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MEDIA 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.

William 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.

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.

MEDIA 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...

MEDIA 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.

MEDIA 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.

MEDIA 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.

Summer Newsletter 2023

February 27, 2023

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2023. In this edition: Bicultural Work Rights Ambassadors’ Program Ambassador Profile: Remart Know Your Rights Sessions 2023 Worker Win: $118,425 recovered in stolen wages Upcoming Research Report Launch: Insecure by Design Pathway to permanency for 19,000 temporary visa...

End of Year Newsletter 2022

December 20, 2022

Welcome to the end of year newsletter for 2022. We’ve had a busy final quarter, and this final edition includes the updates about: MWC holiday closure New BWRAP cohort Report: Waiting to be Seen 887 visa applicants rally for fair visa processing times Policy:...

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...