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Stephanie Gardiner

Migrant worker heat deaths spark calls for visa changes

Workers brought to Australia for agricultural jobs are dying from dehydration, an inquiry has heard. (Frank Redward/AAP PHOTOS)

Migrants brought to Australia to work in agriculture have died of dehydration, after being poorly prepared for the climate and labour conditions, an inquiry has been told.

There have been 36 deaths among Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) workers from Vanuatu since 2020, Australian South Sea Islanders chair Emelda Davis said.

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