Temporary migrant workers are still facing exploitation and discrimination, according to one academic.
Changes to the system regarding temporary migrant workers are not protecting them from exploitation, it has been claimed.
In fact, the alterations perpetuate discrimination, according to a research paper seen by the Sydney Morning Herald.
The report by Joanna Howe, an Australian lawyer completing her doctorate in employment law at Oxford University in the UK, says the Migration Amendment (Worker Protection) Act is ''tinkering around the edges'' of the problems with 457 temporary working visas.
It was introduced last September in a bid to protect migrant workers by placing greater obligations on employers by ensuring they are subject to the same terms and conditions as permanent workers.
However, according to Ms Rowe this goal has not been met.
"If the employer of a 457 visa holder is made insolvent, the worker loses all their entitlements, even though other Australian workers who have been employed by the same employer will be able to recover them," she explained.
Posted by Steve Douglas
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