migrant workers

A kitchen worker cleans cooking utensils

New protections herald hope for migrant worker exploitation

05 Jun 2023

The federal government has heeded the recommendations by a coalition of 40 organisations including UNSW academics to introduce visa protections for migrant workers.

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Experts call for urgent whistleblower protections for migrant workers who report exploitation

28 Feb 2023

Organisations and unions across Australia are calling for whistleblower protections for migrant workers who report exploitation.

Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant

17 May 2022

Exploitation flourishes because regulators do not routinely detect or punish labour law noncompliance.

returnee women migrant workers receive covid-19 prevention packages across bangladesh

G20 nations must reduce exploitation of women migrants

07 Mar 2022

G20 countries have a moral responsibility to protect women migrants working in the garment and domestic sectors, says an international research consortium.

New report claims 'broken system' fails migrant workers suffering wage theft

29 Oct 2018

Less than 10 per cent of international students and backpackers in Australia recover unpaid wages, even when they are aware they are being underpaid.

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UNSW Law students release international guide to protect migrant workers

29 May 2018

The guide details the responsibilities of migrant workers’ home countries to protect citizens at home and abroad.

Australia is not making the best use of skilled migrants

08 Feb 2018

Australia’s skilled migration system has helped attract many skilled workers from overseas but we risk wasting their skills, writes Massimiliano Tani.

Survey to illuminate exploitation of temporary workers

13 Oct 2016

Just how widespread is the exploitation of foreign workers in Australia? A UNSW Law academic is part of a new research project designed to find out.

Reaching out to disadvantaged workers

06 Mar 2015

To mark International Women's Day, UNSW's Kingsford Legal Centre has launched materials to support vulnerable female workers in the community.

Addressing migrant worker exploitation in the Asia Pacific region

16 Oct 2014

An international forum to address widespread exploitation of low-paid migrant workers in the Asia Pacific region will be held at UNSW on Tuesday 21 October.