A third of Leo's workers haven't turned up, and he is worried there are not enough people to pick the mangoes.
abc.net.au/news/farmers-desperate-for-workers-to-harvest-crops/101377206The federal government's Jobs and Skills Summit has been dubbed an over-priced "talkfest" by farmers who worry their fruit won't be harvested due to a lack of pickers and packers.Unions want more training opportunities for Australian workersNorthern Territory mango grower Andrew Dalglish likened this week's Canberra summit to a "desktop study".
Andrew Dalglish farms near Katherine. He fears the jobs and skills summit will be a waste of time and money. "I was told I'd have 50 today, but I'm 18 short. I'll probably need to be at 90 next week and I'm going to be struggling to get to 50," he said. The government has abandoned the former Coalition government's plan to establish a new visa for foreign workers, instead suggesting there's 40,000 workers in the Pacific available to work in Australia.
"Simply relying upon workers from around the world to operate our industries, our workplaces, our companies is not a good model for the future," national secretary Dan Walton said.
"The government must identify measurable targets to hold this event to account and make sure it’s not just a talkfest," president Fiona Simson said.
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