The following organisations can certify your workplace claim:

• The Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
• Australian Rail, Tram, and Bus Industry Union (ARTBIU)
• Australian Workers’ Union
• Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union
• Electrical Trades Union of Australia National Council
• Human Rights Law Centre
• Migrant Workers Centre
• Redfern Legal Centre
• SA Unions
• Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA)
• Unions Tasmania
• The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers
• UnionsACT
• Transport Workers' Union of Australia
• Unions NSW
• UnionsWA
• United Workers Union (UWU)
• Western Community Legal Centre (Westjustice)

The Migrant Workers Centre is a small community legal service that provides employment law assistance to migrants who live or work in Victoria.

We can issue certificates to support an application for a Workplace Justice Visa or a ‘Strengthening Reporting Protections’ protection against visa cancellation.

However, we will generally only provide certification to clients of our service, where we are representing them in their workplace exploitation matter.

If you are enquiring about certification from the Migrant Workers Centre, please email your request to [email protected].

Please include in your email:

• the date your current visa will expire
• the date by which the certificate is required and any other important dates (e.g. due date for a response to the Department of Home Affairs)
• a general description of the workplace exploitation matter (e.g. ‘underpayment’ or ‘sexual harassment’).