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Australian Union Claims Victory for Fruit Picking Minimum Wage

November 4, 2021
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The Australian Fair Work Commission has ruled in favour of a guaranteed minimum wage for casual fruit and vegetable pickers on piece-rate arrangements. Farmers will now be forced to pay an hourly minimum casual wage of $25.41 (US$18.94), even under piece-rates, which is where workers are paid for the volume picked. The Australian Workers’ Union…

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Australian Union Wants Guaranteed Minimum Wage for Fruit Pickers

July 12, 2021
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The Australian Worker’s Union (AWU) will appear before the Fair Work Commission today to push for a guaranteed minimum wage for fruit and vegetable pickers. At present, the minimum rate of pay for casual farm work is $25.41 per hour (US$19.02). However, the AWU says farms can “dodge” the minimum rate through piece-rate arrangements, where…

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