An inquiry has found that more than half of Australian fruit and vegetable growers were non-compliant with the country’s Fair Work Act.
Almost 650 businesses, including labour hire companies, were investigated as part of the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) Harvest Trail inquiry, and over $1m of unpaid wages were recovered for 2,500 affected harvest workers.
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