Australian farmers need to stop hiring international backpackers to harvest their crops and instead employ young people in regional and rural areas, according to several unions.
Key points: Unions have called for the working holiday maker visa to be abolished The horticulture sector estimates removing backpackers from the fresh food sector will cost industry $13 billion Australia's unemployment at highest level in 20 years The Australian Workers' Union, the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association and the Transport Workers' Union have formed an alliance, calling for an urgent end to the working holidaymaker visa.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-11/unions-call-for-end-to-working-holidaymaker-visa/12542100
