Vietnam signs up to Coalition’s farm slave visa program

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Another week, another report about migrant workers being ruthlessly exploited on Australia’s farms by labour hire companies under the supposedly “well-regulated” Seasonal Worker Program (SWP):

Many might be shocked to learn that foreign workers on Australian farms have been left with as little as $100 in their pay packets after a week picking fruit…

The government’s Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) sets no limit to the amount of money an employer can deduct from a worker’s pay for costs incurred as part of that employment…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.