Visa rules make tourism jobs easier than harvest work, hurting farmers
Backpackers choose 88 days in hospitality at places like Rottnest Island over harder farm work. Agriculture recruiters say this is a problem because farmers need skilled workers.
Why it mattersFarmers need these workers to bring in crops. But visa rules are pushing backpackers toward easier jobs in tourism, which threatens the harvest.
AustraliaAustralian farmers are struggling to find backpacker workers for peak seasons because visa rules make beach resort and bar work more attractive than harvest labour.
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