Chinese workers strike at Warrnamboolࢀ™s Midfield Meats | Farm Online

Chinese workers strike at Warrnamboolࢀ™s Midfield Meats | Farm Online December 16, 2020 0 2 Victoriaࢀ™s Midfield Group is seeking urgent federal government intervention to help resolve visa issues for its Chinese meat processing workers. On Wednesday morning about 100 Chinese workers decided to strike for 24 hours. The Warrnambool meatworks employs about 150 Chinese nationals. Of those, 49 are in their fifth year and 29 will reach the end of their contracts in January. In October last year Midfield officials sought federal government assistance to try and get permanent residency approval for workers who had completed their contracts. In…