‘Every time we had to ask for pay’: Workers are losing billions in migrant wage scandal

‘Every time we had to ask for pay’: Workers are losing billions in migrant wage scandal

The largest study of migrant working conditions in Australia has found 65 per cent are underpaid, with more than one-third earning below the minimum wage.

New report reveals systemic exploitation of migrant workers

A new survey has found that a majority of migrant workers report being exploited by their employers. According to a report by the Migrant Justice Institute (MJI), of the 10,000 migrants surveyed, two-thirds say they were paid less than they were legally entitled to and one-quarter say they were underpaid by at least $10 per hour. The report determined that most of these workers were “misclassified” by their employers to avoid paying the minimum …