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Union upset with Coalition’s kiwifruit call

Government says worker shortages mean growers should be allowed to hire foreigners.

Victoria Young
Tue, 08 May 2018

First Union has raised concerns about the Coalition government’s decision to declare a worker shortage, allowing foreign labourers to work on this year’s kiwifruit harvest.

The Ministry of Social Development yesterday officially declared a labour shortage for the kiwifruit industry in the Bay of

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Victoria Young
Tue, 08 May 2018
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