their time in Australia.

Licensed agents: the key to Vanuatu’s SWP success

September 1, 2020

by Joanne Wade

Growers are required to have COVID-19 management plans in place to protect seasonal workers (Jeremiah Naupa)

The NT seasonal worker pilot: managing worker safety in the COVID-19 era

August 21, 2020

by Charlotte Bedford, Rochelle Bailey

(Unsplash/Liz Caldwell)

Working Holiday Makers not a long-term solution for horticulture

August 19, 2020

by Beth Orton

SWP workers are located across a vast geographic area (DESE presentation at SWP Liaison Officers’ Workshop, March 2020)

Why do large labour hire companies dominate the SWP?

July 24, 2020

by Richard Curtain, Stephen Howes

A team of ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers stranded in New Zealand (Pete Bumseng)

Stuck in New Zealand: the experiences of Pacific seasonal workers

July 21, 2020

by Rochelle Bailey

Seasonal workers waiting for their repatriation flight from New Zealand (Saksak Temar)

RSE COVID-19 responses, getting Pacific seasonal workers home

July 10, 2020

by Charlotte Bedford

Workers being transferred from Central Otago to Blenheim and enjoying the snow on the way (Credit: Saksak Temar)

RSE COVID-19 responses, supporting seasonal workers in New Zealand

July 9, 2020

by Charlotte Bedford

Past participants in the SWP from Kiribati (Credit: DFAT/Flickr CC BY 2.0)

Pacific labour mobility in the media spotlight

June 19, 2020

by Stephen Howes

Apples are one of many late summer crops that rely on seasonal workers for harvesting (Credit: Joanna Nix on Unsplash)

A major labour shortage at harvest time is looming

June 18, 2020

by Richard Curtain