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11-21-2017, 01:32 PM
Backpackers and visiting workers face exploitation in this country
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It's no surprise Australia is a drawcard for workers.
The country has one of the highest minimum wages in the world (A$18.29/US$13.96 per hour) and an attractive quality of life. But for many backpackers and migrants, exploitation by employers is rife.
SEE ALSO: 5 ways you're being condescending at work (without realizing it) (http://mashable.com/2017/11/17/how-to-tell-if-youre-condescending-at-work/)
One in three international students and backpackers are being underpaid, earning less than A$12 an hour, according to a comprehensive report called Wage Theft in Australia (https://www.mwji.org/highlights/2017/11/14/report-released-wage-theft-in-australia-findings-of-the-national-temporary-migrant-work-survey), which surveyed 4,322 people on temporary migrant visas.
While underpayment was widespread across many industries, the worst offenders were in food service — specifically in fruit and vegetable picking.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/21/wage-theft-australia-workers/)
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It's no surprise Australia is a drawcard for workers.
The country has one of the highest minimum wages in the world (A$18.29/US$13.96 per hour) and an attractive quality of life. But for many backpackers and migrants, exploitation by employers is rife.
SEE ALSO: 5 ways you're being condescending at work (without realizing it) (http://mashable.com/2017/11/17/how-to-tell-if-youre-condescending-at-work/)
One in three international students and backpackers are being underpaid, earning less than A$12 an hour, according to a comprehensive report called Wage Theft in Australia (https://www.mwji.org/highlights/2017/11/14/report-released-wage-theft-in-australia-findings-of-the-national-temporary-migrant-work-survey), which surveyed 4,322 people on temporary migrant visas.
While underpayment was widespread across many industries, the worst offenders were in food service — specifically in fruit and vegetable picking.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/21/wage-theft-australia-workers/)
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