Migrant workers have long been too scared to report employer misconduct. A new visa could change this
The conversation
The conversation | Laurie Berg & Bassina Farbenblum
Tragically, a deep fear of immigration consequences means most unlawful employer conduct goes unreported.
On Wednesday, however, the government officially launched a two-year pilot of innovative visa reforms that could bring these workers out of the shadows.
Recovering lost wages is nearly impossible for Australia’s underpaid migrant workers
Here’s how to fix the problem
The endemic exploitation of migrant workers in Australia must stop
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The endemic exploitation of migrant workers in Australia must stop (The Canberra Times, 3 February, 2023)
Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant. Here are 3 changes needed now
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Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant. Here are 3 changes needed now (The Conversation, 17 May, 2022)
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Ending impunity for Wage Theft against Migrant Workers: Here’s How
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Ending impunity for Wage Theft against Migrant Workers: Here’s How’ (Institute for Human Rights and Business Commentary Series, 9 Dec., 2021)
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'Garbage' and 'cash cows': temporary migrants describe anguish of exclusion and racism during COVID-19
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I will never come to Australia again: new research reveals the suffering of temporary migrants during the COVID-19 crisis
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Laurie Berg and Bassina Farbenblum, I will never come to Australia again’: new research reveals the suffering of temporary migrants during the COVID-19 crisis (The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2020)