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Migrant workers recover over $1,000,000 in stolen wages

December 16, 2020

Since the Migrant Workers Centre launched in 2018, we’ve supported migrant workers to collectively recover over $1,000,000. This sum includes stolen wages, unpaid superannuation and entitlements, and WorkCover claims. While this milestone...

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Maryaan's story

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...

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Fabrizio's story: international students unionising against wage theft

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...

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Ring's story: empowering a community from within

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...

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Darren的故事:背包客討回欠薪

January 22, 2020

一個從台灣來的背包客Darren如何組織一起工作的同事,追回欠薪澳幣$12,000? Darren從開始工作的第一天就意識到他的老闆欠薪,在與一起工作的同事共同蒐集證據;採取集體行動後,他們終於追回高達澳幣$12,000的欠薪。 就如同其他數以萬計的海外青年打工族群一樣,Darren在前年持打工度假簽證入境。循著工作廣告,他在熱鬧的墨爾本市區,找到一間咖啡店的工作。如廣告中所述;全職工作加上法定最低薪資。Darren在未抵達澳洲前,就非常嚮往墨爾本的咖啡文化,而且徵才啟事看起來也非常吸引人。  

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