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. 

Stakeholders, Actors and Systems

Recruitment & Mobilisation Flow

Recruitment Process

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