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World Bank report launch: Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programme
Manage episode 202348869 series 35822
Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programme has delivered over A$144 million in net income gains to the Pacific, according to a new World Bank report. In this podcast of the report launch, Jesse Doyle, Social Protection Economist at the World Bank, presents the report, examining the costs and benefits of the scheme for Pacific households, and workers experiences, and making recommendations for reform. This is followed by comments from Senator Claire Moore, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific; Michael Fryszer, Managing Director of Connect Group; Melissa Denning, Assistant Labour Attache at the Timor-Leste Embassy; and Michel Kerf, World Bank’s Country Director for PNG & the Pacific Islands.
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Manage episode 202348869 series 35822
Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programme has delivered over A$144 million in net income gains to the Pacific, according to a new World Bank report. In this podcast of the report launch, Jesse Doyle, Social Protection Economist at the World Bank, presents the report, examining the costs and benefits of the scheme for Pacific households, and workers experiences, and making recommendations for reform. This is followed by comments from Senator Claire Moore, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific; Michael Fryszer, Managing Director of Connect Group; Melissa Denning, Assistant Labour Attache at the Timor-Leste Embassy; and Michel Kerf, World Bank’s Country Director for PNG & the Pacific Islands.
Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org.
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