Exploitative organisation to avoid at all costs

Ratings
Overall
1
Housing: 3
Support: 1
Fun: 3
Value: 1
Safety: 1
Review

Organisation to avoid at all costs (and the costs are high)!
The "training" does not really bring any value, this is more like a holiday camp in the bush. Despite collecting hefty fees, and constantly attempting to charge extra to attendees (selling boots, bus or flight tickets at inflated prices), they fail to deliver proper jobs that are not the below-minimum wage exploitative positions, so easy to find otherwise. I would add it is a dangerous organisation as it facilitates and supports the exploitation of vulnerable overseas workers. Many end up in remote locations with no support, little ways of communicating, and visitoz ALWAYS sides with the farmer, even when he/she breaks the law. I have emails from Joanna supporting a farmer who refused to pay my tax and superannuation, adding misleading comments (it was possible at the time to get tax and super back when leaving the country). Many nightmare stories exists about the role of owner endangering young people to maximise their own profits.
I found local rural job agencies way better at providing farm jobs paid at living wage with farmers respecting their obligations as employers. There is better choice of jobs and support in local agencies than visitoz's supposedly national network.
The organization is desperately trying to keep negative feedbacks away (reason for the recent change of name for the program?) and you will find many disturbing stories about the organisation on the facebook group "Visitoz Feedback" https://www.facebook.com/groups/225934000929717
I welcome anyone interested in the program to get in touch with me for further insights.

Would you recommend this program?
No, I would not
Year Completed
2010