Unscrupulous employers who exploit migrant labour are posing a large threat to the continued contribution that immigrant workers make to the agricultural industry, a new report reveals.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash recognises the disadvantages faced by temporary migrant workers.
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Surely it isn’t too far-fetched to claim that if migrants are to promote democracy back home, it is beneficial for them to experience democratic values and principles in the countries hosting them.
Migrant workers don’t come for the welfare.
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Australia’s current interest in the work temporary migrants do is laudable but needs to extend to other important issues of this million-strong community.
Cafe workers are among many that stand to lose Sunday penalty rates.
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Clothes manufacturing in the UK has seen a striking revival since 2007. Not only have new business models come onto the scene, particularly with the growth of online retailers, their actual manufacture…
Australia’s agricultural sector stands to gain from recent Asian free trade deals, but where will it leave workers?
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The Coalition government has assured the Australian electorate it will not proceed with any major industrial relations reforms until it has secured a mandate to do so. But this has not stopped the government…
Prime minister David Cameron has announced plans to ban EU immigrants from receiving state benefits, including tax credits and social housing for a minimum of four years. The proposal is designed to make…
Kamel Mellahi, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Qatar has just introduced a “charter” to protect its migrant workers; will anyone notice the difference? Migrant workers represent around 88% of Qatar’s 1.9m residents, and the numbers are set to increase…