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Australia addresses claims of worker mistreatment within the PALM scheme
Fiji is the single largest supplier of workers to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme — with 5000 workers currently employed on farms, abattoirs and aged care centres across Australia.
The scheme is not without its problems, there's continued reports of worker mistreatment, family breakdowns, and difficulties accessing entitlements like superannuation.
But Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it's listening – and has been working on improving the scheme for participants.
DFAT's First Assistant Secretary Jan Hutton, who leads PALM and Australia's broader Pacific skills program, was in Fiji where she's been speaking with government and stakeholders.
