'Living wage' for kiwifruit pickers
With harvest underway, NZ kiwifruit growers will need 23,000 workers for the season.
New Zealanders are being offered a ‘living wage’ of $22.10/hour to pick and pack kiwifruit this season.
猕猴桃采摘者的“生活工资”
随着收获的进行，新西兰猕猴桃种植者在这个季节将需要23000名工人。
新西兰人本季采摘和包装猕猴桃的“生活工资”为22.10美元/小时。
▲Winter pruning of kiwifruit orchard
With kiwifruit picking season underway, growers need 23,000 workers for the harvest. But Covid travel restrictions means there will be a shortfall of pickers.
随着猕猴桃采摘季节的到来，种植者需要23000名工人来收割。但新冠肺炎旅行限制意味着拾荒者将短缺。
▲A kiwi orchard with abundant fruits
New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc (NZKGI) chief executive Nikki Johnson told Rural News she’s hopeful that enough New Zealanders will join the industry to fill seasonal positions to get the fruit picked, packed and shipped in premium condition.
新西兰猕猴桃种植者公司（NZKGI）首席执行官尼基·约翰逊（Nikki Johnson）告诉《乡村新闻》，她希望有足够多的新西兰人加入该行业，以填补季节性空缺，使水果以优质状态采摘、包装和运输。
▲Training on Pollination Techniques for Kiwi Orchard
Johnson says pickers and packers should expect to earn at least the living wage in this year’s harvest – and that’s a great message to attract NZ workers to the industry. “Almost all packhouses have told NZKGI that they will be paying at least the living wage of $22.10/ hour. Kiwifruit picking is expected to exceed the living wage and paid an average of $24 last year when the minimum wage was $18.90 per hour.
约翰逊说，采摘者和包装工在今年的收成中应该至少能挣到生活工资，这是吸引新西兰工人进入该行业的一个好消息。“几乎所有的包装厂都告诉NZKGI，他们将至少支付22.10美元/小时的生活工资。猕猴桃采摘预计将超过生活工资，去年平均支付24美元，而最低工资为每小时18.90美元。
▲Harvest Sunshine Golden Fruit Kiwi Orchard
“Workers are encouraged to consider their options and find an employer who meets their expectations around pay, hours and locations.”
Kiwifruit picking wages vary. With workers with higher skill levels at picking generally paid more than those with lesser skills.
“鼓励员工考虑他们的选择，并找到一个在薪酬、工作时间和地点方面符合他们期望的雇主。”
采摘猕猴桃的工资各不相同。由于采摘技能水平较高的工人通常比技能较低的工人工资更高。
▲New Zealand Rubyred Kiwi
Johnson says Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme workers who return to work in the industry for multiple seasons are generally more skilled than, for example, backpackers who may be visiting New Zealand to work for one season.
“Wages for picking also vary between employer and depend on the kiwifruit variety and way that the kiwifruit are picked. For those that are paid by piece rate, those who have high productivity will earn the most,” she says.
Johnson说，重返该行业工作多个季节的认可季节性雇主（RSE）计划工人通常比可能访问新西兰工作一个季节的背包客更有技能。
她说：“采摘的工资也因雇主而异，取决于猕猴桃的品种和采摘方式。对于那些按件计酬的人来说，那些生产率高的人会赚得最多。”。
▲红心猕猴桃种植
To lure more NZ fruit pickers in to orchards, NZKGI has launched an outreach programme targeting seniors and tertiary students.
Johnson says growers are working closely with the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to ensure unemployed Kiwis are fully aware of what the industry can offer.
为了吸引更多的新西兰水果采摘者进入果园，NZKGI针对老年人和大学生推出了一项外展计划。
约翰逊说，种植者正在与社会发展部（MSD）和初级产业部（MPI）密切合作，以确保失业的新西兰人充分了解该行业可以提供什么。
▲ Kiwi Fruit Male
“We’re thrilled to have the support of MSD and MPI behind us; they are creating some excellent initiatives, events and marketing to get the messages around kiwifruit work opportunities to those seeking employment – and it’s not just about seasonal work. Kiwifruit offers long-term and permanent career opportunities in our leading horticultural sector.”
“我们很高兴有MSD和MPI的支持；他们正在制定一些优秀的举措、活动和营销，向求职者传达猕猴桃工作机会的信息，而不仅仅是季节性工作。猕猴桃在我们领先的园艺行业提供了长期和永久的职业机会。”
▲packaging kiwipollen
The harvest runs through till June and is expected to produce even more than last year’s record of 157 million trays of Green and Gold.
NZKGI has been working for several months to prepare for the season opening and the significant labour requirements.
收获期将持续到6月，预计产量将超过去年创纪录的1.57亿盘绿色和金色。
NZKGI已经为赛季开幕和大量劳动力需求做了几个月的准备。
▲红心猕猴桃采收现场
“Our strategy to attract labour is to get as much information and awareness about the seasonal work available for potential workers out there through a wide range of media and channels and correct any misconceptions about kiwifruit work. We want the opportunities to be highly visible and well-understood,” says Johnson.
约翰逊说：“我们吸引劳动力的策略是通过各种媒体和渠道获得尽可能多的关于潜在工人可从事的季节性工作的信息和认识，并纠正对猕猴桃工作的任何误解。我们希望这些机会能够被高度关注和充分理解。”。
▲Kiwi Fruit Pollen
Key resources prepared to support the strategy include an updated, online video featuring orchard workers and growers talking about the industry and jobs, a comprehensive 14-page workers’ guide to the seasonal work – The Little Green and Gold Book, and a strong social media programme to promote available roles and answer queries from potential workers.
为支持该战略而准备的关键资源包括一段更新的在线视频，视频中果园工人和种植者谈论行业和工作，一份14页的季节性工作工人指南——《绿色和金色小册子》，以及一个强大的社交媒体计划，以推广可用的角色并回答潜在工人的询问。
▲Pollen Collection猕猴桃花采集
“We want prospective workers to have access to everything they need to help them decide to come and work for us,” says Johnson.
“That includes guidance on the roles available, timings, pay rates, working conditions and workers’ rights, health and safety, accommodation options and leisure possibilities in the various kiwifruit-growing regions.”
约翰逊说：“我们希望未来的工人能够获得他们需要的一切，帮助他们决定来为我们工作。”。
“这包括对各猕猴桃种植区可用角色、时间、工资率、工作条件和工人权利、健康和安全、住宿选择和休闲可能性的指导。”
▲kiwi pollination
NZKGI is emphasising the importance of choosing an accredited and reputable employer.
“Our guide tells them exactly what they should expect of their employer,” Johnson says.
NZKGI强调选择一家经过认证和信誉良好的雇主的重要性。
约翰逊说：“我们的导游告诉他们应该对雇主有什么期望。”。
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