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August 11, 2021

Abbas* came to the Migrant Workers Centre for help after a physical assault by his supervisor left him hospitalised. Abbas came to Australia in 2010 from Iraq. Despite living and working here for over a decade, he hasn’t been able to get a permanent...

July 31, 2021

This mid-year edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter includes updates about: COVID-19 Disaster Payment for Workers on Temporary Visas Visa Reform Survey Launch Piece Rate Report: $9 a Day Abbas’ story: Racist bullying and assault by supervisor shows need for visa reform Know...

June 18, 2021

Jasmine moved to Australia in 2014 on a partner sponsored visa. She got a warehouse job for retail giant Riot Art and Craft, where she worked full time on a permanent contract for nearly 6 years. In May, Jasmine came to us for advice:...

May 31, 2021

The May edition of the Migrant Workers Centre includes updates about: Temporary COVID Disaster Payment Migrant Worker Solidarity Network Campaigns for Visa Reform ATO JobKeeper Repayments Know Your Rights Sessions Jasmine’s story: the fight for $19,000 with the FEG  In the media: No rights,...

May 17, 2021

Last year, the Morrison government cruelly locked temporary visa holders out of JobKeeper and JobSeeker. Not only did this move leave over a million workers without support during the peak of the pandemic, but we’re now hearing from workers on temporary visas who had...

April 30, 2021

The April edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter includes updates about: Campaign launch: permanent visas for all workers who call Australia home Worker Story: ATO tries to recover JobKeeper payments from Migrant Workers Multicultural Safety Ambassador Information Sessions Migrant worker outreach during Ramadan...

April 07, 2021

Ravi* reclaimed $9,288.83 in stolen wages after fighting against his employer’s unfair and incorrect classification of him as an ‘independent contractor’.Ravi, a 26 year old from India, came to Australia in 2019 with his wife who was studying. To make ends meet, he got...

March 31, 2021

Welcome to the March edition of the Migrant Workers Center newsletter! Here are the updates from the last month: Meet the new Migrant Workers Centre organisers Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees Worker win: Truck driver Ravi reclaims over $9,000 in stolen wages...

February 28, 2021

Welcome to the first edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter for 2021. We’re pleased to start the year off with some good news about wins for migrant workers. Organisers at the Centre and our Multicultural Safety Ambassadors have also hit the ground running -...

February 17, 2021

2020 ended on a high for migrant worker Anil* who successfully clawed back $80,0000 in stolen wages.     Anil’s boss had been stealing his wages for four years. Anil worked at a supermarket chain regularly doing long twelve hour shifts, sometimes seven days a...