Working holiday visas in Australia are plugged on social media as an easy money grab while travelling, but behind the glitz and glamour are some horror stories.
They left behind jobs in Indonesia 's banking industry and flew to Darwin, with work lined up picking and packing cucumbers at a farm.As they drove for hours to the property where they would be working, they found themselves virtually cut off from the outside world.
After being inspired by these influencers, Dimas and Bella saw an ad on Facebook asking for people to pick grapes and decided to contact the employment agent.The mirage comes undoneImmediately, they asked what type of jobs Dimas and Bella had been promised. "The agent said that the girls only had to pack cucumbers, but when we got there, all the girls had to lift iron bars that were 3 metres long."When Bella struggled with the work, she said she was abused by a supervisor.
Dimas and Bella eventually managed to get a signal by walking from the farm until their phone found reception. To avoid revealing the location of the farm, they dropped Dimas and Bella at Lake Bennett — the closest location marked on Google Maps."We didn't want to get involved in things that are complicated, because we are afraid the problem will become more complex," said Dimas.
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