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Oi! workshop - countering misleading job advertisements targeting migrant workers

On Tuesday, 26 November at 11am (AEDT), the Migrant Workers Centre will host a 45-minute online and in-person workshop on the impact of misleading job advertisements (MJAs) on migrant workers, non-migrant workers and the wider working economy - focussed on the building and construction sector.
In 2022, a UnionsNSW report found that over 60 percent of recruitment in eight major  Australian industries involved MJAs - with migrant workers widely offered below award wages and conditions and, as a result, being at risk to other illegal hiring activities. 

Workshop content

The workshop content will:
  • outline the MJA problem targeting migrant workers, specifically in the building and construction industry;
  • present a social media-based pilot proposal to counter MJAs that target Chinese speakers in the building and construction industry.
  • seek comment from workshop participants on how MJAs impact migrant workers involved in their organisations; and
  • seek comment from workshop participants on the pilot's current and future development.

Workshop facilitators

The workshop facilitators will be:
  • Dr Maggie Liyaning Tang, a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle with significant experience researching the health & safety and mental health experience of migrant workers (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V0kNnIjdXY&t=1s)
  • Dr Julian Scarff, a teaching associate at Monash University who has previously worked as a labour lawyer and advised on infrastructure projects in Australia, South East Asia and the Middle East.
WHEN
November 26, 2024
11am - 11:45am
WHERE
Migrant Workers Centre
54 Victoria St, Carlton
Melbourne, VIC 3053
Australia
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CONTACT
Julian Scarff ·
19 RSVPS
Julian Scarff Omar Ghazala Sherry Huang Dino Concepcion Emem Udo Sinthu Santhirasegaram Martha Mosoang Esayas Gebrekidan Laura Benzoni Latileta Gaga Malar Naicker Lily Jiang Moe Turaga Paul Wearing Angel Marr
Who's RSVPing
Julian Scarff
Omar Ghazala
Sherry Huang
Dino Concepcion
Emem Udo
Sinthu Santhirasegaram
Martha Mosoang
Esayas Gebrekidan
Laura Benzoni
Latileta Gaga
Malar Naicker
Lily Jiang
Moe Turaga
Paul Wearing
Angel Marr

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