Horticulture workers

You can help protect your workmates.

If you work for a contractor picking, packing or planting fruit or vegetables, you’re probably a labour hire worker, and your rights are protected under Victorian law.

You may also do work for the contractor like sorting, labelling, grading, thinning, pruning or spraying plants.

If you are a labour hire worker, and you have concerns about you or your workmates being treated unfairly, let us know at the Labour Hire Authority (LHA).

Make a report

You can make a confidential report if you are worried that you or your workmates:

• are being paid unfairly
• have health and safety risks at work
• have your VISA status put at risk by your employer
• are living in unsafe or unhealthy accommodation provided by your employer
• are employed by a company that does not have a labour hire licence.

So we can help you, please include details like business names, people’s names, addresses, dates and times.

Also include evidence – like pay slips, timesheets, messages or emails – and a way for us to contact you if possible.

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You can also make a report using a translation service by contact Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450 – tell them what language and ask them to call LHA on 1300 545 200.

If you have questions for us, or if would prefer to make a report by phone, you can call LHA directly on 1300 545 200.