- Toyota and Holden’s car assembly plant closures this month have prompted the Victorian government to urge employers to hire retrenched automotive workers through its ‘Back to Work’ scheme which is open until June 30, 2018, or until fully subscribed.
- The state government announced in July last year that it had set aside $15 million from a previous scheme to specifically assist automotive and dairy industry workers affected by the downturns in both industries.
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