Backpackers are sharing their stories of working in ‘slave-like’ conditions on Australian produce farms under a working holiday program that the government is hailing a success.
Despite a 20% spike in uptake in the program last year, backpackers are using the hashtag ‘88daysaslave’ on Instagram to share stories and images of exploitation.
Over 5000 posts revealed that backpackers were being paid as little as $4 per hour, working in unsafe conditions, and sexual abuse.