migrant workers

Migrant skills underutilisation could cost Australia billions

Research from Settlement Services International (SSI) reveals that over 620,000 migrant workers in Australia cannot fully utilize their skills. If migrant workers’ skills were utilized to the same extent as those of Australian workers, it would generate $7 billion for the Australian economy over the next decade. Yumeng Gu speaks with Dane Moores, head of …

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Crackdown on migrant-worker protection

New measures will protect migrant workers at risk of exploitation with the Albanese Government announcing a plan to enforce labour rights of temporary visa holders and crack down on Australian employers who attempt to exploit migrant workers. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles has termed the situation “a crisis of exploitation” which …

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