Pick Me!

Sunday, 29 November 2020, 4:10 pm Press Release: The Upper Clutha GSD Collective Kahu Youth Trust, The Upper Clutha GSD Collective and CentralPac orchard are working together on an initiative that will see 100 young people into employment this summer, with Snapchat and Tiktok invitations sent out to the youth in the Upper Clutha to be part of a seasonal picking project.Upper Clutha youth filming their Snapchat / TikTok advertSarah Millwater, the driving force behind this project, which started before the government announced they would be opening borders to some seasonal workers, explains. “Businesses in the were in real danger of losing a significant part of their harvest this season and so with a lack of seasonal workers from overseas due to COVID-19 restrictions we quickly jumped on an initiative to get something done.”Young people will be offered three or four days work a week at CentralPac, a cherry orchard near Cromwell. “They see great value in investing in youth for this project by offering training, great working conditions and good pay. They are always looking to the future and envisage this year’s cohort of 100 16-25 year olds will come back for more in the coming seasons. Some of…
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