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Backpackers getting picky

Sunraysia Daily

THE piece rate system and cold weather is deterring backpackers from picking citrus, according to a Mildura labour contractor.Working Hostels Mildura owner John George usually recruits backpackers to work in the horticulture industry. But he has placed an advertisement in Sunraysia Daily in the hope he can find  pickers from the region for oranges and mandarins.For […]

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