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Australia’s hort industry sees refugees as possible workers

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Australia has announced plans to accept 12,000 refugees from Iraq and Syria, and the horticulture industry is eyeing the potential for an influx of new workers. In a statement Sept. 15, the industry’s Voice of Agriculture group said it is actively engaging with major employers and growers across Australia and seeking meetings with politicians to ensure that labor hiring arrangements are both attractive and flexible. Australia’s horticulture industry employs more than 60,000 people and is forecast […]

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