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Closing the loophole: a minimum wage for Australia's farm workers is long overdue

  • Written by Michael Rose, Research fellow, Australian National University
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The Fair Work Commission’s ruling that Australian farm workers paid piece rates to pick fruit and vegetables must now get a base wage of $25.41 an hour is long overdue and absolutely necessary.

In theory, anyone working in Australia should be paid a minimum wage. But piecework payments, by which workers are paid solely on what...

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