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MEDIA RELEASE: UNJUSTIFIABLE VISA DELAYS KEEP LIVES IN LIMBO
September 30, 2022
30 September 2022 A new report by the Migrant Workers Centre, Waiting to Be Seen: Problems of Australia’s Visa Processing Delays shows Australia’s migration system has denied tens of thousands of people the stability and certainty to build their lives. Unacceptably high numbers of onshore...
Read MoreFelisia's Story
September 14, 2022
Being on a temporary visa made standing up against workplace exploitation and harassment difficult for Felisia. But joining her union empowered Felisia despite her uphill battles with an unjust visa system.
Read MoreSpring Newsletter
September 14, 2022
Welcome to the spring edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter. This edition includes updates about: Migrant Workers Survey 2022 Launching the Bicultural Work Rights Ambassadors Program #PathwaytoPermanency at the Jobs Summit Felisia’s Story Join our new Solidarity Hour workshops Rallying for permanent visas...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: WE ARE PEOPLE, NOT NUMBERS. MIGRATION DISCUSSION MUST INCLUDE INCREASED MEASURES AGAINST WORKER EXPLOITATION
September 02, 2022
The Migrant Workers Centre welcomes a proposed increase in permanent migration numbers and the emerging consensus that improving pathways to permanent migration is an essential element in the nation’s economic and social recovery from COVID-19.
Read MoreAutumn Newsletter 2022
June 17, 2022
Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter. From this second quarter of the year, we have updates about: A new Horticulture Minimum Wage Fighting for Fair 887 Visa Processing Worker Story: Seeking Compensation After a Workplace Injury New Safety Resources ...
Read MoreSummer Newsletter 2022
March 24, 2022
Welcome to the first edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter for 2022. This year, we’ll be bringing you quarterly wraps of our industrial wins, campaigns and programs, and worker stories. This first edition features: The Protecting Migrant Workers Bill: Fighting for migrant worker...
Read MoreWorker Story: Kamran’s long fight for justice after a workplace injury
March 24, 2022
Kamran came to the Migrant Workers Centre for assistance with an injury in early 2021. He was suffering from the ongoing debilitating effects of a physical injury he had sustained a few years prior working at a car wreckers company in June 2017. Kamran had...
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February 09, 2022
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Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: LIVES IN LIMBO - AUSTRALIA’S BROKEN TEMPORARY MIGRATION SYSTEM
November 29, 2021
A Migrant Workers Centre survey of over 700 temporary visa holders shows the urgent need for more pathways to permanent residency. The findings, which also draw upon over 50 in depth interviews, are presented in the new report Lives in Limbo: The Experiences of...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: BIG STEP FORWARD FOR FARM WORKERS AS GUARANTEED MINIMUM WAGES ARE INTRODUCED INTO HORTICULTURE AWARD
November 04, 2021
Yesterday the Fair Work Commission handed down a decision to guarantee all workers will take home at least the minimum wage for hours worked.<sup>1</sup> The Commission found that there was “widespread non-compliance” with the piece-rate provisions of the Horticulture Award, leading to “significant underpayment...
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