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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Immigration Minister details RSE numbers, conditions boost
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:07:06
	Publish Date:		2022-09-27 04:16:00
	Description:		The government is letting in another 3,000 RSE workers, to bring relief to the horticulture sector. It's a 19 percent increase on the previous season, and means there's now access to 19,000 workers a year from Pacific countries. That's an increase of 3000 workers. The Immigration Minister Michael Wood says the increase acknowledges the industry's need for workers. Just last month, the minister announced a full review into the RSE scheme - after the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner witnessed conditions she described as modern day slavery. Michael Wood says today's deal gives the workers more entitlements.
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