Victoria's backpacker industry bouncing back with hopes working travellers can fill staff shortages

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The return of working holidaymakers is an untapped resource to fill Victoria's workforce shortage, tourism advocates say, with numbers expected to hit pre-pandemic levels next year.

abc.net.au/news/adventure-tourism-victoria-returning-backpackers-to-fill-jobs/101438702Victoria's backpacker industry is on track to return to pre-pandemic levels next year, with hopes those on working holiday visas may help to fill ongoing staff shortages.Stakeholders say returning working holidaymakers can help fill workforce shortagesMore than 70,000 working holidaymakers are expected to arrive in Australia before December, with an increasing number likely to make a beeline for Melbourne.

Adventure Tourism Victoria president Alex Hill said the resumption of the travel market and an increase in working holidaymakers marked an enormous opportunity, particularly across the labour and hospitality sectors.ATV president Alex Hill wants to see more working holidaymakers fill job shortages.Mr Hill said state and federal governments could be doing more to benefit from backpacker workers.

ATV, which is hosting a forum with keynote speakers in Melbourne tonight, expected backpacker numbers to lift to more than 300,000 in 2023.

 

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Imagine going to a place where they fire rubber bullets at people who don't want to be injected with experiments.

Fucking pay people correctly and offering job security and maybe these fucking exploitive Mongrels might get staff and keep them.

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