Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Kiribati have been
part of the Seasonal Workers Program since 2009. (Credit: ABC)
Australia
and Solomon Islands are on the lookout for bogus recruitment agencies
trying to cash in on the Seasonal Workers Scheme.
Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Kiribati have been part of the Seasonal Workers Program since 2009.
Audio: Bogus recruiters mar Australia's seasonal workers scheme
The scheme underwent a major expansion last month to include East Timor, Nauru, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands.
Mark Roddam, from Australia's Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, has told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat they are aware of at least one bogus agent in Solomon Islands.
"There's been a case in the Solomons of a group claiming to be part of the seasonal worker program, and they are not one of our approved workers under the scheme," he said.
Lost money"We have around 25-30 approved employers under the scheme . . . and they've gone through a process to get approval from the Australian Government to participate in the program."
Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Kiribati have been part of the Seasonal Workers Program since 2009.
Audio: Bogus recruiters mar Australia's seasonal workers scheme
The scheme underwent a major expansion last month to include East Timor, Nauru, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands.
Mark Roddam, from Australia's Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, has told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat they are aware of at least one bogus agent in Solomon Islands.
"There's been a case in the Solomons of a group claiming to be part of the seasonal worker program, and they are not one of our approved workers under the scheme," he said.
Lost money"We have around 25-30 approved employers under the scheme . . . and they've gone through a process to get approval from the Australian Government to participate in the program."
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