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MEDIA RELEASE: NEW REPORT EXPOSES CHALLENGES FACED BY MIGRANT WORKERS IN MIGRATION ADVICE SECTOR
June 26, 2024
Today, the Migrant Workers Centre launches its latest research report, Pathways and Pitfalls: Migrant Workers’ Experiences with the Migration Advice Sector.
Read MoreAutumn Newsletter 2024
June 07, 2024
Welcome to the Autumn edition of our e-newsletter. We’re excited to share our upcoming research report “Pathways and Pitfalls: Migrant Workers’ Experience with the Migration Advice Sector”, based on 959 survey responses and 24 in-depth interviews. It explores how migrant workers navigate services provided by...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE - CHANGES TO MIGRATION ACT ARE AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD
February 07, 2024
The Migrant Workers Centre welcomes the passage of amendments to the Migration Act that introduce new protections for migrant workers and stiffer penalties for employers who seek to exploit them.
Read MoreSummer Newsletter 2024
January 01, 2024
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2024. In this edition: Changes to Migration Act Ambassador sessions Resources Ambassador profile Changes to Migration Act The Migrant Workers Centre celebrates a significant milestone with the recent amendments to the Migration Act, marking a pivotal moment in...
Read MoreWilliam and Karen's story
December 13, 2023
William reached out to the Migrant Workers Centre for support. Through our industrial casework program, we were able to recover $20,000 (before tax) in compensation.
Read MoreMin's story
December 13, 2023
A group of 5 workers have recovered $118,425.05 in stolen wages with the support of the Migrant Workers Centre after the food manufacturing business they worked for closed down without warning in November 2022.
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: MIGRANT WORKERS AND UNIONS CALL FOR IMMEDIATE WHISTLE-BLOWER PROTECTIONS TO COUNTER SYSTEMIC EXPLOITATION
August 02, 2023
The Migrant Workers Centre, Unions NSW, the Human Rights Law Centre, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre, and Migrant Justice Institute have set out the roadmap for strong and robust visa protections for migrant workers in a new report: Not Just Numbers: A Blueprint of...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: MIGRATION REFORMS ARE A WELCOME STEP FORWARD
June 23, 2023
The Migrant Workers Centre welcomes today’s announcement that the Federal Government will introduce a range of important new visa-based protections for migrant workers who raise issues of exploitation in their workplaces.
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: REINSTATE FAIR VISA PROCESSES FOR NEW ZEALANDERS IN AUSTRALIA
April 07, 2023
New policy recommendations from the MWC call for the Government to re-instate the pathway to citizenship that formerly existed between Australia and New Zealand.
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: WHISTLE-BLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR MIGRANT WORKERS MORE URGENT THAN EVER
February 28, 2023
The Migrant Workers Centre joins calls from 40 legal service providers, unions, ethnic community peak bodies, churches, and national organisations for whistle-blower protections for migrant workers who have faced exploitation and abuse at work.
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