Protecting migrant workers requires a rethink on employer freedoms
- Written by Joanna Howe, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide
Detail on the federal government’s long-awaited Migrant Workers Taskforce has barely made a splash this week. This is surprising given last year’s 7-Eleven firestorm exposing the widespread exploitation and coercion of international students employed in 7-Eleven franchises.
The new taskforce, to be headed up by Allan Fels and David...