The Real Cost Of Food

There have been stories recently on the ABC that have revealed the extent of the slavery conditions that migrant workers are subject to whilst working on Australian farms harvesting fruit and vegetables – mainly for the large supermarket chains and fast food restaurants. Four Corners produced an excellent and insightful program called “Slaving Away” and this topic was also featured on the ABC News.

The Four Corners program explains: “There is slave labour in this country.” A Four Corners investigation has uncovered gangs of black market workers run by unscrupulous labour hire contractors operating on …read more