Several Carnival crew members told ABC they worked around 12 hours a day, seven days a week, for most of their nine-month contracts.
The work will cover infrastructure, technical skills development, training and technology transfer. It will also involve industrial partnerships and workforce development.
The Transport Workers' Union has linked the incidents to wider workforce concerns across aviation. The union argues that persistent staffing shortages, fatigue and pressure on workers are creating unacceptable safety risks.
Research increasingly shows that hybrid work and fully remote work produce different outcomes.
Organisations are preparing for workforce transformation through job redesign, while AI adoption becomes increasingly mainstream.
