Australia's seasonal worker program : demand-side constraints and suggested reforms (English)

The Seasonal Worker Program (SWP), which was informed by the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (PSWPS), represents the first effort by an Australian government to explicitly open low-skilled work opportunities to Pacific Islanders since Federation. The PSWPS was largely modelled on the success of New Zealand’s equivalent RSE scheme. The PSWPS ran over a four year period in the horticulture sector (2008-2012) and had a total cap of 2,500 workers...

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Doyle,Jesse Jon Gerome;

Howes,Stephen;
Document Date
2015/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
94368
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2015/02/18
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Australia's seasonal worker program : demand-side constraints and suggested reforms
Keywords
seasonal worker

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Doyle,Jesse Jon Gerome; Howes,Stephen.

Australia's seasonal worker program : demand-side constraints and suggested reforms (English). Discussion paper Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/124631468128125760

Australia's seasonal worker program : demand-side constraints and suggested reforms (English)

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