Indigenous recruitment and labour hire company helping former prisoners get full-time jobs

Nathan Martin was sitting in his jail cell at Long Bay prison when the idea first came to him. Yalagan, a Yuin word for hard working or smart fellow, began as a training and labour hire company to help people like Mr Martin get back on their feet and into long-term employment. "I just want to get into the prisons, train these fullas while they're in jail, get them out, get them a start — that's a real big thing for me," Mr Martin said. Mr Martin said it would be a fresh start for the former prisoners and "if they complete the program with no hiccups," they will have a full-time job. "That's probably one of the biggest things is getting companies identifying and understanding the social and economic framework within Indigenous communities to say I'm going to be supportive along this process," he said.