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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.
Key points:
- Fruit picker Leleige says the controversial piece rate works for him
- The Australian Workers Union has lodged a claim with the Fair Work Commission saying all pickers should earn the award minimum hourly rate
- Victorian Farmers Federation horticulture president Nathan Free says performance-based pay is the only way to make harvest financially viable
“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.
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