Newsletter

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 -...

November 30, 2020

Welcome to the final edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter for 2020! It’s been a huge year but the Centre and the Migrant Worker Solidarity Network is ending the year strong. Here’s what we’ve been up to in recent weeks plus an announcement...

November 12, 2020

The October newsletter features updates about: Migrant Workers Center helps workers recover $1 million in stolen wages. Ending exploitation in the horticulture industry: Piece Rate Survey. Migrant Workers Conference: The Pandemic, The Recession and Social Safety Nets. Worker story: Working for Victoria a foothold...

October 07, 2020

The September edition of the Migrant Workers Centre newsletter includes updates about: Increase to the Emergency Hardship Fund Payment Working Holiday Maker Inquiry Interim Report Worker Story: Xuan Na speaks out and recovers $12,400 in stolen wages Post-study Work Visa Forum Young Workers Centre:...

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 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...