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The Fair Work Ombudsman in Australia has issued a series of tips for backpackers and seasonal workers to help them understand their workplace rights and obligations while working on farms. As part of a three-year campaign to highlight the rights of people working in what is known as the harvest...

Hello Farm Workers & Backpackers Do you have a bad farm work experience to share with us? Are you treated unfairly in pay and farm work related matters? We are looking for someone to share their stories with us, help us be a voice in a documentary ad to raise awareness in our farming...

A plan to introduce a higher rate of tax for young people in Australian with working holiday visas has been postponed until at least January 2017. Backpackers who work during their holiday in the country currently pay no tax on income up to $18,000 but the government had planned to introduce a...

Officials from the Fair Work Ombudsman in Australia are visiting areas where large numbers of international backpackers work to make sure they understand their rights. Every year seasonal harvest workers follow the Harvest Trail of ripening fruit, vegetables and other crops around Australia...