Australian worker programme up and running Fijians want to join seasonal scheme By Nic Maclellan November 2012 Topics Business Share this article Email Facebook Twitter Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programme is up and running with opportunities expanding in new sectors like fisheries, agriculture and tourism. But as more Pacific countries are gaining access to the Australian labour market, Fijians living in Australia are lobbying for their homeland to be included. The expanded programme replaces the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (PSWPS), first announced in 2008. By the end of the three-year pilot, which ran until 30 June 2012, only 1,614 out of 2,500 visas had been allocated. Tonga benefitted most from the pilot, with 1316 visas in 2009-2012, followed by Vanuatu (113), Papua New Guinea (82), Kiribati (52), Samoa (39) and Timor-Leste (12).
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