The World Bank wants to see more women involved in the Australian seasonal worker programme.
A new Bank report, called the 'Social Impacts of Seasonal Migration; Lessons from Australia's Seasonal Worker Programme,' has laid out how to solve some of the social impacts of a scheme that has delivered financial benefits to many people in island countries and provided a valuable resource for Australian horticulture.
A small percentage of the seasonal workers since the started about eight years ago have been women but a special protection economist with the World Bank, Jesse Doyle, told Don Wiseman they want a lift in these numbers to ensure women get the same opportunities as men.
A Solomon Island RSE worker Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades
