Visa program to solve the agricultural labor crisis

A new agricultural visa program has been announced, which will allow the recruitment of workers from 10 Southeast Asian countries to solve the labor shortage problem. Earlier, Australia agreed to abolish the requirement for British backpackers to work on farms to extend their visas-reducing the workforce of up to 10,000 British citizens each year. Nathan Free, chairman of the Victorian Farmers’ Federation Gardening, told Sky News that the pandemic has made it “very difficult” for reliable labor to enter farms and that visas have been “prepared for a long time”. He said: “We have been working hard to cooperate with the government and other organizations, trying to recruit some workers for farmers, so that they have continuity and business sustainability, so that they can look to the future.” Mr. Freeh also said, The government has taken many measures to support businesses, including extending Victoria’s seasonal workers program. “We have been working hard to get more workers into this country, but [agriculture] The visa will be a step in the right direction,” he said.