Workers Lured to Australia Find Low Pay and Tough Conditions
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Workers Lured to Australia Find Low Pay and Tough Conditions
ledge of where to go for help and concerns over their visa status." Ms. Cho, the Lidcombe salon worker, said she was unaware of her rights until her husband pointed out a news article about a Sydney sandwich shop
that the Fair Work Ombudsman accused of underpaying South Korean employees on working holiday and student visas by more than $100,000. that language barriers, lack of understanding of their workplace rights, limited know
Bassina Farbenblum said that We know now that this is entrenched, it’s widespread, and for many of these migrant workers, wage theft is severe,
It found that roughly a quarter of international students made less than 12 Australian
dollars, or $9, per hour, and almost half made 15 Australian dollars or less.
Young people and people from migrant backgrounds may be more susceptible to exploitation in the workplace, said Mark Lee, a spokesman from the Fair Work Ombudsman, an independent government agency
that investigates workplace complaints and enforces labor law.
" Ms. Cho said through a translator. that The owner exploited my lack of English, lack of knowledge of the law and work rights,
Ms. Cho, who now contends that the salon underpaid her by up to $30,000, is one of thousands of temporary foreign
workers in Australia who are chronically underpaid by their employers, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
ledge of where to go for help and concerns over their visa status." Ms. Cho, the Lidcombe salon worker, said she was unaware of her rights until her husband pointed out a news article about a Sydney sandwich shop
that the Fair Work Ombudsman accused of underpaying South Korean employees on working holiday and student visas by more than $100,000. that language barriers, lack of understanding of their workplace rights, limited know
Bassina Farbenblum said that We know now that this is entrenched, it’s widespread, and for many of these migrant workers, wage theft is severe,
It found that roughly a quarter of international students made less than 12 Australian
dollars, or $9, per hour, and almost half made 15 Australian dollars or less.
Young people and people from migrant backgrounds may be more susceptible to exploitation in the workplace, said Mark Lee, a spokesman from the Fair Work Ombudsman, an independent government agency
that investigates workplace complaints and enforces labor law.
" Ms. Cho said through a translator. that The owner exploited my lack of English, lack of knowledge of the law and work rights,
Ms. Cho, who now contends that the salon underpaid her by up to $30,000, is one of thousands of temporary foreign
workers in Australia who are chronically underpaid by their employers, according to a survey released on Tuesday.