Govt urged to act as thousands of seasonal workers leave each week

Jamieson Murphy
Updated August 10 2020 - 3:59pm, first published 3:00pm
LABOUR SHORTAGE: Working Holiday Makers are leaving the country at a steady rate due to the coronavirus pandemic.
LABOUR SHORTAGE: Working Holiday Makers are leaving the country at a steady rate due to the coronavirus pandemic.

UP TO a thousand working holiday makers are leaving the country every week, leaving the ag sector and the government scrabbling to come up with a solution to fill the upcoming labour shortfall.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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