The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme allows eligible Australian businesses to hire workers from 9 Pacific islands and Timor-Leste when there are not enough local workers available. Through the PALM scheme, eligible businesses can recruit workers for short-term jobs for up to 9 months or long-term roles for between one and 4 years in unskilled, low-skilled and semi-skilled positions.
The PALM scheme helps to fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia and nationally for agriculture and select agriculture-related food product manufacturing sectors by offering employers access to a pool of reliable, productive workers. It also allows Pacific and Timor-Leste workers to take up jobs in Australia, develop their skills and send income home.
The Australian Government is working with the French State and Government of New Caledonia to enable New Caledonia's potential entry to the PALM scheme. More information will be shared in due course.
General information is available at PALM Scheme | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (homeaffairs.gov.au).
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