Unions call for royal commission into fruit and vegetable industry, say exploitation is getting worse

A group of unions has descended on Parliament House, calling for a royal commission into the fruit and vegetable industry, claiming it has the worst exploitation of any workforce in Australia.

The federal government says it will not support a royal commission, and despite acknowledging “issues in the sector”, the National Farmers’ Federation says the call is “another example of union grandstanding”.

The Australian Workers’ Union, Transport Workers’…