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AWU takes fight over fruit pickers’ pay to Fair Work Commission – ABC News
Evidence of widespread wages theft in the fruit-picking sector could force the Fair Work Commission to close an industrial loophole that allows farms to pay foreign…
Evidence of widespread wages theft in the fruit-picking sector could force the workplace umpire to close an industrial loophole that allows farms to pay foreign workers as little as $3 an hour, or $60 a day.
Key points:
- The Australian Workers Union wants farm workers to receive at least $24.80 an hour
- The union says fruit and vegetable farms are “the epicentre for exploitation”
- However, the National Farmers Federation defends the “piece rate” payment structure
The Australian Workers Union will today…
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