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As of August 2024, there were 30,805 PALM scheme workers in Australia, one third of whom were living in Queensland. 52% work in farming, 39% work in meat processing and 6% work in accommodation and care. [15] PALM scheme workers make up 10% of Australia's agricultural workforce and 23% of its meat-packing workforce. [10]
Pages in category "Migrant hostels in Australia" ... Balgownie Migrant Workers Hostel; ... Yungaba Migrant Hostel
Yungaba Immigration Centre is a heritage-listed former immigration hostel at 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, alongside the Brisbane River. It was designed by John James Clark and built c. 1885 by William Peter Clark. It is also known as Yungaba Immigration Depot, Immigration Barracks, and No.6 ...
Balgownie Migrant Workers Hostel is a heritage-listed former migrant hostel at Squires Way, Fairy Meadow, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1950 to 1951 by Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd. The surviving remnants of the hostel are Huts 201, 204 and 210. It is also known as the Fairy Meadow Migrant Hostel.
British migrants who needed longer-term accommodation would be housed at Workers' Hostels. [1] In January 1952 "Commonwealth Hostels Limited" took over management of the Colmslie Migrant Hostel. Although it was policy that assisted British migrants should live at hostels, there were also non-British migrants at Colmslie in the late 1950s.
Finsbury (Pennington) Hostel - Opening in January 1950, it was first known as the Finsbury Hostel and renamed Pennington Hostel in October 1966. [4] It was established by the Commonwealth Migrant Workers Accommodation Division in 1950 and was located on Grand Junction Road , between Addison Road and Glenroy Street.
The Bracero Program was a temporary-worker importation agreement between the United States and Mexico from 1942 to 1964. Initially created in 1942 as an emergency procedure to alleviate wartime labor shortages, the program actually lasted until 1964, bringing approximately 4.5 million legal Mexican workers into the United States during its lifespan.
There is an optional 12-month extension available for individuals that have completed three months specified work in designated rural areas of Australia. As of July 1, 2019, Working Holiday Visa holders who undertake six-months of specified work in a specified regional area during their second year may be eligible for a third-year visa. [12]