Up to one in six recent migrants are paid less than the minimum wage. Here’s why
By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
Trent Wiltshire, Deputy Director, Migration and Labour Markets, Grattan Institute
Tyler Reysenbach, Research associate, Grattan Institute
From 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.
The Grattan Institute’s new report,
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023