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Strawberry workers underpaid in Yarra Valley

GardenDrum

GardenDrum

November 18, 2014
Strawberry Farm

Photo by Rosalind Mitchell

Exploited contract pickers in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, have been paid $2 an hour less than the minimum wage rate by strawberry farm operators.

After surprise visits by the Victorian Fair Work Ombudsman to six farms, they found that two employers had underpaid 22 workers a total of $6,000.

For more information on industry minimum wages go to http://www.fairwork.gov.au/

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robyn mercer
robyn mercer
9 years ago

exploited contractors paying? low ball? this post makes no sense.

Jo-Anna Sawle Meth
9 years ago
Reply to  robyn mercer

Hi Robyn,

Thanks for you comment. I´ve edited original news item. My choice of words was not good.