‘I was desperate’: the fight to get Australia’s fruit pickers a fair wage

Backpackers tell of hours hunting for fruit that’s almost as meagre as their pay, as Fair Work Commission case begins

Niko Karhu laughed when he got his paycheque for $31.24 after spending five hours picking tomatoes on a Bundaberg farm last May.

The Finnish backpacker says he spent five hours hunting for fruit that was almost as meagre as his pay.

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