Dawn chorus: Fruit picking concession
Govt to let in 2,000 more RSE workers at $22.10/hr living wage; MSD to offer $200/wk & $1,000 incentive for beneficiary fruit pickers; Germany wants EU ski fields shut; Italy wants debt cancelled
TLDR: The Government has relented to calls for more migrant workers to pick fruit and grapes over the summer, announcing this morning it will allow in 2,000 more RSE workers from the Pacific to join the 6,000 still here from last summer, along with 13,300 students and other migrant workers being given a special visa.
MSD will also offer beneficiaries $20…
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