Labour Mobility Unit (LMU)

An irate Sir Peter Ipatas revealed that 130 seasonal workers from Enga have been reported stranded in Australia following discrepancies with the hiring agency and the expiry of their temporary work visas.

Ipatas said the plight of these workers came to his attention in March this year. He then sought help at LMU as these workers were sent to Australia through the government’s seasonal labour work arrangements.

Treasurer, Ian Ling-Stuckey made this announcement after visiting Kilcoy Global Foods' modern meat processing operations outside of Brisbane on Monday.

Earlier this year, 41 workers from PNG under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme were selected to work in Australia.