Backpackers warn of dodgy 'underbelly' of horticulture industry

Backpackers completing their 88 days of farm work in Queensland's Bundaberg region say more needs to be done to stamp out dodgy labour hire contractors paying them illegal wages.There are concerns some labour hire companies workers needing to complete farm work in order to extend their working holiday visas

Last year, the Ombudsman identified Wide Bay as one of the horticulture regions at highest risk of breaching workplace laws in relation to pay, recordkeeping and payslips. Ellie Lavar from the Channel Islands was working for a labour hire provider picking tomatoes in Bundaberg between April and June and noticed a range of different ABNs on her payslips.

"If you think about it, with a mobile phone, a laptop and ten minutes you've got an ABN and you're up and running," she said.

Been happening for years far to long

Most of the Farms & labour hire companies owned by LNP supporters ($), & voters., A fact., Follow the money.! No matter how Murdochs Muppets try to spin it as 'lazy job snobs' etc., most Australians know their rights so refuse to suffer what 'backpackers' suffer.

Just regulate the industry a bit better

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