Migrant Justice Institute
@MigrantJusticeI
Improving enforcement of rights & just remedies for #migrantworkers
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https://www.migrantjustice.org/ 18-10-2018 09:50:44
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Well done Australia this is a big victory for a more fair labour market and society. migrantjustice.org/highlights/202… Congratulations Migrant Justice Institute team!
welcome new laws introduced today criminalising intentional #wagetheft . Now we need visa protections so migrant workers can safely report criminal employers Tony Burke Andrew Giles MP
Great to see this important reform happening - MJI is proud to be part of the #Power2Prevent coalition
Thank you U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Persons Office Ambassador-At-Large Cindy Dyer for your interest in MJI & HRLC's Breaking the Silence report. It's critical that migrant workers can report exploitation without risking deportation.
(Full report here: migrantjustice.org/highlights/hig…)
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Deeply troubling finding that almost half of migrant and refugee women have experienced #sexualharassment at work in the last 5 yrs - excellent new study from ANROWS Marie Segrave Harmony Alliance MonashGFV
1/2 The Migrant Justice Institute [Institute] – led by UNSW Law & Justice & UTS Faculty of Law professors (@BassinaF & Dr Laurie Berg ) – and the Human Rights Law Centre today welcome the Albanese Government's commitment to introducing visa-based protections for migrant workers who address exploitation at work.
Media Release: We welcome the Albanese Government's commitment to introducing visa-based protections for migrant workers who address exploitation at work. Migrant Justice Institute
hrlc.org.au/news/2023/06/0…
The Albanese Government has today committed to new visa protections for migrant workers facing exploitation, a move being celebrated by advocates including UTS Faculty of Law's Dr Laurie Berg, a co-executive director of The Migrant Justice Institute. Read more: bddy.me/3C9IhP0
We welcome Australian government's commitment today to new visa protections for migrant workers proposed by HRLC and 40+ organisations. UTS Faculty of Law UNSW Law & Justice
migrantjustice.org/highlights/hig…
BIG announcement-New visa protections to empower migrant workers to enforce labour rights in Australia! Most promising reforms to address migrant worker exploitation in many years Human Rights Law Centre Migrant Workers Centre Unions NSW Redfern Legal Centre Aus Law Human Rights James Cockayne UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA)
Congratulations @GrattanInstitute on excellent report showing migrant worker exploitation remains widespread. Fair Work Ombudsman must be overhauled and government must introduce visa protections for exploited migrants who speak up. Clare O'Neil MP Tony Burke Andrew Giles MP
New Policy Brief on essential migration reforms for exploited #migrantworkers to speak up and remedy #wagetheft , with global good practice examples. Critical for detecting #forcedlabor and #modernslavery . With Solidarity Center MIDEQ ILAWnetwork migrantjustice.org/wagethefta2j
Do you want to know more about #wagesprotection ? Join our panellists Robert Hortle from Wage Inspectorate Victoria, Bassina Farbenblum from Migrant Justice Institute, Henriette McCool from VINCI and Irem Arf from ITUC in our upcoming International Labour Organization webinar
Register here 👉shorturl.at/oAIY4
Congratulations Minister Clare O'Neil MP on commitment to pathways to permanence and announcement of a new Australian migration system that reduces exploitation and ensures migrant workers can enforce their rights. We look forward to working with you to realise this commitment.