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WA government gives green light for Tongan seasonal workers
The WA Government has given the green light for a charter flight of 150 Tongan workers to arrive in WA in late May to help ease the state’s horticulture and hospitality worker squeeze.
Key points:
- 150 Tongan workers have been given clearance to arrive in WA on May 21
- It comes less than a week after the WA government knocked back a charter flight last week
- WA’s Agriculture Minister says the government is considering isolating workers in decommissioned hotel accommodation
It comes less than a week after the Chief Health Officer denied an application for a flight of Ni Vanuatu workers to arrive in Perth on May 7, citing a lack of quarantine capacity.
While the State Government is yet to determine exactly where the workers will be quarantined…
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