Welcome to the Seasonal Worker Program home page.
The Seasonal Worker Program will commence on 1 July 2012, building on�the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme in contributing to the economic development of participating countries, while also offering Australian employers in the horticulture industry access to workers from eight Pacific island nations and East Timor when they cannot find enough local labour to satisfy seasonal demand. Please see a copy of the media release to find out more about the announcement of the Seasonal Worker Program.
The Australian Government will also undertake a small-scale, three year trial of seasonal labour mobility arrangements in selected regions with accommodation providers, aquaculture ventures and cotton and cane growers.
A factsheet is available to provide further information about the Seasonal Worker Program
What countries have been invited to participate in the Seasonal Worker Program?
East Timor, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu have been invited to participate in the Seasonal Worker Program. The Australian Government will seek to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with each invited country.
The below map shows the location of each participating country.
If you are considering becoming an Approved Employer and would like to know more, call the Seasonal Worker Program information line on +61 2 6240 5234 or email seasonalworker@deewr.gov.au