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$3.18 billion a year — new study on migrant worker underpayment in Australia

UNSW/UTS just published the largest survey of migrant workers ever done here (10,000 respondents). Two in three migrant employees are paid less than they’re legally owed. International students alone are underpaid an estimated $61 million a week.

Built a free tool to check your own pay against the Fair Work minimum if anyone wants to use it: fairlanding.com.au

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u/TinyTeddyUnderwear — 5 days ago

If you work in Australia, you might be one of the 2 in 3 migrants being underpaid (new UNSW study)

Just read this — UNSW researchers surveyed close to 10,000 migrant workers and found international students alone are short-changed $3.18 billion a year combined. A lot of us genuinely don’t know what we’re supposed to be paid because the government pay guides are dense PDFs.

Made a free tool that checks your hourly rate against the real Fair Work Award minimum for your industry: fairlanding.com.au. Takes about a minute. 🇦🇺

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u/TinyTeddyUnderwear — 5 days ago