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вЂњWe really want to go there to work for our family future,вЂќ said one worker in Samoa, who is awaiting approval.Д«ut others argue the isolation of the workers and the nature of the industry has led to widespread exploitation. For many, it is a way to build a better life. Workers from these countries are often poor and have limited English. Proponents of the program argue it delivers benefits for both Australian farms and the workers. вЂњTheyвЂ™re left with no choice but to run away. Rahill said workers were often treated poorly and living in isolation without proper food and accommodation.

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She said the poster, which is available to download on the government website in six different Pacific languages, would exacerbate the вЂњfearвЂќ that workers would feel. All of the reasons that would contribute to a worker wanting to leave an employer.вЂќ

вЂњFinding out if there were threats, intimidation and abuse. вЂњWeвЂ™re never concerned about why a worker is leaving an employer,вЂќ Rahill said. She said the focus should be about why an employee would want to leave in the first place. Photograph: Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and EmploymentДЄlison Rahill, executive officer of the Catholic Archdiocese of SydneyвЂ™s Anti-Slavery Taskforce, said 80% of the workforce were tied to labour hire contractors, which often meant they were working in poor conditions. That is compared to 225 the previous year.ДЄ government poster aimed at seasonal farm workers. In the last financial year, 1,181 workers on the program attempted to run away from their employers, which are normally labour hire companies, according to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE). It comes as AustraliaвЂ™s seasonal worker program is hit with claims it has subjected people to вЂњinhumane conditionsвЂќ, with a class action being built against the government.Д®ach year thousands of migrants from the Pacific Islands are brought to Australia to work on farms picking fruit and vegetables under the program. вЂњYou may damage the relationship between your country and the employer, and you may bring shame to your familyвЂ™s reputation.вЂќ вЂњYou may not be able to work in Australia again (this may include your family and community members)вЂќ, one campaign poster reads. The campaign warns pickers they may вЂњbring shame to their familiesвЂќ if they run away from their jobs and they risk having their visa cancelled. The Australian government has launched an aggressive campaign to prevent Pacific Islander farm workers from fleeing their jobs as new figures reveal more than 1,000 seasonal pickers absconded in the past year.

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