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September 11, 2020

Workers at a large recycling factory in Melbourne have achieved transformative changes at their workplace and collectively recovered over a million dollars in stolen wages.  These hard fought wins, which have taken place over the last year, are a result of the organising efforts...

September 11, 2020

Welcome to the August edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter. This edition covers updates about: COVID-19 emergency relief payment for migrants International Student Visa Information Session Worker Story Arabic Workers Forum Multicultural Safety Ambassador Program: Round 3 Working Holiday Maker Inquiry Submission Equal...

September 10, 2020

The June-July edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter features: Supporting migrant workers under COVID lockdown Reflecting on 2 years at the Migrant Workers Centre Expanding JobKeeper now more important than ever Migrant Worker Solidarity Network campaigns for JobKeeper expansion Multicultural Safety Ambassador Live Broadcasts...

June 02, 2020

The May edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter features: JobKeeper campaign update: $60 billion underspend must be used to support all workers Migrant Worker Solidarity Network in Action Backpackers Mass Online Meeting Translated COVID-19 Tenancy Resources Worker Story: migrant workers at Covino receive...

May 07, 2020

The April edition of the Migrant Workers Centre Newsletter features: #NoWorkerLeftBehind and JobKeeper campaigns JobScammer: Holding bosses to account Live broadcasts in language by the Multicultural Safety Ambassadors Industrial win: Hospo worker recovers $2400 in stolen wages Solidarity with undocumented migrants - United Workers...

April 16, 2020

Over March and April, the Migrant Workers Centre has been supporting migrant workers affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19. This edition of the newsletter includes The #WageSubsidyForAll and #NoWorkerLeftBehind campaigns The Migrant Solidarity Network in action Translated COVID-19 resources Worker Stories: migrant workers...

March 13, 2020

Maryaan, a former anaesthetist from Iraq, talks about overcoming the barriers to finding work in Australia and the importance of mental health in workplace OH&S training. Maryaan is a health educator at the Multicultural Women’s Health Organisation, a project officer at the Murdoch Institute...

March 13, 2020

Fabrizio Venturini, one of our Multicultural Safety Ambassadors, talks about the challenges facing a new generation of international students and his experience unionising against wage theft.When we think of migrant workers and temporary visa holders in Australia today, Italian migrants usually aren't the first...

March 02, 2020

The February edition of the Migrant Workers Centre Newsletter includes: MWC opposes Government’s unpaid backpacker bushfire recovery scheme Worker Story: Fabrizio Venturini New migrants in St Albans attend Know Your Rights info session MWC calls on Government to expand Fair Entitlement Guarantee Unions support...

February 18, 2020

Workplace Occupational Health and Safety isn’t just about access to information. It’s also about community empowerment and delivering information in a culturally relevant way.Last month, Ring Mayar led the first info session of the Migrant Workers Centre Multicultural Safety Ambassadors program. Ring is President...