The conversation
All Work, No Pay: Why the court is failing migrant workers and what the government should - and must - do.
Catherine Hemingway, Fiona Yeh, Laurie Berg and Bassina Farbenblum, All Work, No Pay (2024)
Submission - Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 [Provisions],
Submission - Independent Review of the National Legal Assistance Partnership
Supplementary submission - Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Bill 2023
Submission - Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Bill 2023
Joint submission with HRLC- Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Bill 2023
Visa protections to enable exploited migrant workers to bring labour claims: an Australian proposal
Avenues for exploited migrant workers to remain in the country of employment to pursue labour remedies
This Research and Policy Brief considers migration frameworks that would enable migrant workers to safely speak up, leave abusive employers without losing their visa, or temporarily remain in their country of employment at the end of their stay in order to recover the wages they are owed and hold abusive employers to account.
CASE STUDY | Protecting Noncitizen Workers Who Address Labour Violations: Recent Advances in the United States
Submission - Protecting Workers Entitlements Bill
Breaking the Silence: A Proposal for Whistleblower Protections to Enable Migrant Workers to Address Exploitation
Led by the Migrant Justice Institute and Human Rights Law Centre, the Breaking the Silence proposal urges the Federal government to establish whistleblower protections that would enable migrant workers to report exploitation without risking their visa.