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Dominic Giannini

RARE PHOTOS: Talks target worker safety in pacific labour scheme - The Real Truth

Pacific island nations are concerned about workers suffering road accidents in Australia. (Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS)

Safety for tens of thousands of Pacific islander workers in Australia as part of a labour scheme is a major issue with road accidents and exploitation key concerns.

The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme benefited Australia and its participants but it could be improved, Employment Minister Murray Watt said as he convened a roundtable with high commissioners from participating nations.

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