"Workers reject wage offer at Wilmar sugar mills in Australia", 11 June 2024

Employees from eight of sugar giant Wilmar International‘s plants in Australia have rejected its new wage offer ....

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Wilmar told Just Food it made “a number of offers well below this figure” but stressed these were “in line with all appropriate economic indicators on inflation, wage movements and industry averages”.

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...the company said it offered a 14.25% pay rise over three and a half years, as well as a sign-on bonus of A$1,500 ($988) plus “a A$20 a week allowance for electricians utilising an electrical licence”.

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Commenting on the latest vote, AWU northern district secretary Jim Wilson said: “Wilmar arrived an hour late to our latest bargaining meeting and did not budge on their offer.

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“Workers are not asking for the world – just to have enough money to support their families. It’s time for local economies to see some of the profits of the billion-dollar corporation.”

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