Tag - Pacific labour mobility

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

Close to 250 SWP workers from Solomon Islands were due to work on Australian farms this winter. (Credit Olivia Dun)

Immobilised Solomon Islands seasonal workers

May 29, 2020

by Olivia Dun, Karen McNamara, Carol Farbotko, Celia McMichael, Fanny Thornton

Border closures are impacting incomes of SWP workers (Credit Brad Folkens Flickr CC by 2.0)

How are seasonal workers in Australia faring behind closed borders?

May 29, 2020

by Richard Curtain

Participant in Australia's Seasonal Worker Programme (Credit DFAT Flickr CC BY 2.0)

Recovering from COVID-19: a Pacific pathway

May 1, 2020

by Richard Curtain

Seasonal Worker Programme participant (Credit DFAT Flickr CC BY 2.0)

Allowing seasonal workers to continue to work in Australia: what more is needed

April 17, 2020

by Richard Curtain

(Credit Kalomel Sepa)

COVID-19: RSE responses, challenges and logistics

April 15, 2020

by Rochelle Bailey, Charlotte Bedford

Three insights from the Kiribati Social Development Indicator Survey

April 7, 2020

by Ryan Edwards