"Migrant farm workers launch landmark $10m legal claim", 14 October 2018

Migrant farm workers from Vanuatu have won a significant financial settlement after a landmark legal claim that used new laws designed to protect vulnerable workers from exploitation...

Five of those workers took the initial legal action against...Agri Labour Australia and have now settled for a combined [AUD]$150,000...

The...Protecting Vulnerable Workers amendments to the Fair Work Act allow for massive penalties against employers that breach them. They were introduced...after a series of wage scandals in Australia. Penalties are up to 10 times higher than previously. The case brought by the workers from Vanuatu is thought to be the first legal action that used these laws...