”The Week on Wednesday” with Van Badham & Ben Davison
News:Politics
Ben looks at the big win for farm workers this week as up to 130,000 workers will see their wages rise from as low as $3/hr to a minimum of $25.14 an hour. Despite a second record harvest year in a row and as many as 16,000 jobs needing to be filled the usual corporate agri-business lobbyists are condemning the outcome and suggesting they will appeal. The Australian Workers Union has said "If you work on a farm and aren't being paid at least $25 an hour someone is stealing your wages."
The hospitality sector is claiming it needs 100,000 temporary migrant workers to meet demand even as it claims a $44Million program from the Victorian government designed to boost demand in hospitality. The sector is rife with wage theft, super theft, rostering abuses, sexual harassment and awful working conditions. None of which the Hotels Association is suggesting they will fix before the importation of more easily exploitable temporary migrant workers.
These "labour shortage" claims come as RBA and ABC reports show that 2.2M Australians who want to work do not have the work they need. More than 200,000 people who want to work can't due to caring responsibilities and a lack of access to appropriate alternative care for their child, elders or family member with a disability.
The systemic problems are low wages, poor working conditions, lack of support to enter the workforce through the provision of care facilities and services and a quick fix mentality among many in these sectors that have become hooked on easily exploitable temporary migrant workers.
There's also info on the launch of the new children's book by the Victorian Trades Hall Council "Sticking Together", a new track by mr?e & the 4.I.S crew, an update on FriendlyJordies' effective win over Barilaro and Van's in studio appearance on Marcus Paul to talk Alan Jones, Morrison's disgrace and Qanon and On.
Episode 46: Gladys extends Sydney lockdown, Morrison puts party before nation, China watches our wargames and good news about goats!
Weekend Wrap 11th July 2021
Episode 45:Coronavirus versus the world, Scott Morrison is "Menacing Wallpaper" and the good news is about.... Antelopes!
Weekend wrap Jul 4, 2021
Episode 44: Morrison vaccine failure locks down millions! $330 million spent on car-park election pork-barrelling! Medicare cuts start tomorrow!
Special LIVE from Wagga Wagga: Glady's gold standard sparkling COVID cluster, Morrison trades jobs for Bentley's and Blue Label, workers stand up against oppression
Episode 43: Workers strike for better wages as Morrison era cuts pay packets, Barnaby is back dragging us down into the darkness, NSW enters its COVID Winter and good news about bees!
Weekend Wrap Jun 20, 2021
Episode 42: Morrison and his QAnon friends, Barilaro isn't so friendly to Jordy, Minimum wage to increase, Biloela family update & good news!
Weekend wrap Jun 13, 2021
Episode 41: Medicare cuts slammed by doctors, Biloela family left to rot, Morrison looking to cut wages AGAIN and good news about trees and bees
WeekendWrap Jun 6, 2021
Episode 40: Scovid lockdown continues in Victoria, Harvey Norman as the face of corporate greed, economic growth for the few not the many and good news about airships!
Weekend wrap May 30, 2021
Episode 39: Morrison's vaccine strollout puts Victoria under lockdown cloud, Canberra cover up culture continues & good news about plastic waste
Weekend Wrap May 23, 2021
Episode 38:Vaccine "Stroll-out", the CEOs say profits are worth a few deaths, Morrison's university failure, gig workers win... and SEABIRDS!
Weekend Wrap May 16, 2021
Episode 37: The big breakdown of Morrison's band aid budget and good news about fish!
Weekend Wrap May 9, 2021
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