Calls to create an au pair visa and regulate the industry
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There are calls to formalise the so called 'backpacker au-pair' and create a specific visa to ensure safeguards are in place for workers and families. Experts say there's a rising demand for foreign live-in carers, but the industry remains unregulated and open to exploitation. It comes as childcare reforms hit the headlines again, and more families look for affordable and flexible alternatives for their children.
Source: The World Today | Duration: 3min 25sec
Topics: child-care, immigration, australia
There are calls for the creation of a new visa to formalise the so called 'backpacker au pair' and create a specific visa to ensure safeguards are in place for workers and families.
Experts say there's a rising demand for foreign live-in carers, but the industry remains unregulated and open to exploitation.
It comes as childcare reforms hit the headlines again, and more families look for affordable and flexible alternatives for their children.
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Peter Shoobert, father and au pair employer
Ross Taylor, President Indonesia Institute
Wendi Alward, President Cultural Au Pair Association of Australia
