Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme
The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme helps to fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia and nationally for agriculture and select agriculture-related food product manufacturing sectors by offering employers access to a pool of reliable, productive workers. It also allows Pacific and Timor-Leste workers to take up jobs in Australia, develop their skills and send income home.
participating countries
Fiji
Papua New Guinea
Kiribati
Nauru
Samoa
Solomon Island
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
WORKER DATA
PALM scheme workers by state and territory
DEWR, PALM scheme, June 2025.
PALM scheme workers’ participation by industry
DEWR, PALM scheme, June 2025.