Australian employers are attracting backpackers to return to Australia by posting and providing free food and accommodation.
Grattan Institute data shows that the number of working holidaymakers in Australia is 86% lower than before the epidemic, and they are usually engaged in fruit picking, farm harvesting and hospitality.
Working holidaymakers pick fruit in Australia/UK media
Now, social media and recruitment sites for working holidaymakers are filled with posts from employers. These job advertisements include sharing from former employees, and also provide free accommodation and "get out of singleness".
Job Advertisement from Australian employers
Some employers provide free laundry, WiFi, accommodation and discounted alcohol. According to British media reports, the Australian dairy industry is facing difficulties in recruiting workers. Dene, a dairy farmer in central Victoria, said he pays attention to the increase in the number of foreign backpackers looking for jobs. "Five or six months ago, it was a mess. Not only us, but now it is difficult for all industries to recruit people. However, backpackers have appeared again recently." Dene said that when he was busy with business, he often hired working holidaymakers. He has recruited working holidaymakers from Japan, Canada and Germany who help milk and raise calfs.
"I just don't understand where the workers are going. The unemployment rate is at a low level and there are so many vacancies," Dene said. " new crown won't eat people."
Australia Tourism Authority found that nearly 80% of the picking work on farms is done by working holidaymakers, and their number has dropped significantly after the epidemic. Difficulty in recruiting workers may affect prices, and prices are expected to rise due to scarcity.
Global Work and Travel CEO Jurgen said the reason why backpackers avoid Australia was Australia's response to the epidemic, "The lockdown has worried that if the epidemic breaks out, they will be trapped in Australia.
He added that Australia missed the acceptance of a large number of overseas workers, who have been waiting for the border to open, but Australia has been in a state of closure, "most parts of Europe have not implemented strict border closures, and many people eager to travel have gone there. ”
Jiupai News Reporter Li Muxi
[Source: Jiupai News]
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