Inquiry into the Seasonal Worker Program A Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration

The OECD’s recently issued report, The Future of Productivity (2015), identifies population ageing and its impacts on labour force participation across the OECD as a key challenge to global growth. It identifies international labour mobility as a critical factor maintaining productivity in the OECD. Australia’s SWP addresses labour shortages resulting from Australia’s ageing labour force and upskilling, and strengthens regional relations(Ball 2015a).