Sexual harassment, requests to wear a bikini, being asked to lure other backpackers into exploitative schemes, and an hourly wage of just $2.50 — these are the stories of backpackers working under the Federal Government's visa scheme.

Australia sounds like a normal country.

  • Civility [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    She put up with it so she could complete 88 days of farm work — a prerequisite put in place by the Federal Government for backpackers

    Please tell me I'm not the only one seeing this

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      88

      Why 88 days in particular?

      Why not 90? Or 85? Nice round numbers. Is there any particular exactly reason that it's 88 days?

      Excuse me for being fucking paranoid but I've been conditioned into alarm bells ringing like crazy at sight of that number. I need an explanation for how they arrived at 88.

      • CarlTheRedditor [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Here's a fun example of the very opposite in action https://www.reddit.com/r/liberalgunowners/comments/it9cvr/its_unfortunate_when_youre_reminded_how_right/g5ctlnp

        It's just a cop code! And the name of a security company!

        Ugh.

        That said, I wonder if 88 is some kind of growing season length? But still...why not just 90?

        • Awoo [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          "Liberalgunowners" living up to their name I see.

          • CarlTheRedditor [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            I'm one of the mods there and yeah. It's a nonstop chud invasion plus the actual liberals who...well... [gestures at link]

            • Awoo [she/her]
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              4 years ago

              Use regular sticky topics to progressively radicalise libs over a long period of time.

              Lmao like /r/cth basically was doing to be honest.

  • Nationalgoatism [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    From the article:

    The ABC can reveal, however, that the department can refuse to grant visas to backpackers who do their 88 days of farm work but are underpaid by their boss.

    “This requirement was introduced in 2015 to discourage working holiday-makers from accepting exploitative conditions for the purpose of becoming eligible for a subsequent visa,” a spokesperson said.

    Excuse me, what the fuck?

    • Darkmatter2k [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      indIviDuaL ResPoNsIbiLIty..

      Amazing galaxy brain solution to that problem: "should we prosecute abusive employers? no! it's the workers who are wrong!"

  • Reversi [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    'Farmer harasses young white women' might actually get some traction, hopefully

    Then again, Australians don't exactly like immigrants regardless of who they are