Not Just Numbers: A Blueprint of Visa Protections for Temporary Migrant Workers
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Landwirtschaft & Viehzucht ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Samoa , Landwirtschaft & Viehzucht , Gender not reported )Themen
Occupational Health & Safety , Excessive production targets , Failing to renew visas , Verletzungen , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Verweigerung der freien MeinungsäußerungAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Women , Documented migrants )Themen
Wage Theft , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: There were no options for the worker to remain in Australia and claim against her employers.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Asien & Pazifik - Sector unknown , Men , Documented migrants )Themen
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage Theft , Failing to renew visas , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported. The worker was forced to return home without being able to take action against his employer.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Unterhaltung ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Location unknown , Unterhaltung , Women , Documented migrants )Themen
Sexuelle Belästigung , Einschüchterung & Drohungen , Mandatory overtime , Failing to renew visas , Denial of leaveAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Restaurants & Bars ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Location unknown , Restaurants & Bars , Women , Documented migrants )Themen
Einschüchterung & Drohungen , Failing to renew visas , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Wage TheftAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported. There were no options for the worker to remain in Australia and claim against her employers.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Restaurants & Bars ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - China , Restaurants & Bars , Men , Documented migrants )Themen
Wage Theft , Dismissal , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Failing to renew visasAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Landwirtschaft & Viehzucht ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Landwirtschaft & Viehzucht , Women , Documented migrants )Themen
Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Verweigerung der freien Meinungsäußerung , Einschüchterung & Drohungen , Vergewaltigung & sexueller Missbrauch , Failing to renew visasAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: She was unable to pursue action against the employer as she had not completed the work needed to renew her visa.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Ingenieurswesen ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Ingenieurswesen , Men , Documented migrants )Themen
Einschüchterung & Drohungen , PersonalbeschaffungsgebührenAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Women , Undocumented migrants )Themen
Einbehalten von Ausweisdokumenten , Zwangsarbeit & moderne Sklaverei , Verweigerung der freien Meinungsäußerung , Restricted mobilityAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Aug 2023
Standort: Australien
Andere
Not Reported ( Hotels ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Location unknown , Hotels , Men , Documented migrants )Themen
Failing to renew visas , Verweigerung der freien Meinungsäußerung , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage Theft , Einschüchterung & DrohungenAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported.
Art der Quelle: NGO
...This report is about temporary migrants, their lives and experiences at work. By and on behalf of workers, it makes the case that temporary visa status is directly linked to inequality and exploitation. And it makes the case for immediate, strong and reliable visa protection for all migrant workers, as the necessary first step towards combatting the exploitation of temporary migrants at work.
For too long, immigration laws and policies have been made by bureaucrats and economists, concerned only the Australian economy and ‘nation-building,’ and not with people.
But temporary migrants are not just numbers on the national balance of payments. The stories featured here are of people in the Australian community; friends, neighbours, co-workers, partners and parents. These stories have been put together by workers to explain what has happened to them because of the way Australian migration laws and regulations currently operate. They also point the way to what Australian migration laws and policies should be.
The migration system needs to be remade from the ground up, with the rights of migrants placed at the centre. That is not a task that can be achieved by ‘further tinkering and incrementalism’ 10 – it will require an overhaul of bonded employment arrangements and the proliferation of temporary visa categories with no connection to permanent residency...