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Robyn Wuth

Pacific workers stay silent to keep their jobs

Pacific workers on a visa scheme fear losing their job if they fight for better pay and conditions. (Frank Redward/AAP PHOTOS)

Pacific workers who flock to Australia on temporary visas are too afraid of losing their jobs to fight for better pay and working conditions.

More than 31,000 workers from 10 island nations have signed up for the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme to work across the country in roles employers cannot fill.

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