Shepparton fruit picker earning $1,000 per week says piece rate can double income

Leleige Fetui has been travelling to Australia for the past five years to work the apple and pear harvest in Shepparton. The Samoan national says the conditions are good and there’s money to be made.

“You prepare yourself to work in that environment, work how you want to work and get good money for it, so I recommend that for anyone who picks,” Mr Fetui said.

Like most seasonal…