Up to one in six recent migrants are paid less than the minimum wage. Here’s why
- Written by Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
ShutterstockFrom working 20 to 30 hours of unpaid overtime each week in one of Australia’s fanciest restaurants to picking fruit while being exposed to dangerous chemicals for less than $10 an hour, the underpayment of migrant workers is rife.
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